Senior Test Engineer (Industrial & Sustaining)

As our Senior Test Engineer, you will serve as the technical owner of production test programs, test hardware, and test methodologies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing. Working closely with Product Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Manufacturing teams, you will ensure robust test coverage, optimal manufacturing efficiency, and consistent product quality across internal and subcontractor sites. Your primary focus will be on test program improvements, cost optimization, coverage enhancement, and overall test solution robustness.

What You Will Do

• Test Program Development & Improvement: Own and maintain production test programs throughout the product lifecycle. You will develop new test methodologies, refine guard-banding strategies using statistical analysis, and analyze test escapes or customer returns to improve defect screening.
• Test Yield & Correlation Analysis: Investigate yield excursions tied to test programs, hardware, or tester performance. You will run correlation studies across ATE platforms and sites, use tools like JMP and SPC to analyze data, and support advanced outlier detection methods like PAT and SBL.
• Hardware & Equipment Support: Support sustaining operations for load boards, probe cards, and interface hardware. You will review hardware schematics, manage engineering changes, and troubleshoot tester or handler issues impacting production performance.
• Industrialization & Site Transfer: Manage test solution transfers across manufacturing sites and subcontractors. You will drive test standardization and ensure full validation and qualification of test program releases prior to production deployment.
• Cost & Productivity Optimization: Reduce overall test costs by optimizing test times and improving multi-site parallelism. You will also boost equipment utilization, increase throughput, and identify opportunities for hardware simplification.
• Documentation & Compliance: Maintain accurate test specifications, validation reports, release documentation, and engineering change records. You will ensure full compliance with corporate quality systems and customer standards while supporting technical reviews and audits.

What You Will Need

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering.
• Experience: Proven background in semiconductor test engineering within a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Technical Knowledge: Strong grasp of semiconductor ATE platforms, production testing methodologies, and digital, analog, and mixed-signal test concepts.
• Programming & Hardware: Hands-on experience with ATE programming languages (such as C/C++, VB, or Python) and familiarity with load boards, probe cards, and test hardware design.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and hardware/software troubleshooting capabilities.
  
  

Preferred Skills & Competencies

• ATE Platforms & Analytics: Experience with ETS88, ETS364, Magnum, Javelin, AccoTest, or similar platforms, alongside proficiency in JMP, SPC, PAT, and SBL.
• Quality & Reliability: Understanding of test coverage analysis, DPPM reduction strategies, reliability testing, and failure analysis methodologies.
• Communication & Collaboration: Strong communication skills in both English and Mandarin to collaborate effectively across global, cross-functional teams.
• Mindset: A strong continuous improvement mindset paired with structured root-cause analysis skills.

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D&I Statement

As an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all, and we consider all applicants fairly, as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested.

In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.