Description
You will take on a technical leadership role within the Test Development Engineering team, responsible for architecting, developing, and deploying Automated Test Equipment (ATE) solutions for cutting-edge, highly complex ASICs and SoCs.
You will own the end-to-end test development lifecycle from pre-silicon DFT engagement to post-silicon bring-up and high-volume manufacturing (HVM) release.
As a senior technical driver, your responsibilities will include:
- Test Architecture & Development: Architect, write, and debug complex ATE test programs for wafer sort and final test
- Silicon Bring-Up: Lead first-silicon ATE bring-up, characterization, and validation of complex networking processors and multi-die packages
- DFT Collaboration: Partner closely with Design for Test (DFT) and ASIC design teams during the pre-silicon phase to define testability requirements, evaluate test coverage, and simulate test vectors (SCAN, MBIST, JTAG, High-Speed I/O)
- Yield & Test Time Optimization: Drive pivotal initiatives for Test Time Reduction (TTR) and yield optimization without compromising test coverage or product quality
- Manufacturing Deployment: Lead the seamless transfer and release of robust test programs to offshore assembly and test (OSAT) partners
- Mentorship & Leadership: Serve as a subject matter expert and technical escalation point, mentor junior engineers, and drive continuous improvement in test methodologies and automation
You will collaborate with ASIC design / DFT teams in the Central Hardware Group, peer Product Development Engineers & Test Engineers in Silicon Operations, and with Project Managements, Test engineering, Quality & Reliability, Supply Chain Planning.
You will also work with Cisco’s manufacturing partners to triage any failures and manage the OSAT production test activities.
You are a highly analytical, self-directed test engineering expert with a deep understanding of ATE hardware and software.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: BSEE or MSEE in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Experience: 7+ years of direct experience in ATE test development
- ATE Expertise: Expert-level proficiency in developing test programs on advanced ATE platforms, specifically Advantest V93000 (SmarTest)
- Programming Skills: Strong coding and scripting skills in C/C++, Python, and/or Perl for test program development and data automation
- Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of semiconductor testing fundamentals, including DC/AC parametric testing, digital vector execution, and mixed-signal testing
- High-Speed I/O: Experience testing high-speed SerDes and familiarity with advanced packaging technologies (2.5D/3D, chiplets)
- DFT Fluency: Strong working knowledge of DFT architectures (ATPG, Logic BIST, Memory BIST, Boundary Scan/JTAG)
- Problem Solving: Exceptional debugging skills and experience using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, BERTs, logic analyzers) in conjunction with ATE
- Communication & Leadership: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to lead multi-functional technical initiatives and present complex data to leadership