NXP Semiconductors

Principal IC Test Development Engineer

NXP Semiconductors$110K — $130K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BSEE or higher (MSEE preferred) with 5+ years of test development experience on Automated Test Equipment (ATE) for high-performance integrated circuits.
  • Proven innovation in test techniques.
  • Experience with Advantest 93K or Teradyne UltraFllex testers, or willingness to learn.
  • Strong understanding of digital, analog, and mixed-signal device testing.
  • Familiarity with statistical data processing and methodologies for test time and cost reduction.
  • Knowledge of IC fabrication processes and their impact on testing performance.

Responsibilities

  • Develop comprehensive industrial test plans for mixed-signal integrated circuits on ATE.
  • Design custom circuitry on ATE interface boards for testing high-precision products.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional engineers to define test setups and ensure manufacturability.
  • Define Design for Testability (DfT) features from concept through production.
  • Manage all administrative aspects of Test Engineering, including customer support and data evaluation.
  • Support mass production through test limit definition and report generation.

Benefits

  • Collaborative, cross-functional team environment.
  • Opportunity to work with advanced ATE platforms and innovative testing techniques.
  • Focus on high-performance, cutting-edge technology products.
  • Involvement in product launch and customer support processes.
Full Job Description

Preferred candidate shall demonstrate experience with:
• Developing complete industrial test plans for high performance mixed-signal integrated circuits on industry standard Automated Test Equipment (ATE)
• Designing custom circuitry on ATE interface boards for testing high-precision, high-speed products, particularly in regard to layout matching & symmetry, impedance control, and component selection with attention to bandwidth, noise, linearity, and repeatability
• Working with cross-functional engineers at product concept to properly define characterization/validation setups and product manufacturability
• Help define Design for Testability (DfT) features/circuits from design concept stage to manufacturability
• Working in a cross functional team environment with Analog & Digital Design, System Definer, Product Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Applications Engineering to deliver products on schedule on budget
• Job includes all administrative aspects of Test Engineering -- customer support, data evaluation, report generation, defining test limits, and mass production support

Preferred candidate profile:

• BSEE or higher (MSEE preferred) and a minimum of 5 years of test development experience on ATE with high performance integrated circuits

• Innovation in test techniques

• Advantest 93K (SmarTest8 preferred) and/or Teradyne UltraFllex tester experience, or capability and willingness to learn these ATE platforms

• Thorough understanding of digital, analog, and mixed-signal device testing, PVT characterization, IC qualification, product launch, and customer RMA support

• Experience with statistical data processing, designs of experiment, test debug and problem solving methodologies, to drive best possible test time & test cost reduction, and yield enhancement

• Working knowledge of, and some experience with IC foundries and offshore assembly & test subcons (OSATs)

• Familiarity of IC fabrication processes and its effect on test performance

• Skill required in reliability, failure analysis, and circuit debug processes

• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse, global product development team from product concept to high volume production

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About NXP Semiconductors

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a Dutch semiconductor manufacturer with headquarters in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The company employs approximately 31,000 people in more than 35 countries, including 11,200 engineers in 33 countries. NXP reported revenue of $8.88 billion in 2020. The company's products are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications. NXP is the co-inventor of near field communication (NFC) technology along with Sony and supplies NFC chip sets that enable mobile payments, as well as secure access to cars and buildings.
Learn more about NXP Semiconductors
Size
31,000 employees
Market Cap
$39.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$52 million
Founded
1953
5 Year Trend
+3.1%
Revenue
$8.6 billion
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