ENGR SR/ STAFF, CHARACTERIZATION LAB - Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Originally posted 2 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves supporting the product engineering team for new product development release and manufacturing sustaining validation, focusing on product characterization testing. The work involves developing low-cost test solutions for Discrete & Modules using silicon, SiC, and GaN technologies.
What you'll do
- Develop low-cost test solutions for Discrete & Modules on Automated Test Equipment (ATE) platforms and bench.
- Design and modify test systems and fixturing.
- Create and modify software for test systems.
- Own testing activities such as ATE Test Plan generation, HW design, test program development, new test platform development, and bench test development for device characterization.
- Update and modify existing code with innovation and improvisation focused on efficiency and accuracy.
- Design test setups and fixturing required for devices.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in electrical & Electronic or equivalent with >7 years of experience in Product / Test in Semiconductor.
- Familiarity with testing on automated testers (ATEs), custom, “rack and stack” computer controlled systems, and bench setups.
- Proficiency in multiple ATE platforms & software coding languages including C/C++, Python, Java.
- Knowledge of ATE platforms including TESEC Spektra, STI, CREA, Eagle ETS & Powertech.
- Competence with standard electronic test equipment: multimeters, oscilloscopes, curve tracers, pulse generators.
- Ability to troubleshoot test system failures at the component level.
- Thorough understanding of discrete semiconductor parameters.
Nice to have
- Labview Development
- PCB design software such as Altium Designer, PADS & KiCAD.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 22-day median for Silicon Test Engineering roles.
Silicon Test Engineering · DFT Test
|
Open roles in category
506
|
Median days open
22 d
|
Median salary
$184k
|
See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | onsemi | All employers we track in this specialty (506 roles · 72 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 18 | 506 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 86 | 2172 · 110 employers |
| Median days open | 9 d | 22 d (−13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $184k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Teradyne · 58 open roles · median 14 d
- Infineon Technologies · 40 open roles · median 35 d
- Renesas Electronics · 35 open roles · median 29 d
- AMD · 28 open roles · median 29 d
- Micron Technology · 27 open roles · median 31 d
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 15 d
How we counted: 506 open Silicon Test Engineering (DFT Test) roles from 72 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 2 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.