$112,000 - $196,000 USD yearly
Develop and optimize automated production test programs and RF characterization solutions across ATE platforms.
About the role
This role develops, maintains, and optimizes production test solutions for RF semiconductor products across characterization and high-volume manufacturing. You will support RF measurements, test hardware, software development, and yield improvement methodologies.
What you'll do
- Develop test strategies and comprehensive test plans for RF semiconductor products from characterization through high-volume manufacturing.
- Provide test hardware architecture and design recommendations to support test solution development.
- Develop, debug, and optimize automated production test programs to improve test coverage, reduce test time, and maximize throughput and product quality.
- Assist Quality teams with root-cause analysis for test failures, investigate low yield issues, and support corrective actions.
- Use lab equipment—including power supplies, oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers—to perform measurement correlation between bench equipment and ATE platforms.
- Understand and debug PCB, hardware, tester, and prober issues.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum 5+ years of semiconductor test engineering experience.
- Strong understanding of RF measurement principles and calibration techniques.
- Experience with ATE platforms such as Chroma, Catalyst, Agilent, or similar semiconductor production test systems.
- Proficiency in C++.
- Data analysis and presentation skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with high-frequency RF and microwave testing.
- Experience with automated wafer probe systems.
- Knowledge of statistical analysis, DOE, and yield improvement methodologies.
- Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, VNAs, and power supplies.
- Experience analyzing characterization and production data to improve yield and performance.
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 36-day median for Silicon Test Engineering roles.
Silicon Test Engineering · DFT Test
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Open roles in category
630
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Median days open
36 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$176k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | MACOM | All employers we track in this specialty (630 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 630 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 41 | 2369 · 120 employers |
| Median days open | 7 d | 36 d (−29 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $176k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Teradyne · 87 open roles · median 33 d
- Infineon Technologies · 46 open roles · median 36 d
- Renesas Electronics · 46 open roles · median 31 d
- Micron Technology · 30 open roles · median 51 d
- Qualcomm · 30 open roles · median 47 d
- Texas Instruments · 29 open roles · median 42 d
How we counted: 630 open Silicon Test Engineering (DFT Test) roles from 86 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 4 Nov 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.