Principal Test Engineer - Santa Clara, CA, United States
Originally posted 24 June 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Principal Test Engineer in the Operations business group, you will test features on silicon semiconductor chips produced for internal and external customers and verify that units meet customer specifications. You will develop test solutions for characterization, production, and wafer sort on Advantest 93K and Teradyne tester platforms.
What you'll do
- Spearhead the development of ATE test solutions for characterization, production, and wafer sort on Advantest 93K and/or Teradyne tester platforms. - Design and develop ATE test hardware for high-speed testing. - Create detailed test plans and methodologies documentation meeting product specifications. - Participate in testability and test plan reviews with DFx and Design teams to define and enhance yield and test methodologies. - Convert test patterns from the design simulation environment to ATE format. - Optimize test flows, reduce test times, improve yields, and release production test programs in collaboration with product engineers.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields with 10+ years of related professional experience, or a Master’s degree/PhD with 5+ years of experience. - Expertise in test program development on Advantest 93K and/or Teradyne tester platforms. - Experience in ATE testing, test methodology, silicon process, DFT/DFM, and high-speed digital testing. - Strong knowledge of C/C++, Perl, Python, and Linux environments. - Experience testing high-speed interfaces (NRZ/PAM4). - Understanding of scan and MBIST DFT test methodologies and design of complex, high-performance ATE hardware.
This role has been open 120 days — slightly above the 113-day median for Silicon Test Engineering roles.
Silicon Test Engineering · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
192
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Median days open
113 d
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Median salary
$129k
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| Metric | Marvell Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (192 roles · 57 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 9 | 192 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 59 | 2256 · 113 employers |
| Median days open | 120 d | 113 d (+7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $129k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Teradyne · 14 open roles · median 116 d
- Qualcomm · 12 open roles · median 111 d
- Renesas Electronics · 12 open roles · median 104 d
- onsemi · 10 open roles · median 137 d
- Infineon Technologies · 9 open roles · median 119 d
- Marvell Technology (this employer) · 9 open roles · median 119 d
How we counted: 192 open Silicon Test Engineering (Silicon Validation) roles from 57 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 22 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.