Senior Engineer I-Test
Develop ATE test programs and high-speed test boards for SyncE/1588 timing, Clock Distribution, and Frequency Synthesizers.
Originally posted 22 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Senior Engineer I-Test develops test programs and assists in test development for product releases of SyncE/1588 timing, Clock Distribution, and Frequency Synthesizers within the Timing and Communication Product Group (TCG). The role participates in all aspects of product and test development, from initial specification through volume manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Generate test programs and define and develop high-speed low-noise ATE test boards for timing-based products.
- Review new product specifications and advise design teams on product manufacturability.
- Characterize and evaluate new products, establishing manufacturing guard-bands based on repeatability and characterization data.
- Support customer sampling, offshore volume production ramps, and ongoing subcontractor test activity.
- Drive product cost reduction, yield improvement, test capacity maximization, and analysis of customer-returned devices.
- Work across applications, marketing, product, and reliability groups to release new products while monitoring goals and schedules.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.
- 5+ years of experience developing ATE test programs for integrated circuits.
- Experience operating and programming ATE systems.
- Knowledge of semiconductors, statistics, analog and digital circuit theory, circuit analysis, and semiconductor IC testing.
Nice to have
- ATE programming using Advantest Smartest and Cohu Unison programming environments.
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This role has been open 37 days — slightly above the 36-day median for Silicon Test Engineering roles.
Silicon Test Engineering · DFT Test
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Open roles in category
602
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Median days open
36 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$175k
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| Metric | Microchip Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (602 roles · 81 employers) |
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| Open roles in this specialty | 14 | 602 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 67 | 2312 · 112 employers |
| Median days open | 14 d | 36 d (−22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $175k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Teradyne · 77 open roles · median 32 d
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- Micron Technology · 28 open roles · median 45 d
How we counted: 602 open Silicon Test Engineering (DFT Test) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 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.