Sr. Technician, Test - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$24 USD hourly
Originally posted 13 October 2026 by the employer.
SiTime is changing the timing industry with MEMS-based Precision Timing solutions.
About the role
As a Senior Test Technician, you will support the setup, validation, and sustaining of production test solutions for Automated Test Equipment (ATE) and oven-based trimming/calibration systems.
What you'll do
- Set up, operate, and maintain Eagle Test Systems (ETS88) testers and oven-based trimming/calibration systems in lab and production environments.
- Support the validation and release of production test programs, including test program verification.
- Troubleshoot and repair tester, handler, load board, DUT board, socket, and fixture issues to minimize production downtime.
- Execute tester-to-tester, site-to-site, and platform correlation studies.
- Monitor test and production data to identify trends, yield excursions, and improvement opportunities.
- Support yield improvement, test time reduction, and root cause investigations.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Electronics, Computer, Mechatronics, or related disciplines).
- Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience in semiconductor test, manufacturing, equipment maintenance, or related technical fields.
- Solid understanding of semiconductor testing and electronic measurement principles.
- Hands-on hardware/software troubleshooting skills, including reading schematics and using lab equipment.
- Experience with data collection and basic data analysis.
- Ability to perform soldering, rework, and cable/fixture assembly.
- Hands-on experience with semiconductor ATE platforms such as Eagle ETS88, Teradyne, or equivalent.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with oven-based trimming, calibration, or characterization systems.
- Experience using laboratory equipment such as DMMs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, frequency counters, and switching systems.
- Exposure to data analysis tools such as JMP, Galaxy, Exensio, Power BI, or equivalent.
- Basic scripting knowledge in Python or similar languages.
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 28-day median for Silicon Test Engineering roles.
Silicon Test Engineering · DFT Test
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Open roles in category
542
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Median days open
28 d
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Median salary
$172k
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| Metric | SiTime | All employers we track in this specialty (542 roles · 76 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 16 | 542 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 43 | 2224 · 112 employers |
| Median days open | 24 d | 28 d (−4 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $172k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Teradyne · 72 open roles · median 27 d
- Renesas Electronics · 45 open roles · median 22 d
- Infineon Technologies · 41 open roles · median 37 d
- Micron Technology · 27 open roles · median 35 d
- Qualcomm · 27 open roles · median 27 d
- AMD · 25 open roles · median 42 d
How we counted: 542 open Silicon Test Engineering (DFT Test) roles from 76 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.