Staff Hardware Engineer - Bangalore, India
Originally posted 21 September 2026 by the employer — open 0 days.
About the role
This role is responsible for the design, development, qualification, deployment, and lifecycle support of semiconductor test hardware solutions for wafer sort and final test applications, focusing on probe cards, FPCs, daughter cards, sockets, debug hardware, and tester interface solutions.
What you'll do
- Design and develop probe cards, daughter cards, FPCs, debug boards, and socket solutions for semiconductor testing.
- Generate and review schematics, layouts, technical specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
- Drive probe card and FPC projects from concept through design, vendor engagement, manufacturing, qualification, buyoff, and production release.
- Execute hardware verification and qualification activities, including investigating qualification failures and implementing corrective actions.
- Support new manufacturing site readiness programs and coordinate hardware requirements for production transfers and capacity expansion initiatives.
- Troubleshoot complex hardware-related issues, perform root cause analysis, and recommend design improvements.
What you'll need
- Minimum 7 years of experience in the semiconductor industry with a focus on test hardware design.
- Bachelor or Master degree in Electronic Engineering.
- Semiconductor test hardware development.
- Probe card technology.
- Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) design and qualification.
- Tester interface hardware development.
- Hardware debugging and failure analysis.
- Qualification and buyoff processes.
- Engineering change management.
- Supplier technical management.
- Documentation and specification control.
- Project coordination across multiple stakeholders.
- Understanding of statistical analysis and measurement uncertainty principles.
- Understanding of industrial, automotive, and consumer market requirements.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 45-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
834
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Median days open
45 d
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Median salary
$159k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Nexperia | All employers we track in this specialty (834 roles · 100 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 834 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 8 | 5829 · 143 employers |
| Median days open | 0 d | 45 d (−45 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $159k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 55 open roles · median 23 d
- NVIDIA · 53 open roles · median 45 d
- KLA Corporation · 48 open roles · median 39 d
- AMD · 44 open roles · median 50 d
- Applied Materials · 43 open roles · median 60 d
- Teradyne · 42 open roles · median 51 d
How we counted: 834 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 100 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 Sept 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 Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.