Senior Product/Test Engineer

Job Responsibilities

Design for Test (DFT) and Test Strategy

• Define and review Design-for-Test (DFT) requirements with Design and DFT teams during product development.
• Review and assess:
  • Scan architecture
  • Scan compression methodologies
  • MBIST/LBIST implementation
  • Boundary Scan / JTAG architecture
  • On-chip clock controller (OCC) implementation
  • Functional Safety test requirements
• Evaluate ATPG coverage, pattern count, diagnosis capabilities, and manufacturing test risks before tape-out.
• Drive DFT reviews and contribute to coverage closure and testability improvements.

ATPG and Scan Test Development

• Work closely with DFT teams on ATPG pattern generation, validation, integration, and debug.
• Analyze and review:
  • Stuck-at fault coverage
  • Transition fault coverage
  • Cell-aware testing
  • Path delay testing
  • Diagnosis patterns
• Define scan test methodologies for wafer sort and final test production environments.
• Optimize scan testing for:
  • Test execution time
  • Pattern memory utilization
  • Multisite efficiency
  • Manufacturing throughput
• Develop reusable scan test frameworks and methodologies across MCU product families.

Silicon Bring-Up and Debug

• Lead first silicon bring-up activities and manufacturing test readiness.
• Drive debug and root-cause analysis for:
  • Scan failures
  • ATPG-related failures
  • Silicon correlation issues
  • DFT implementation issues
• Work with Design and DFT teams to resolve testability and quality concerns during NPI.
• Support incremental test program releases aligned with project milestones.

Yield Learning and Production Ramp

• Lead scan diagnosis and yield-learning activities.
• Analyze production data to identify:
  • Systematic yield loss
  • Test escapes
  • Coverage gaps
  • DPPM improvement opportunities
• Drive corrective actions and continuous improvement activities.
• Deliver robust production test solutions meeting quality, cost, and manufacturing requirements.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in Semiconductor Test Engineering, Product Engineering, DFT, ATPG, or Manufacturing Test Development.
• Strong hands-on expertise in:
  • Scan ATPG
  • Scan compression technologies
  • Fault simulation
  • Scan diagnosis
  • MBIST/LBIST
  • Boundary Scan/JTAG
  • Silicon debug
• Experience with ATPG tools such as:
  • Siemens Tessent
  • Synopsys TestMAX/TetraMAX
  • Cadence Modus
• Experience developing test programs for complex digital and mixed-signal ICs, including:
  • Automotive MCU
  • Embedded Flash/NVM
  • SRAM
  • Scan-based manufacturing test
• Experience with production ATE platforms such as:
  • Teradyne UltraFLEX / IGXL
  • Advantest platforms
• Strong software and scripting skills:
  • Python
  • C/C++
  • TCL
  • Perl
  • Linux environments
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Automotive MCU products and Automotive Quality requirements.
• Understanding of ISO26262 Functional Safety concepts and manufacturing test implications.
• Experience supporting products from DFT definition through volume production.
• Experience leading first silicon bring-up, yield ramp, and diagnosis activities.
• Experience in test automation, data analytics, and statistical analysis tools such as JMP.

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