R-10065661 Principal IC Test Development Engineer

Preferred Candidate Shall Demonstrate Experience With

• Developing complete industrial test plans for high performance mixed-signal integrated circuits on industry standard Automated Test Equipment (ATE)
• Designing custom circuitry on ATE interface boards for testing high-precision, high-speed products, particularly in regard to layout matching & symmetry, impedance control, and component selection with attention to bandwidth, noise, linearity, and repeatability
• Working with cross-functional engineers at product concept to properly define characterization/validation setups and product manufacturability
• Help define Design for Testability (DfT) features/circuits from design concept stage to manufacturability
• Working in a cross functional team environment with Analog & Digital Design, System Definer, Product Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Applications Engineering to deliver products on schedule on budget
• Job includes all administrative aspects of Test Engineering -- customer support, data evaluation, report generation, defining test limits, and mass production support

Preferred Candidate Profile

• BSEE or higher (MSEE preferred) and a minimum of 5 years of test development experience on ATE with high performance integrated circuits
• Innovation in test techniques
• Advantest 93K (SmarTest8 preferred) and/or Teradyne UltraFllex tester experience, or capability and willingness to learn these ATE platforms
• Thorough understanding of digital, analog, and mixed-signal device testing, PVT characterization, IC qualification, product launch, and customer RMA support
• Experience with statistical data processing, designs of experiment, test debug and problem solving methodologies, to drive best possible test time & test cost reduction, and yield enhancement
• Working knowledge of, and some experience with IC foundries and offshore assembly & test subcons (OSATs)
• Familiarity of IC fabrication processes and its effect on test performance
• Skill required in reliability, failure analysis, and circuit debug processes
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse, global product development team from product concept to high volume production

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NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.