Product Test Engineer
Achronix Semiconductor Corporation is a fabless semiconductor corporation based in Santa Clara, California, offering high-performance FPGA solutions. Achronix is the only supplier to have both high-performance and high-density standalone FPGAs and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) solutions in high-volume production. The Achronix FPGA and eFPGA IP offerings are further enhanced by ready-to-use PCIe accelerator cards targeting AI, ML, networking and data center applications. All Achronix products are supported by best-in-class EDA software tools.
Job Description
The Test/Product Engineer is responsible for Achronix FPGA product lines:
- Maintains and improves the product quality and cost
- Develops the production ATE test program
- Improves the process and the yield
- Supports product qualification and characterization
Responsibilities
ATE knowledge/experience for SOC, DFT and semiconductor qualification are required, as well as good communication skill to work with both internal and external counterparts.
- First silicon bring-up and test program debug activities for 16nm, 12nm, 7nm and 5nm Speedster Families
- Functional verification and characterization for On-Chip RAM, Interconnect Routing Fabric, Logic Element Blocks and Configuration RAM
- Production wafer sort and unit testing
- Volume Data Analysis and Modeling along with defining Yield Management tools
- Test development for Reliability Testing of new products
Primary Job Responsibilities
- Manage Achronix FPGA production quality
- Work with Designers to implement DFT function and to achieve best in class test coverage and low PPM rates
- Design ATE load board and probe card
- Generate ATE test program, maintain its contents and the test time
- First silicon bring-up and test program debug
- Characterize product performance and generate ATE characterization test programs
- Maintain and improve product yield, the test program and the test cost, including data analysis and manufacturing process improvement
- Support designing product qualification equipment and execution
- Perform failure analysis of the product
Required Skills
- At least 5-10 years of experience testing complex Integrated Circuits, FPGA and Advantest 93K tester preferred
- Understanding Advantest tester and the program generation
- Experience handling large test vectors
- Knowledge of wafer fabrication and assembly process
- Experience with high speed signal testing and load board design
- Knowledge of Qualification and reliability test
- Good data analysis skills
- Knowledge of device failure analysis/FIB
- Knowledge and experience with system level testing is a plus
Education
- Engineering BS/MS in EE or SW
The compensation range for this position is $145,000–$200,000. Salary ranges dependent on experience and location.
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