The Principal/Staff Test Engineer is responsible for the sustained performance, stability, and optimization of production test solutions for Nexperia IC products in high-volume manufacturing environments. This role ensures the robustness, reliability, and quality of test programs deployed across multiple global production sites, while driving continuous improvement initiatives in support of operational excellence.
Responsibilities
Production Sustaining & Test Program Maintenance
Maintain, optimize, and enhance existing production test programs to ensure stable, repeatable, and high-quality test performance.
Conduct detailed investigations into yield excursions, test escapes, inline failures, and correlation issues across production sites.
Ensure all test program changes are fully validated, documented, and released in accordance with quality management requirements.
Issue Resolution & Customer Containment
Lead root-cause analysis activities for test-related customer returns and field issues.
Implement containment actions focused on improving test coverage, eliminating test holes, and preventing recurrence.
Provide timely and accurate technical responses to support internal quality, customer service, and product engineering teams.
NPI, Industrialization & Production Support
Support new product introduction (NPI), industrialization and smooth transfer of test programs, hardware, and test flows between global manufacturing locations.
Monitor and drive improvements in test time, equipment utilization, and parallel test capability.
Ensure program compatibility and correlation across multiple ATE platforms and sites.
Hardware & Equipment Interfaces
Support sustaining activities for load boards, probe cards, and interface hardware; conduct schematic reviews and updates as necessary.
Collaborate with hardware design teams on engineering changes, hardware robustness, and long-term maintainability.
Assist production sites and equipment engineering teams with tester, handler, and hardware troubleshooting.
Continuous Improvement
Drive cost-reduction initiatives through test time optimization, hardware improvements, and flow enhancements.
Support standardization of test methods, documentation practices, and equipment usage across global test centers.
Contribute to cross-functional improvement programs aligned with quality, cost, and operational targets.
Documentation & Compliance
Prepare and maintain technical reports, engineering change notices, test specifications, and validation records.
Ensure all sustaining activities are aligned with corporate quality systems, safety standards, and reliability expectations.
Requirements
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent discipline. -
Proven experience in sustaining or production test engineering within the semiconductor industry.
Strong knowledge of Analog and Logic IC devices; experience with power management ICs is advantageous.
Proficiency in C/C++ or equivalent programming languages used in ATE environments.
Practical experience with semiconductor ATE platforms (ETS88, ETS364, Magnum preferred).
Ability to interpret PCB schematics; PCB or circuit design experience is beneficial.
Strong analytical, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills.
Customer-oriented mindset with a strong understanding of the impact of test performance on manufacturing and product quality.
Effective communication skills in written and spoken English.
Familiarity with lab equipment (oscilloscope, function generator, curve tracer) is an advantage.
Demonstrated technical aptitude and strong troubleshooting capability.
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional and cross-cultural teams.
Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Strong ownership and accountability with a continuous improvement mindset.
Ability to adapt quickly in a dynamic production environment.
In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.
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