ATE Test Development Engineer

NVIDIA•Santa Clara, CA

3d•$100,000 - $207,000•Onsite

About The Position

NVIDIA is seeking a creative ATE Test Development Engineer to join its ranks. This role is crucial in transferring GPU, Tegra, and Automotive products from design engineering to mass production. The engineer will gain exposure to various aspects of building and testing NVIDIA products, from the components themselves to assembled boards. Key responsibilities include collaborating with overseas manufacturing teams to enhance yields, test coverage, and capacity, while also reducing production costs. This is an opportunity for passionate individuals to contribute to building high-quality server products that shape the future.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
3+ years of proven experience in IC Design, application, or ATE testing of VLSI.
Working knowledge and hands-on experience with Advantest 93K ATE platform (SmarTest 7 and 8) are crucial.
Critical thinking, good communication, and teamwork skills.
Excellent debugging and analytical skills.
Understanding of DFT insertion techniques including SCAN, ATPG, MBIST, and IOBIST.

Nice To Haves

Analog circuit design, PLL’s
System level testing/validation
Knowledge of active thermal management
Product engineering experience, such as yield analysis, vmin/fmax characterization, defect analysis
Linux operating systems, and programming languages such as Perl/Python and/or C/C++, Java

Responsibilities

Define, develop, implement, and support ATE test program bringup, characterization, and production for the latest GPU/Tegra/Automotive products.
Develop ATE test programs, including constructing or enhancing test methods, debugging and integrating timings/levels/patterns/TM, and test flow into a test program.
Own test methodologies and drive continuous improvement of production test program quality and efficiency.
Actively participate with multi-functional teams, including Product Development Engineering, DFT, and IC design, to efficiently debug product failures and implement optimal solutions.
Write and maintain scripts/tools for the test engineering group to enhance overall productivity and effectiveness.