ATE Test Engineer

NVIDIA•Santa Clara, CA

About The Position

NVIDIA is seeking a creative ATE Test Engineer to join their team. This role involves 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 chips to assembled boards. Responsibilities include collaborating with overseas manufacturing teams to improve yields, test coverage, capacity, and reduce production costs. The ideal candidate is passionate about building high-quality products that drive global change.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
5+ years of relevant experience in IC Design, application, or ATE testing of VLSI.
Working knowledge and hands-on experience with Advantest 93K ATE platform (SmarTest 8) is essential.
Critical thinking, good communication and collaboration 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 bring up, characterization, and production for GPU/Tegra/Automotive products.
Develop ATE test programs, including constructing or enhancing test methods, debugging and integrating timings/levels/patterns/TM and test flow.
Own test methodologies and continuously improve production test programs' quality and efficiency.
Demonstrate understanding of LB schematics and design to aid debug.
Actively participate with cross-functional teams (Product Development Engineering, DFT, IC design) to debug product failures and implement solutions.
Write and maintain scripts/tools for the test engineering group to enhance productivity and effectiveness.