Factory Applications Engineer (NEXTEST; San Jose, CA)

Teradyne•San Jose, CA

14h•Onsite

About The Position

This Factory Applications position will play a key technical role within the Memory Test Division, supporting advanced memory customers and influencing the evolution of the Nextest test platform. In this role, you will participate in customer-facing technical engagements, support complex device bring-up activities, and collaborate closely with engineering and product teams. You will help customers successfully introduce next-generation memory devices into production while contributing to platform features, methodologies, and best practices that scale across the business. This role is ideal for an experienced memory test engineer who combines deep hands-on expertise with customer engagement skills and a passion for solving complex technical challenges.

Requirements

BSEE or related field OR equivalent experience
10+ years in memory semiconductor ATE engineering
Experience developing, debugging, and correlating memory test programs
Understanding of wafer sort and final test methodologies
Proficiency in C/C++ programming for test applications
Strong hardware and software debug capability
Hands-on experience testing DRAM and High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)

Nice To Haves

Experience with Nextest Magnum and/or Advantest memory test platforms
Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing test flows
High-speed serial interface testing experience
Exposure to emerging or next-generation memory technologies
Experience supporting global customers and managing technical escalations
Prior involvement in customer evaluations, pre-sales support, or platform assessments
Strong verbal and written communication
Analytical mindset with the ability to solve problems independently
Effective collaboration across engineering, product, and customer teams
Ability to build trusted technical relationships internally and externally
Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment

Responsibilities

Lead customer engagements and technical escalations for advanced memory devices, including device bring-up, characterization, and yield ramp.
Develop and deploy robust test program methodologies, characterization flows, and correlation strategies for memory products like Flash, DRAM, and HBM.
Partner with Engineering, Marketing, and Product Management to provide customer-driven input into tester hardware and software roadmaps.
Build technical demonstrations, documentation, and enablement materials to support customer evaluations and internal readiness.
Support cross-functional alignment on feature requirements, system validation, and deployment strategies.
Act as a trusted technical interface for global customers during evaluation, production ramp, and mass-production deployment.
Drive timely resolution of critical customer issues through structured debug, root-cause analysis, and scalable corrective actions.