Factory Applications Engineer (NEXTEST; San Jose, CA)

Teradyne•San Jose, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This Factory Applications position plays 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. We are seeking an experienced memory test engineer with deep hands-on expertise, strong customer engagement skills, and a passion for solving complex technical problems.

Requirements

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
10+ years of experience in memory semiconductor ATE engineering
Proven ability to develop, debug, and correlate memory test programs
Strong understanding of wafer sort and final test methodologies
Proficiency in C/C++ programming for test applications
Strong hardware and software debugging capabilities
Hands-on experience testing memory protocols (e.g., PCIe, NVMe, UFS)

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 working with global customers and managing technical escalations
Prior involvement in customer evaluations, pre-sales support, or platform assessments
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment

Responsibilities

Drive 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 (e.g., Flash) and protocol-based standards such as PCIe and UFS.
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.