Staff Engineer, Test Engineering - Product Development

Analog Devices, Inc. • Durham, NC

28d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Staff Test Engineer in our Product Development team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing cost-effective methods for testing and troubleshooting systems and equipment throughout all phases of product development and manufacturing. With minimal oversight, you will direct the preparation of test and diagnostic programs, design advanced test fixtures and equipment, and develop comprehensive specifications and procedures for new products. You will independently manage schedules and equipment requirements for testing and evaluating both standard and specialized devices, while providing technical leadership to cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers.

Requirements

• Must have a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, or related field (willing to accept a foreign educational equivalent) and 8 years of experience as a Test Engineer or related occupation developing product test solutions for RF or mixed signal integrated circuits.
• Programming in object-oriented and scripting languages for analog/digital devices and products;
• Developing software in major ATE software platforms to test ICs on custom designed and debugged PCBs for interface to ATE;
• Designing (individually and/or as part of a team) software and hardware to characterize and production test state-of-the-art ICs;
• Using statistical analysis tools and reports oriented for validation of products to set test limits on products and datasheets;
• Participating in project development including support of design-for-testability, product qualification, and ongoing support of products in production; and
• Releasing products to production by interfacing with various departments such as Quality, Reliability, Applications, Product Engineering, Assembly, Failure analysis, and Global Operations.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high performance test solutions on products for first silicon verification, characterization, qualification, and manufacturing of High Speed mixed signal products with an emphasis on digital to analog and analog to digital converters.
• Design, develop, and debug multi-site, cost effective test hardware/software solutions for characterization, qualification, and production wafer probe and final test.
• Design, develop, and implement cost-effective methods of testing, evaluating, and troubleshooting systems and equipment for all phases of product development and manufacturing.
• Define test schematics and work with lay-out engineers to design printed circuit boards multi-site test hardware.
• Debug test programs, correlate production test solutions to engineering bench measurements, and transfer production test solutions to manufacturing sites.
• Engage and support manufacturing to maintain production yield and quality, and resolve product and test problems after production release.
• Participate in new product development teams and evaluate new test systems for future applications.
• Work with the Design and Systems/Applications teams to develop and implement a Design for Test plan, and take tests in the Design Verification environment to the Automatic Test Equipment.
• Manage and maintain project schedules that align with product introduction and release. Partial telecommute benefit (2 days/week WFH).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees