ASIC Test Development Engineer

About the role

Meet the team As our next ASIC Test Development Engineer in Silicon Operations, you are the backbone of our ATE test bring-up process. You will collaborate with ASIC design teams in the Central Hardware Group, peer Test Engineers in Silicon Operations, and with Cisco Systems NPI teams. You will also work with Cisco’s manufacturing partners to triage any failures and manage the OSAT production test activities.

Responsibilities

• You will be an ASIC Test Development Engineer in Silicon Operations focusing on the ATE test bring-up.
• You will partner with the Cisco ASIC team to bring up tests, characterize units, and release the test program to production.
• You will support pattern generation/debugging, identify gaps in test coverage, and design and implement new tests to improve coverage.
• You will work with Tier-1 OSATs to manage high-volume manufacturing tests and quality issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• 4+ years’ experience in SOC/VLSI/bring-up, production, characterization, and test engineering
• Excellent working knowledge of Advantest 93000 tester (Smartest 7 and 8) or any other ATE testers for characterization and production testing
• Highly skilled in writing code in C, C++, Java, 93k test methods, PERL, and Python

Preferred Qualification

• Excellent knowledge of the latest state-of-the-art trends in DFT insertion techniques, including Scan, ATPG, JTAG, MBIST, PVT and SerDes
• Experience with yield improvement and test time reduction activities
• Strong teamwork & collaboration skills
• Excellent problem solving & effective conflict resolution skills
• Adequate communication & multi-functional leadership to get results and change across organizations up to the executive level
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment
• High level of motivation and energy

Benefits

This is a hybrid role based out of our San Jose, CA office. The starting salary range posted for this position is $167,700.00 to $245,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

• New York City Metro Area $167,700.00 - $282,000.00
• Non-Metro New York State & Washington State $149,100.00 - $250,900.00

Pay

The starting salary range posted for this position is $167,700.00 to $245,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below.

Schedule

This is a hybrid role based out of our San Jose, CA office.