Principal Engineer, Product Development Engineering

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long-term vision for front-end (wafer) test coverage, focusing on high I/O parallelism and low-latency solutions.
• Proactively develop long-range initiatives aligned with company goals to achieve best-in-class yield, quality, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Champion disruptive design-for-test and design-for-debug methodologies to enhance coverage and optimize test cost; collaborate closely with memory technology experts.
• Oversee wafer test development from NPI through mass production across multiple geographies within Product and Test Engineering.
• Align hardware solutions with organizational requirements and maintain strong vendor relationships.
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM) mindset, creating flexible/reliable hardware and software test infrastructure to reduce CapEx for new designs.
• Investigate qualification and yield issues during NPI, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to improve coverage and process robustness.
• Transform test data into actionable insights for design and manufacturing teams to enhance product quality and yield.
• Guide peers, lead technical reviews, and serve as a recognized subject-matter expert.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in memory, storage, or system-level product, test, or validation engineering.
• Deep understanding of design principles, including simulation, emulation, and manufacturing processes.
• Hands-on experience in functional and stress testing, with proficiency in failure analysis using oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, and signal injection tools.
• Proficient in C, C++, and Python for test automation and data analysis.
• Strong knowledge of NAND (Toggle/ONFI), DDR3–DDR5, LPDDR3–LPDDR5, GDDR3–GDDR6, HBM2/3/3E/4, and PCIe Gen5/Gen6.
• Experienced with Automated Test Equipment platforms such as Advantest and Teradyne.
• Specialized in DRAM/NAND memory and SSD storage technologies for data center and AI platforms.

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