Test Engineer

Job Description

The Test Engineer is responsible for the implementation, qualification, and continuous improvement of test processes and test equipment supporting increasingly complex products. This role focuses on hands-on testing, test optimization, failure analysis, and statistical evaluation of test performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and improve test methodologies, systems, and equipment.
• Create and maintain test recipes and production test processes, monitor process health and yield.
• Perform hands-on testing, failure analysis, and root cause investigation.
• Analyze test data using statistical methods and document findings and recommendations.
• Develop scripts and software to automate testing and integrate hardware systems.
• Provide daily sustaining support to technicians and support issue escalation and resolution.
• Interface with Design Engineering to support design for testability (DFT) and manufacturability (DFM).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement overall test strategies and methodologies.
• Qualify new processes, measurement systems, and test equipment for production use.
• Evaluate, select, and interface with tooling and equipment vendors; support equipment training as needed.
• Develop and maintain test procedures, process documentation, and protocols.
• Perform hand disassembly and assembly of delicate, high-precision mechanical components.
• Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in testing.
• Adapt to changing priorities and business needs in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related technical discipline required.
• 1-2 years of experience supporting test processes and test equipment.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills in electronics and interconnect systems.
• Proficiency with standard bench test equipment and test-related software.
• Experience with scripting or programming for test automation (Phyton, C. C++, or Visual studio preferred).
• Exposure to microcontroller-based automation; robotics control knowledge is a plus.
• Capabilities in statistical analysis and analytical reporting.
• Innovative and creative thinker with a continuous improvement mindset.

Skills

• Adaptability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration.
• C Sharp (Programming Language).
• Electromechanical Engineering.
• Electronic CAD.
• Problem Solving.
• Process Methodologies.
• Programming Languages.
• Software Coding.
• Visual Studio Programming.

Pay Range

This role in Livermore, California pays between $75,400.00 and $99,015.00 per year, depending on your experience, skills, and background. Pay may vary in other locations.

Benefits

• Full benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, a 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), and paid time off.
• Quarterly profit-sharing bonuses.
• Flexible spending or savings accounts.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

FormFactor is an equal opportunity employer. FormFactor complies with all national, state, and local laws that seek to promote equal opportunities for any applicant or employee without regard to age, race, color, gender, gender identity/expression, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, military service, or any other legally protected characteristics. These protections apply to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotions, and compensation. For roles that are designated as remote-eligible, employees cannot be located in: AL, AK, AR, DE, GA, HI, IL, IA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MS, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, ND, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, WV, WI, WY. This list is continuously evolving and being updated, please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list.