Staff NPI Test Engineer — High-Speed Mixed-Signal/RF (V93000)
Semtech's Global Test Engineering team in Neuchâtel is hiring a Staff NPI Test Engineer to own test development for mixed-signal and RF ICs on the Advantest V93000 — from first silicon validation through high-volume production, including deploying solutions to offshore OSATs and driving yield and test-time improvements across a portfolio spanning LoRa IoT to 200Gbps communications.
- Compensation
- CHF 97.5K–CHF 130K / yr
- Location
- Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Staff
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Qa
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline
- 5+ years' experience in ATE semiconductor testing
- Experience testing high-speed mixed-signal ICs
- Experience in bring-up and support of solutions in offshore test locations
- Knowledge of high-speed PCB design concepts and schematic-level hardware design experience
- Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships across all functions within a project team
- Work to aggressive project timelines and multitask across projects in different lifecycle phases
- Deliver high-quality test results in line with quality management standards
- Produce concise, accurate and timely written and oral reports with clearly presented results
Nice to have
- V93000 experience
Full description
Location: Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Hybrid Working: Monday–Thursday Onsite (Friday Flexible)
Our Team:
Every high-speed, mixed-signal and RF IC Semtech ships has to prove itself on the tester before it reaches a single customer — and our Global Test Engineering team is the reason it does. We’re the technical backbone behind every product in Semtech’s semiconductor portfolio, specialising in mixed-signal, high-speed digital and RF test development.
From the Neuchâtel site, you’d be working across a genuinely unusual range — our portfolio spans everything from ultra-low-power LoRa modulation to 200Gbps-class high-speed communications, so no two weeks on this test bench look alike.
Job Summary:
We’re seeking a Staff NPI Test Engineer to lead test development for our mixed-signal and RF product portfolio — someone who can own test solutions across an entire product line, from early silicon validation through to high-volume production, and who can work out a novel technical problem rather than wait for someone to hand them the answer.
You’ll apply and reinforce testability standards within your program, coordinate across multiple disciplines, and deliver test methodologies that support high-speed communication products operating anywhere from LoRa modulation rates to 200Gbps and beyond.
If you’ve got 5+ years of ATE semiconductor testing, ideally on V93000, experience testing high-speed mixed-signal ICs, and you’ve actually done bring-up and support in offshore test locations — this is a program you’d own, not just contribute to.
Responsibilities:
Here’s what you’ll actually own, day to day:
- Participate in new product design meetings to drive analog and digital DFT techniques into new designs
- Develop and implement high-speed test solutions at package and/or wafer level for new products on the Advantest V93000 test platform, including both software and hardware
- Work with a cross-functional product team to assess and evaluate new designs and provide feedback based on ATE test results
- Support product qualification by developing reliability screening solutions to evaluate device performance during life testing
- Collaborate with Product Engineering to complete ATE characterisation to ensure the robustness of IC designs and test solutions
- Deploy the solutions to our far-shore OSATs and support the ramp-up to full production
- Hold periodic test review meetings with key stakeholders on project teams
- Conduct ongoing test time and yield improvements to drive continuous margin improvement
Minimum Qualifications:
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline
- At least 5+ years’ experience in ATE semiconductor testing; V93000 experience preferred