Staff Hardware Test Engineer
Remote · Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Job Summary
Lead and complete test programs across all phases of the design process, ensuring alignment with quality assurance plans (ISO), specifications, and procedures. Release and optimize test programs and hardware on Automated Test Equipment (ATE) for characterization and production testing of silicon devices. Source and procure ATE hardware for NPI and production, including load boards, probe cards, and interface components. Analyze large data sets using JMP, SQL, and MATLAB, and review findings with test and design engineering teams. Qualify new test hardware and software for release in a production environment. Contribute to cost reduction initiatives including yield improvement, test time reduction, and test elimination. Partner with Impinj overseas teams to transfer products into high-volume testing environments. Investigate production yield issues and product returns to determine root cause and implement effective corrective actions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
- 8 years of experience or 6 years with Master's degree, or 3 years with PhD and minimum of 3 years of ATE test engineering experience
- Product engineering experience with familiarity in ATE coverage, margin, and binning
- Direct experience with wafer or die ATE testing, NI/Emerson TestStand, and Semiconductor Test System (STS)
- Ability to perform conducted RF measurements including S-parameters, AM/PM, compression, noise figure, harmonics and spurious emissions, phase noise, switching speed, bit error rate, adjacent channel power, and group delay
- Experience with NI PIXI packaged part test architecture
- Experience analyzing complex data sets and translating findings into actionable engineering decisions
- Demonstrated ability to document technical processes clearly and communicate findings across engineering and cross-functional teams
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities and deadlines
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