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Test/ Integration Electrical Engineer
Job Description:
Responsible for leading the integration, verification, validation, and deployment of complex electronic test systems used for semiconductor device and module characterization, qualification, and production testing. Works closely with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure seamless hardware, software, and firmware integration while validating system performance against product and manufacturing requirements. The role involves troubleshooting complex system-level issues, executing verification and validation plans, supporting pilot builds and production ramp activities, and ensuring robust test coverage across board-level and system-level products.
Responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including electrical, firmware, software, mechanical, and manufacturing, to develop and implement creative, cost-effective test, integration, and validation solutions for new products.
- Lead hardware, software, and firmware integration activities for board-level and system-level products, ensuring proper functionality and performance throughout the product lifecycle.
- Interface closely with Design Engineering and Manufacturing to ensure pilot builds, qualification units, and production releases meet technical requirements, quality goals, and schedule commitments.
- Ensures that technical reviews occur in accordance with company processes
- Investigates emerging production test/ integration technologies and develops concepts for future products.
- Develops complex specifications, statements of work, metrics, schedules and budgets.
- Technically manages key suppliers that are critical to project success. This includes assisting in source selection, participating in supplier design reviews, etc.
- All other duties as required.
Qualifications:
Requirements:
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
- 7 years of experience working as a team member in a multi-disciplinary team consisting of firmware, software, mechanical and electrical engineers.
- 7 years of experience in general circuit design, test engineering, system integration, verification, and validation.
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills involving mixed-signal electronics, embedded systems, instrumentation, and automated test environments.
- Hands-on experience developing and executing verification and validation plans, test procedures, and acceptance criteria for electronic products.
- Knowledge of instrumentation devices, and expertise in using / integrating instrumentation equipment into larger test systems. Knowledge of software / firmware and mechanical engineering as it relates to the development of electronic test systems.
- Experience with robotics, mechatronics and/or handlers is a plus
- Prior experience in developing semiconductor production testers (ATEs) or characterization testers or system level testers is a huge plus
- Experience capturing customer’s technical requirements into technical specifications and statements of work is a plus.
- Must be onsite in Lake Forest, CA