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Sr. Principal Test Engineer

West Valley Staffing Group
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/23/2025 CLOSED ON 12/22/2025

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Sr. Principal Test Engineer

Overview

Lead the Future of High-Speed, Secure Silicon.

 Are you ready to shape the future of high-performance computing? 

 

 You’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry - visionaries and inventors who are redefining how data moves and stays secure. In this highly visible role, you’ll play a key part in defining and designing next-generation products that power the world’s most advanced systems.

 Why Join Us?

  • Impactful Work: Be at the forefront of semiconductor innovation, contributing to products that make data faster and safer.
  • Collaborative Culture: Work across client’s sites with top-tier engineers in a supportive, idea-driven environment.
  • Career Growth: Take your career to the next level with opportunities for advancement and continuous learning.

 Ready to make your mark & lead the charge in Test Engineering innovation? Let’s build a faster, safer world—together!

 

Responsibilities:

Here’s How You’ll Contribute

Driving Innovation in Test Engineering.  You will lead the development of comprehensive test strategies by collaborating closely with design teams to ensure robust test coverage and product reliability. Communicate effectively across cross-functional teams, customers, and suppliers to align on quality and performance goals.

  • ATE Hardware Design for NPI Success.  You will design advanced Automated Test Equipment (ATE) hardware—including load boards, probe cards, and interfaces—to support New Product Introduction (NPI) and accelerate time-to-market.
  • End-to-End Product Lifecycle Ownership.  You will manage the full product lifecycle from initial design and prototyping through high-volume manufacturing and sustaining/RMA support, ensuring seamless transitions and long-term product success.
  • Yield & Efficiency Optimization.  You will continuously improve test yield, reduce test time, and scale multi-site testing to enhance throughput and cost-efficiency in production environments.

 

Qualifications

What Makes You a Great Fit

 

  • B.S./M.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience & 10 years of experience
  • Experience and in-depth knowledge of Advantest V93k required
  • Experience with Test coverage and DFT (Scan/ATPG/JTAG/BIST)
  • Experience working with Local and offshore OSAT's
  • Experience on Smartest, Redhat and GIT/SVN
  • Ability to independently learn and problem solve
  • Comfort with collaboration, open communication and reaching across functional borders

 

What Makes You Shine

  • Experience on DDR and High-speed Digital products

 

About Our Client

Our client is a global company that makes industry-leading memory interface chips and Silicon IP to advance data center connectivity and solve the bottleneck between memory and processing. With over 30 years of semiconductor experience, we are a leading provider of high-performance products and innovations that maximize the bandwidth, capacity and security for AI and other data-intensive workloads. Our world-class team is the foundation of our company, and our innovative spirit drives us to develop the cutting-edge products and technologies essential for tomorrow’s systems.  

 

Our client offers a competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus, equity, matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, comprehensive medical and dental benefits, time-off program, and gym membership.  

 

Our client’s salary ranges are determined by role, level and location. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions. 

  Our client is committed to fostering a workplace where every individual is respected, supported, and empowered to succeed. We value a range of perspectives and experiences that contribute to innovation and collaboration. Our goal is to ensure that all team members have equitable access to opportunities, resources, and a sense of belonging. We believe that a culture of fairness and inclusion helps us all do our best work. 

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