Company Description

Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of embedded control applications. Our product portfolio comprises general purpose and specialized 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers, 32-bit microprocessors, field-programmable gate array (FPGA) products, a broad spectrum of high-performance linear, mixed-signal, power management, thermal management, radio frequency (RF), timing, safety, security, wired connectivity and wireless connectivity devices, as well as serial Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), Serial Flash memories, Parallel Flash memories, and serial Static Random Access Memory (SRAM). We also license Flash-IP solutions that are incorporated in a broad range of products.

Job Description

Principal Product Engineer

Developing ATE test programs to support new product introduction

Department: Product Engineering

Our global growth continues, and we want you to be a part of it.

Microchip(MCHP) is currently looking for a Principal Product Engineer to join our Product Engineering Department located in Kaohsiung Taiwan .

As a Principal Product Engineer, you will be joining a team which is focused on working with state-of-the-art technologies to develop ATE test program to ensure timely delivery of products to customer while maintaining high quality and yields. You will be working with design teams to define and develop test methods optimized for test cost and test coverage. You will also be working with engineers in Asia for new product introduction and production support.

Responsibilities:

• Develop Final test(FT) and Wafer probe(CP) test program on the 93k ATE platform.
• Perform ATE characterization across split lots
• Test code writing, timing/vector conversion, & loadboard/probe card design
• Support production lot disposition & low yield analysis/debug.
• Support Ops team on NPI startup and HVM deployment activity.
• Recommend and Implement Test Program Changes as determined by MRB and internal engineering review.
• Reduce the cost by improving yields and reducing test time.
• Planning and implementing characterization tests on new high-speed (>10GHz) and mixed-signal semiconductor devices using state-of-the art test equipment and dedicated test hardware. These characterization tests will quantify the performance of our cutting edge mixed-signal IP over operating conditions and manufacturing variances.

Job Requirements

Job Qualification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Engineering Physics
• Minimum of 7 years working experience in semiconductor ATE testing
• Experience with Advantest 93k ATE(preferred) or other similar ATE platforms such as Teradyne/Credence/LTX.
• Good understanding of semiconductor test methodologies
• Excellent analytical and debugging skills and the ability to proactively solve issues
• Proven ability to learn and adapt to new methodologies and technologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills

• Strong scripting and programming skills. Experience using C, C++, Tcl, Perl or Python is an added advantage
• Knowledge of semiconductor fundamentals and CMOS circuits
• Demonstrated ability to meet schedules