Job Description
Come and join us! Intel is seeking highly qualified candidates to join our Network and Edge group (NEX) as a Test Engineer! Barefoot Networks (BXD) is part of the Ethernet Networking Division in Intel's NEX, and we're looking for motivated, passionate and talented engineers to join our Operations team. BXD is a strong, vibrant cross-site team which helps drive Intel's Ethernet technology and products to position Intel x86 as the server platform of choice and Intel Ethernet products as Ethernet of choice for the Cloud, Communications and Data Center deployments.
In this role as an ATE (Automated Testing Equipment) Test Engineer, you should have a track record in delivering products in the semiconductor model with knowledge covering the full manufacturing flow including fab, test, DFT, package assembly and qualification. You will be responsible for developing test programs and hardware for wafer probe and package test for characterization and production testing of high performance networking and machine learning ICs. You'll utilize the ATE equipment tools and capabilities to optimize final test programs without compromising the quality of outgoing products. You will also be responsible for developing and working with external suppliers/vendors on execution of test and characterization plans and supporting the full life cycle of the product from design to volume manufacturing.
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Work with Design, DFT and Product Engineering teams to translate concepts to product testing requirements, develop documentation, load board and socket design specifications, and ATE final test programs
Design high performance IC test vectors for Power/Voltage/Temperature (PVT) corners, signal and power integrity characterization and participate in silicon debug, electrical failure analysis (EFA) and physical failure analysis (PFA)
Develop high speed analog and digital interface test methodologies and implement ATE test, characterization programs and work with IC and systems design teams on correlation
Define/develop ATE hardware, probe card, socket and load boards with test hardware suppliers.
Work on wafer and package level test hardware and software development and bring up offshore test house by completing necessary correlation analysis.
Establish manufacturing requirements and specification for delivery of the product and drive to close potential test gaps and correlations issues across the product supply chain
Manage interactions with local and offshore test vendors to ensure deployment of test programs with high quality.
The ideal candidate will have the following skills in addition to the qualifications listed below:
Must be a team player, with demonstrated expertise to technically influence others.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
In this position you will gain invaluable experience which will allow growth and expanded opportunities within this business group as well as future possible opportunities with other business groups within Intel. The Data Platform Group (DPG) drives new products technologies from high-end co-processors for supercomputers to low-energy systems for enterprise and the cloud, as well as solutions for big data and intelligent devices. The group is a worldwide organization that develops the products and technologies that power 9 of every 10 servers sold worldwide
Qualifications
You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.
Education Requirement:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent with 6+ years of relevant experience
Minimum Required Qualifications:
6+ years of experience in wafer probe card design, ATE hardware design and managing suppliers on execution of test hardware development and bring-up
6+ years of experience in test engineering, DFT, test hardware and test program development
6+ years of experience in developing test programs on Advantest 93k for digital or mixed signal chips
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
5+ years of experience in IC product development and manufacturing, including characterization, qualification, bring-up, yield improvement and debug
5+ years of experience with scripting (C, C++, Python or Perl)
2+ years experience with probability and statistical fundamentals for data analysis using tools such as JMP
5+ years' experience developing presentations for vendor and partner
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