Permanent Position · Senior

Senior Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Test Engineer

A leading technology company in the semiconductor industry is seeking a Senior Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Test Engineer. This role involves owning the bring-up and operation of high-volume 300 mm wafer test infrastructure for electronic-photonic integrated circuits. The successful candidate will set up and qualify ATE test cells, develop and debug test programs, and drive probe card design with vendors. This position is critical for scaling from engineering characterization to high-volume production, requiring strong analytical skills to interpret wafer-level data and collaborate with design and process teams.

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Opportunity overview

Opportunity type
Permanent Position
Required seniority
Senior
Work location
Onsite
Location
Germany
Start
ASAP
Duration
Permanent
Travel
—

Required role

System Engineer

Required skills

ATE SystemsWafer ProbersProbe Card DesignTest AutomationDC MeasurementRF MeasurementOptical MeasurementElectro-Optical MeasurementEIC DevicesPIC DevicesDesign-for-Test (DFT)Statistical Process Control (SPC)Yield MonitoringReliability TestingFailure AnalysisData AnalysisPythonJavaLabVIEWSemiconductor Manufacturing

Required industry experience

Semiconductors

Responsibilities

  • Set up, qualify, and calibrate ATE test cells for high-volume wafer testing.
  • Develop and debug automated test programs for DC, RF, optical, and electro-optical device characterization.
  • Own probe card specifications, design, qualification, and integration with vendors.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define measurement plans and contribute to design-for-test (DFT).
  • Collect, analyze, and report wafer-level measurement data for yield monitoring, reliability, and failure analysis.
  • Transfer laboratory characterization methods into production, developing automated test protocols.
  • Optimize test throughput while maintaining measurement accuracy and reliability.
  • Implement statistical process control (SPC) and improve test efficiency with manufacturing engineering.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline.
  • At least five years of hands-on experience setting up and operating ATE systems, including wafer probers.
  • Strong programming skills in Java and Python for test automation and data collection.
  • Hands-on experience performing electrical, optical, and electro-optical measurements on EIC and PIC devices.
  • Sound understanding of PIC and/or EIC device structures and operation, including EIC-to-PIC interface architectures.
  • Practical knowledge of design-for-test (DFT) methodologies and their implementation.
  • Proven track record of transferring laboratory test methods into production environments.
  • Proficiency in data processing, statistical analysis, and visualization using Python, Java, or LabVIEW, with SPC experience.