Principal Analog Engineer

About us

We are professional, agile and innovative.

Our work environment includes:

• Modern office setting
• Food provided
• Work-from-home days

About us

We are professional, agile and innovative.

Our work environment includes:

• Modern office setting
• Food provided
• Work-from-home days
• Growth opportunities
• Wellness programs

Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional Principal Test Engineer to join our Test Engineering team in San Jose, California. Candidates will be joining some of the brightest inventors and engineers in the world to develop products that make data faster and safer.

As a Principal Test Engineer, the candidate will be reporting to Sr Mgr Test Engineering and is a full-time position. The Principal Test Engineer will join a dynamic and multi-disciplinary team which will enable ATE test develop for products. This engineer will collaborate with a fast-paced internal cross-functional team to define characterization and cost sensitive production test solutions. There will be interaction with our overseas test subcontractors as well as delivering production wafer sort and/or final test solutions. Candidates for this position must be capable of working independently, defining technical direction, be self-motivated and a collaborative team player.

Responsibilities

• Work with DFT and design team to define test plans for new products.
• Develop test strategies with the design and validation engineering teams to ensure product performance during all product life cycle phases
• Wafer-sort development
• Bench test capability to correlate/debug the ATE TP.
• Test plan documentation compiling the test instructions from DE and other teams.
• Work with product engineering to attain target yield and test time
• Have a complete test program ready in advance of first silicon
• Bring-up and debug first silicon quickly in order to identify any potential design or yield issues
• Optimize test programs for volume manufacturing so product cost is in-line with cost model
• Identify areas of improvement in current production test programs
• Generate user test methods for device characterization and production
• Translate patterns from verification team up to x8 mode
• Perform sustaining engineering tasks
• Write and maintain product release documentation
• Work with vendors to develop load-boards & probe card for ATE platform in production
• Work with overseas subcontractors to ensure smooth transition to production

Qualifications

• BSEE required, MSEE preferred
• Knowledge of PMIC testing.
• DDR Test Exp
• 8+ years of experience on Verigy 93K
• Strong programming background (C, C++, PERL)
• Knowledge of DFT (scan, IDDQ, JTAG) and analog test methodologies
• Hands-on experience in creating and implementing automated test solutions
• Strong hardware design and troubleshooting skills in analog and digital electronics
• Able to quickly generate user test methods from scratch within Smartest
• Hands-on experience with PS9G running > 6.4Gbps
• Experience with multi-site testing
• Familiarity with lab instruments like Oscilloscopes and TDR
• Good communicator and team player
• Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously in a timely manner in a fast-paced environment.

About Rambus

With 30 years of innovation and semiconductor expertise, Rambus leads the industry with products and solutions speed performance, expand capacity and improve security for today's most demanding applications. From data center and edge to artificial intelligence and automotive, our interface and security IP, and memory interface chips enable SoC and system designers to deliver their vision of the future.

Rambus 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.

The US salary range for this full-time position is $111,700 to $207,500. Our 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.

Rambus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Rambus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may let us know in the application.

For more information about Rambus, visit rambus.com. For additional information on life at Rambus and our current openings, check out rambus.com/careers/.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $131,000.00 - $230,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in San Jose, CA 95134