ATE Test Development Engineer

Job Description

Broadcom’s Global Operations supporting Core Switching Group is seeking a candidate for an ATE Test Development Engineer. Products include networking switches for NIC, Scale Up, Scale Out, Scale Across networking for traditional and AI data centers. This position is at our R&D center in Irvine, CA or San Jose, CA. The successful candidate will have hands‑on experience of developing test hardware and test programs using Ultra Flex testers.

• Test Development:
  Develop ATE test program for networking switches that are high power and have high speed serdes (>100G) and bring the product from design to manufacturing.
• Test Hardware Development:
  Responsible for driving hardware development including final test and probe. This involves working with PCB designer, probe vendor, socket vendor.
• Debug:
  Debug and bring up test hardware on ATE.
• Test Program Optimization:
  Drive test time reduction and optimize test program for better yield without impacting quality of the product.
• Cross functional:
  Work closely with Product Engineers and Design Engineers.
• Production Release:
  Communicate with the production team (Asia) to release test programs and collaborate with them.

• Hands‑on experience with Teradyne Ultra Flex tester platforms.
• Must be able to independently develop test programs, including complex test flows to support chip specifications around performance and power consumption.
• Must be able to support debugging/troubleshooting of various failure mechanisms with the part by working with cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to perform volume data analysis, correlate failures with system failures, proficiency with data analysis softwares/languages.
• Programming experience required for test method development.
• Ability to work with test hardware development teams, able to understand chip performance at ATE and contributions from the test hardware on chip behavior.
• Experienced with extreme temperature testing of ASICs at ATE.
• Experience with AI tools for quick script development is a plus.

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years of related experience, or Master’s Degree and 6+ years of related experience.

The annual base salary range for this position is $120,000 – $192,000.

This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package:
Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.