Semtech
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Senior Test Development Engineer

Pay
$117,000 – $165,000 per year
Location
Alhambra, CA
Listed
2 days ago

About the role

Location: Alhambra, CA

Job Summary

Seeking a full-time Senior Test Engineer who will report to Director of Backend Fab Production. The Individual in this role will be able to design and implement efficient and streamlined automated production test setup and programs for fiberoptics laser alignment and test systems in a manufacturing environment. The Senior Test Design Engineer position will be based at Semtech Photonics Products group located in Alhambra, CA.

The following is a list of current essential job responsibilities of the position. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time at its discretion.

Responsibilities

  • Ownership of production test stations design, implementation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing test efficiency.
  • Develop and deploy automated test stations with Active Alignment and Pick-and-Place machine integration.
  • Collaborate with Device Design Engineering teams to understand the performance requirements and establish production tests and performance specifications.
  • Coordinate with engineering and quality teams to validate new testing approaches and methods for production.
  • Work closely with the software development engineers to augment production test systems to support new test updates and features for product specifications.
  • Understand the manufacturing test failures, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and correction on the production test stations.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, electronics, manufacturing, or related technical field
  • Minimum 10+ years of relevant semiconductor lasers automated test stations development experience
  • Must have extensive experience in Active Alignment Systems and Pick-and-Place machines development and system integration.
  • Will have led end-to-end development of automated test stations, incorporating Active Alignment Systems and Pick-and-Place machines to optimize manufacturing precision and efficiency.
  • Advanced knowledge of wafer probe test methodologies, ATE systems, parametric testing, and yield analysis
  • Experience in semiconductor wafer fabrication and product test environment preferred
  • Proficient in at least one programming language (VBA, C/C++, or Python)
  • Knowledgeable about automatic test equipment implementations a must
  • Proficient with fiberoptics test instruments such as semiconductor laser controllers, optical power meters, and optical spectrum analyzers
  • Must have extensive experience in semiconductor lasers and photodiodes manufacturing environment
  • Demonstrated organizational skill and the ability to manage multiple tasks

Desired Qualifications

  • Programing with APIs for test instruments
  • Programing and scripting in Windows OS
  • MATLAB

Travel Requirements

  • May need to travel for International CM for production stations implementation.

Additional information

The intent of this job description is to describe the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically included in this description.

All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Pay and benefits

A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $117,000-165,000. There are several factors taken into consideration in determining base salary, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, skills, education and experience, as well as job location and the value of other elements of an employee's total compensation package.

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From Semtech's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 6, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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