Semtech
Senior Test Development Engineer
USA - Alhambra, CA · Senior · Full-time
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$2,330 more — $119,330 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $119,330 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1253) · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Seeking a full-time Senior Test Engineer who will report to Director of Backend Fab Production.
- 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.
- 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.
Requirements
- 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.
- Advanced knowledge of wafer probe test methodologies, ATE systems, parametric testing, and yield analysis
- Must have extensive experience in semiconductor lasers and photodiodes manufacturing environment
- Programing with APIs for test instruments
- Programing and scripting in Windows OS
- May need to travel for International CM for production stations implementation.
Nice to have
- Experience in semiconductor wafer fabrication and product test environment preferred
Compensation
- A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $117,000-165,000.
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