Staff Engineer, Product Development Engineering

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The candidate will support Western Digital Memory Design teams, working on characterization test planning, development, execution and data analysis for all of 3D NAND Memory Die. In addition the ideal candidate will develop test programs on state-of-the-art engineering memory test systems Advantest T58XX, Teradyne EV Series and assist in high-speed load board design.

RESPONSIBLITIES

Responsible for defining and tracking characterization test plans through 3D NAND memory development cycles from first silicon through internal qualification and mass production.

Define characterization test methodology and write characterization test programs on Memory ATE (Automated Test Equipment) Teradyne and Advantest test systems.

Right tools as necessary to assist silicon debug, validation and test correlation with other test engineering teams across global sites.

Characterization of all 3D NAND memory technology and designs for logic / functionality, performance, power consumption, timing and some aspects of reliability.

Maintain close communication with the local design team as well as applications engineering team to ensure the design is meeting both internal and external specifications.

Prepare and present data to the design team on validation / statistics and work closely to drive issues through closure.

Customize test coverage and define new test strategy for OEM specific customers.

Provide test engineering support for design debug activity and failure analysis.

Silicon micro-probing skills on micro manipulator will be necessary.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor s Degree in Electronics and related with 5+ years of experience in validation of NAND memory or consumer products. Experience in storage device a plus.
• Strong analytical problem solving skills to troubleshoot variety of system-level issues down to system / device HW/SW
• Strong Knowledge on ATE Testers (setup, Capabilities, limitations, Electrical and timing Spec of Testers)
• Knowledge of Scope Probes, Current and Voltage measurement equipment
• Strong knowledge on AC and DC Characterization, timing measurements using ATE is must
• Coding language on C / C++ / Visual C++ is a must.
• Experience in scripting languages like perl / python etc. , is a plus.
• Ability to work efficiently in a group, as an individual, and in a team environment.
• Fluent in MS Office, esp. Power point presentation, Excel and Word.
• Ability to troubleshoot and analyze complex problems, multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.