🚀 RFIC Manufacturing Test (ATE) Engineer

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Spreadtrum Communications USA

💰 Earn $125.000 – $150.000 / year
  • 📍 Location: San Diego
  • đź“… Posted: Oct 28, 2025

Overview

Spreadtrum is a leading fabless semiconductor company committed to the independent R&D of core chipsets in mobile communications and IoT. Its products cover mobile chipset platforms supporting 2G/3G/4G/5G communication standards, RF chipsets, wireless connection chipsets, security chipsets, TV chipsets, and image sensor chipsets. With more than 5,000 staff, 14 R&D centers and 7 customer support centers around the world, we have been one of the top three mobile baseband chipset suppliers in the world, the largest pan-chip provider, and the leading 5G chipset design company in Far East.

We are looking for experienced RFIC Manufacturing Test (ATE) Engineer to join our team

Responsibilities

  • Develop and launch to production ATE solutions for RF transceiver ICs for Mobile applications (2G/3G/4G/5G).
  • Work close to Design Engineering to assess testability and Manufacturability (DFT/DFM).
  • Design, Develop and implement test strategies (Test Plan).
  • Develop ATE test programs and hardware for new RF transceivers.
  • Work with Product Engineer and Lab teams to correlate ATE and bench measurements.
  • Provide support to run ATE characterization.
  • Work with Product Engineer to transfer test solution to overseas.
  • Provide maintenance support on assigned projects.
  • Work with the Quality Assurance team on reliability validation (HTOL vectors preparation).
  • Define and implement any new test requirements based on customer’s feedback, etc.

Qualifications

  • BS in EE or CS required.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in RF or high speed mixed-signal testers.
  • Advantest’s 93K a must, and Teradyne uFlex is a plus.

Required Skills

  • Solid background in ATE testing, RF, Analog and Digital test methodology, DFT (Scan, Iddq, JTAG, ADC, DAC, RF transceivers, etc).
  • Direct interaction with Product Development teams and ATE tester suppliers.
  • Teamwork and good verbal and written communications skills.
  • Strong data analysis and technical problem-solving skills.
  • Project planning/organizational skills, and demonstrate analytical thinking.

Desired Skills

  • Load Board design knowledge.
  • Experience with mobile wireless standards (GSM, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, LTE TDD/FDD, 5G NR, etc).
  • Formal computer science or software engineering training.
  • Experience with multifunctional teams across multiple sites.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Industries: Semiconductor Manufacturing

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