Senior Test Equipment Engineering Lead

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Test Equipment Engineering Lead to spearhead our equipment engineering team and ensure world-class capability in ATE tester and handler operations. This role combines technical expertise with team leadership, focusing on equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement in semiconductor test operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop an equipment engineering team to ensure technical competency in ATE tester and handler setup, alignment, troubleshooting and integration with different tester platforms
• Facilitate continuous knowledge enhancement through vendor updates, technical workshops, and structured training programs
• Establish and maintain robust SOPs, documentation standards, and escalation protocols to ensure transparent communication with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Develop and implement a structured preventive maintenance (PM) and calibration program to ensure equipment reliability, accuracy, and compliance with operational specifications.
• Provide technical expertise on change kit design, including selection of pogo pin types, required stacking height, acceptable FAP tolerances, and other relevant specifications
• Execute complex equipment diagnostics, design evaluations, and root cause analysis (RCA) for equipment reliability and process improvement
• Interface with cross-functional teams (QA, Process, Production, and Engineering) as well as customers and suppliers to resolve equipment-related and quality-critical issues
• Attend technical review meetings with customers, providing accurate updates, addressing calibration concerns, and driving issue resolution with urgency and technical clarity
• Set clear technical expectations and benchmarks for team members. Apply performance management strategies to foster excellence and address underperformance constructively
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in equipment availability, mean time between failures (MTBF), mean time to repair (MTTR), cost efficiency, process capability (Cp / Cpk), and OEE metrics
• Define and cascade clear KPIs and performance objectives to the equipment team while conducting continuous improvement actions to ensure alignment with business results

Qualifications

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