IC Test Lab Shift Specialist
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IC Test Lab Shift Specialist leading daily automated test equipment operations, debug activities, and lab safety in a semiconductor test environment.
NVIDIA is seeking an experienced and highly motivated IC Lab shift Leader to lead and support daily activities within our IC Test Engineering Laboratory. The successful candidate will serve as the focal point between engineering teams, operators, contract manufacturers, and equipment vendors, ensuring efficient execution of engineering activities, equipment readiness, and laboratory excellence.
This role requires hands-on leadership of lab executers, coordination of engineering setup requests and debug activities, equipment maintenance, and continuous improvement of lab organization, safety and efficiency. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise in Automated Test Equipment (ATE) with excellent leadership, problem-solving, and organizational skills. Job work is in rotating shifts, including both day and night shifts, based on business and operational needs.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Lab shift leadership - Lead day/night ATE lab activities and supervise lab employees to perform ATE setup and debug for engineering and production lab activities. (ATE and system level test)
- Coordinate and prioritize engineering requests to ensure timely execution.
- Support urgent planned / unplanned engineering activities and production tasks.
- Drive laboratory organization, cleanliness, safety, and ESD compliance.
- Maintain inventory of consumables, spare parts, sockets, load boards, and accessories.
- Support new products bring-up, characterization, qualification, and yield improvement efforts.
- Work closely with vendors and OSAT partners to resolve equipment and process issues.
- Develop and document lab procedures, standards, and maintenance plans.
What We Need To See:
- Mechanical / Electrical / Software practical Engineer degree
- 2-4 years of hands-on and experience in semiconductor test environments.
- Strong leadership and team-management skills.
- Solid understanding of Automated Test Equipment (ATE) and trouble shooting.
- Practical experience with: IC Testers, Wafer Probers, Handlers, Load Board, Sockets, System-Level Test Equipment, Reliability Test Equipment.
- Experience supporting engineering debug, characterization, and qualification activities.
- Experience with data collection and analysis tools.
- Background with team leading and "Can do" point of view.
Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd:
- Deep understanding of test platforms such as Testers, Handlers and wafer probers.
- Strong project management and coordination skills.
- Focused approach with outstanding attention to detail.
- Experienced with AI tools
NVIDIA offers the opportunity to work with some of the world's most dedicated engineers and pioneering semiconductor technologies. If you are passionate about test engineering, laboratory leadership, and driving operational excellence, we encourage you to join our growing team.
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