Field Application Engineer (Teradyne, Costa Rica)

Our Purpose  
TERADYNE, where experience meets innovation and driving excellence in every connection. We are fueled by creativity and diversity of thought and in our workforce. Our employees are supported to innovate and learn something new every day. 
 
We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results. 
  

Opportunity Overview 
The Teradyne Field Applications team is looking for a highly motivated, energetic and driven Field Application Engineer, who will work collaboratively with the team as well as independently to determine and develop imaginative, thorough, and practical application solutions.

• Develop, debug and deploy test solutions for Digital, High-Speed Digital, System on Chip, Mixed Signal and Analog semiconductor devices.

• Test program software development, often done in collaborative environment
• Load board / probe card schematics design and layout review for a test solution
• Analyze problems and recommend solutions on Teradyne ATE platform to optimize customer throughput
• Able to work with test engineering customers to understand and improve test processes.
• Making recommendations to improve quality of test coverage.
• Release to production of the test solution involving production handler and prober equipment; including correlation and gauge R&R
• Discovery of customer requirements with focus on: a) Conceptual design of hardware, software and test cell integration. b) Electrical and mechanical H/W schematics. c) PCB & H/W design inputs and requirements for interface hardware
• Develop new techniques and designs for characterizing and testing semiconductor devices
• Demonstrate tester capability for customer evaluations
• Assist customers on tester operation and capability
• Provide training, technical exchanges and technical papers
• Develop strong customer relations at a technical level, to gain further insight to direction and needs of the customer.
• General understanding of ATE industry trends as well as competitive products and product positioning will be a plus.

All About You 
We seek individuals who share our passion and determination. Our commitment to customer success drives us to go the extra mile. If you’re ready to join us in this mission, take a closer look at the minimum criteria for the position. 

Minimum job requirements:

• Bachelor or higher degree in Electrical / Computer Engineering or related fields.
• English proficiency.
• This position requires 25% of travel internationally.
• 3+ years of experience in:
  • Semiconductor testing Industry and hands on experience on IC component testing project development
  • Test / Product engineering in Digital, High-Speed Digital, High-Power Computing, System on Chip, Mixed Signal, or Analog testing and test development on ATE (Automated Test Equipment) platforms
  • Strong understanding of general software programming (preferred .NET – C#, VB, and/or C++, C, Java) and common algorithms
  • Windows and Excel