Test Equipment and Automation Engineer – Semiconductor Manufacturing

Test Equipment and Automation Engineer Semiconductor Manufacturing

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Work Mode: Onsite
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: 6 -12 Years

Industry: Semiconductor / ATMP / OSAT / Memory Testing

Role Overview

We are looking for a Test Equipment and Automation Engineer to support automated semiconductor test operations in a high-volume ATMP/OSAT manufacturing environment. The role will be responsible for test-equipment installation, qualification, maintenance, troubleshooting and performance improvement.
The engineer will work with ATE systems, test handlers, automation controls and equipment interfaces to improve uptime, throughput, test yield and production stability. Strong experience in semiconductor test equipment, industrial automation and data-driven problem-solving is required.
Key Responsibilities
Install, configure, qualify and release semiconductor test equipment for production.
Support ATE systems, automated test handlers, contactors, sockets and test interfaces.
Perform equipment setup, calibration, preventive maintenance and production readiness checks.
Troubleshoot electrical, electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, control and software-related equipment failures.
Diagnose recurring equipment alarms, handler jams, contact failures and test interruptions.
Improve equipment availability, utilization, OEE, MTBF, MTTR and units per hour.
Develop preventive, predictive and condition-based maintenance procedures.
Partner with test engineering to resolve test-yield, correlation and hardware-interface issues.
Support equipment automation using PLCs, sensors, motion controls, robotics and machine-vision systems.
Integrate test equipment with MES, data-acquisition and factory-monitoring systems.
Analyse equipment logs, alarm history, downtime data and failure trends.
Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for chronic equipment problems.
Support new-product introduction, test-platform conversion and manufacturing ramp-up.
Coordinate with equipment suppliers for installation, upgrades, service and technical escalation.
Manage critical spare parts, consumables, maintenance tools and equipment documentation.
Develop work instructions, maintenance checklists, troubleshooting guides and training materials.
Train technicians and production teams on equipment operation and first-level troubleshooting.
Ensure compliance with EHS, equipment safety, ESD, cleanroom and quality requirements.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor s degree in Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechatronics, Automation, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
6 12 years of experience in semiconductor test equipment, ATE operations, equipment engineering or industrial automation.
Hands-on experience with automated test handlers and high-volume manufacturing equipment.
Experience in equipment installation, commissioning, qualification and production support.
Strong troubleshooting ability across electrical, electronic, mechanical and automation systems.
Working knowledge of PLCs, sensors, servo systems, motion controls and industrial communication.
Experience improving OEE, MTBF, MTTR, uptime, throughput or equipment reliability.
Ability to interpret electrical schematics, pneumatic diagrams, mechanical drawings and equipment manuals.
Willingness to support production escalations and 24 7 manufacturing operations.
Technical Skills Semiconductor Test Equipment
Automated Test Equipment
Semiconductor test handlers
Final-test equipment
Burn-in or reliability-test equipment
Device contactors and test sockets
Load boards and interface hardware
Temperature-control systems
Pick-and-place and material-handling systems
Tray, tube and reel-based device handling
Vision alignment and inspection systems
Equipment Engineering
Equipment installation and commissioning
Factory and Site Acceptance Testing
Equipment qualification
Calibration and production release
Preventive and predictive maintenance
Condition monitoring
Fault isolation and troubleshooting
Equipment modification and retrofit
Spare-parts management
Equipment lifecycle management
Automation and Controls
PLC programming and diagnostics
HMI and SCADA systems
Servo and motion controls
Sensors and actuators
Pneumatic systems
Industrial robotics
Machine vision
Industrial communication protocols
Equipment data acquisition
Automated material handling
Factory Integration
SECS/GEM
MES integration
Equipment communication interfaces
Recipe management
Alarm and event monitoring
Production-data collection
Traceability and product genealogy
Equipment dashboards
Remote equipment monitoring
Reliability and Problem-Solving
Overall Equipment Effectiveness
Mean Time Between Failures
Mean Time to Repair
Root-cause analysis
8D problem-solving
Equipment FMEA
Fault Tree Analysis
Pareto analysis
Total Productive Maintenance
Continuous improvement
Preferred Equipment Exposure
Experience with one or more of the following will be valuable:
Advantest test systems
Teradyne test systems
Cohu test handlers
Chroma test systems
Multitest/Xcerra handlers
Hontech or equivalent memory-test handlers
Delta Design or equivalent thermal handlers
Burn-in boards and burn-in systems
Automated optical or vision-inspection equipment
Equivalent semiconductor test platforms will also be considered.

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