Board Validation and Test Engineer

What you'll be doing:

• Drive PCBA testability (DFT) from schematic and functional reviews for high-volume manufacturing. Work with electrical design team to assess test point and boundary scan coverage, and other DFT techniques into board designs to enhance test coverage and fault detection.
• Develop test platforms for initial board bring up and low volume prototype and engineering validation builds. Write test methods and extract metrics using python programming for these test platforms.
• Assess contract manufacturing capabilities and define the requirements for in-circuit test (ICT) and functional test (FCT) for high volume manufacturing.
• Drive board yield fallout investigations by isolating intermittent, marginal, and low-yield failures using systematic debug methods including debug of power integrity, clocks, resets, boot sequences, and mixed-signal paths.
• Correlate ICT/FCT failures with schematic intent, layout, and silicon performance.
• Use advanced instrumentation (scopes, logic analyzers, current probes, thermal tools) to capture elusive failures.
• Create debug playbooks, DFT guidelines, and failure isolation documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure on time delivery with optimum test coverage at lowest cost.
• Document test strategies, procedures, and results for internal reference and compliance purposes.
• Provide end-to-end support through entire product life cycle from NPI (New Product Introduction) to high volume manufacturing.

What you'll have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in board bring up and validation
• DFT experience and strong practical knowledge for ICT and FCT
• Expert ability to read and critique schematics and PCB layouts
• Deep understanding of analog, digital, power, and mixed-signal systems and boundary scan (JTAG)
• Proven track record of improving yield through DFT and failure analysis learnings
• Hands-on experience in Python programming for test automation
• Experience with data analysis using tools such as JMP and dashboards
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues
• Strong communication and teamwork skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Experience working with CMs worldwide
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills and capable of making clear conclusions and recommendations

What's in it for you:

• Be part of an early start-up that's backed by industry-leading venture capitalists
• Very competitive compensation and meaningful equity!
• Exceptional benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and more!
• 401k matching
• Unlimited PTO: We care about results, not punching timecards
• Paid lunches, ping pong tournaments, and fun team off-sites!