Test programme and product engineers are responsible for converting device specifications and characterisation data into executable test flows on automated test equipment. This includes writing and debugging test code, defining test limits, building datalogs, and working closely with design and product engineering teams to understand failure mechanisms before they reach volume production.
On the floor, this role is judged on measurable outcomes: test time, yield, correlation to bench or wafer sort data, and the stability of a test programme across lots and test insertions. Engineers in this role need working fluency in statistical process control, Pareto-based debug, and the discipline to document changes so that programmes remain auditable as they move between development and production sites.
Because test programmes directly affect cost per unit and shipment schedules, this is a role where experience and judgement matter more than theoretical knowledge alone. Nirji Semicon treats it as a core workforce category for Manufacture engagements, where the certification standard is built jointly with the hiring company's own test engineering leadership.
