Sr Principal Test Engineer jobs in United States
cer-icon
Apply on Employer Site
company-logo

Rambus · 2 weeks ago

Sr Principal Test Engineer

positionSan Jose, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$163K/yr - $244K/yr
date10+ years exp

Rambus is a global company that makes industry-leading memory interface chips and Silicon IP to advance data center connectivity. The Sr. Principal Test Engineer will lead the development of test strategies, design advanced test equipment, and manage the product lifecycle to ensure product reliability and efficiency.

ArchitectureLightingSemiconductor
check
H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Driving Innovation in Test Engineering . You will lead the development of comprehensive test strategies by collaborating closely with design teams to ensure robust test coverage and product reliability. Communicate effectively across cross-functional teams, customers, and suppliers to align on quality and performance goals
ATE Hardware Design for NPI Success. You will design advanced Automated Test Equipment (ATE) hardware—including load boards, probe cards, and interfaces—to support New Product Introduction (NPI) and accelerate time-to-market
End-to-End Product Lifecycle Ownership. You will manage the full product lifecycle from initial design and prototyping through high-volume manufacturing and sustaining/RMA support, ensuring seamless transitions and long-term product success
Yield & Efficiency Optimization. You will continuously improve test yield, reduce test time, and scale multi-site testing to enhance throughput and cost-efficiency in production environments

Qualification

Advantest V93kTest coverageDFT (Scan/ATPG/JTAG/BIST)SmartestRedhatGIT/SVNElectrical EngineeringHigh-speed Digital productsProblem solvingCollaborationOpen communication

Required

B.S./M.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience & 10+ years of experience
Experience and in-depth knowledge of Advantest V93k required
Experience with Test coverage and DFT (Scan/ATPG/JTAG/BIST)
Experience working with Local and offshore OSAT's
Experience on Smartest, Redhat and GIT/SVN
Ability to independently learn and problem solve
Comfort with collaboration, open communication and reaching across functional borders

Preferred

Experience on DDR and High-speed Digital products

Benefits

Competitive compensation package
Base salary
Bonus
Equity
Matching 401(k)
Employee stock purchase plan
Comprehensive medical and dental benefits
Time-off program
Gym membership

Company

Rambus

twittertwittertwitter
Glassdoor3.9
company-logo
Rambus designs, develops and licenses chip interface technologies and architectures that are used in digital electronics products.
dateFounded in 1990
location
Los Altos, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://www.rambus.com/us

H1B Sponsorship

Rambus has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (25)
2024 (16)
2023 (7)
2022 (8)
2021 (3)
2020 (11)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$288.57M
2023-07-20Acquired
2011-06-07Post Ipo Equity· $88.57M
2010-02-02Post Ipo Equity· $200M

Leadership Team

leader-logo
Luc Seraphin
CEO
linkedin
leader-logo
Sean Fan
Chief Operating Officer
linkedin

Recent News

Business Wire
Rambus to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
2025-11-05
EE Times
Securing the Road Ahead in the Transition to AVs
2025-11-01
Yahoo Finance
Rambus (RMBS) Ends 3-Day Run on Dismal Earnings
2025-10-30
Company data provided by crunchbase