Senior Semiconductors Test Engineer - (ONSITE in Switzerland)

About Us

Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in engineering and leadership, we help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs.

About the Role

We are partnering with a leading semiconductor manufacturer specializing in ultra-low power, low-voltage integrated circuits used across automotive, consumer, industrial, and wireless applications.

As a Senior Product / Test Engineer, you will play a critical role at the intersection of production, quality, and test engineering, ensuring robust, scalable, and cost-effective test solutions for high-volume IC products. This role is hands-on, highly collaborative, and embedded deeply in production and validation workflows.

Location: On-site

Office Location: Marin-Epagnier, Switzerland

Contract: Permanent

Language: C1 French, B2 English

Interview Process: Intro Call + Client Technical & Management Rounds

Responsibilities

• Support production by analyzing and resolving product-related non-conformance events, in collaboration with quality and development teams
• Ensure robustness of test solutions against production, quality, and reliability requirements
• Analyze test data (yield, escape rate, coverage) and drive corrective and preventive actions
• Contribute to cost-of-test reduction and test flow optimization initiatives
• Collaborate with offshore teams and OSAT partners for technical support, solution transfer, and capability building
• Define, maintain, and continuously improve test standards, development guidelines, and validation tools
• Train and mentor junior engineers and internal stakeholders on best practices in test and product engineering
• Support internal tool development, including automation, dashboards, and validation scripts
• Participate in technical reviews, quality audits, and root-cause / non-conformance analysis

• 5+ years of experience in Product Engineering or Test Engineering within the semiconductor industry
• Hands-on experience developing test programs on ATE platforms (Advantest, Teradyne, or equivalent)
• Strong scripting skills for automation and data analysis (Python, C++, JMP)
• Solid understanding of validation methodologies (MSA / GR&R, fault coverage, escape analysis)
• Ability to diagnose hardware-level issues using lab equipment (oscilloscope, multimeter)
• Experience collaborating closely with design and development teams
• Familiarity with automotive quality standards (AEC-Q100, PPAP, 8D)
• Proven experience working in multicultural, distributed environments, including offshore teams and OSATs
• Ability to manage multiple parallel initiatives with autonomy and strong ownership
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly document technical work

• Competitive gross annual salary paid over 13 months
• Permanent employment contract with long-term stability
• Work on high-reliability semiconductor products used in automotive, industrial, and consumer applications
• On-site role with direct access to production, test labs, and engineering teams
• Exposure to high-volume manufacturing environments and complex test ecosystems
• Collaboration with international and multicultural engineering teams
• Opportunity to contribute to cost optimization and process improvement initiatives
• Structured technical environment with clear standards, validation processes, and quality frameworks
• Career progression opportunities within a global engineering organization
• Work within a company that combines industrial scale with strong engineering culture