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Chip Test Engineer

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Chip test engineers design test plans, perform functional, performance, and reliability tests on chips, analyze defects, and drive product quality improvements.

Daily work

  • 01Design and write test cases and test scripts
  • 02Set up test environments and execute test tasks
  • 03Analyze test data to locate chip faults
  • 04Communicate defects with design team and track fixes
  • 05Write test reports documenting results
  • 06Maintain and calibrate test equipment and instruments

Ability requirements

Hard skills

  • Semiconductor test principles and ATE platform operation (e.g., Teradyne, Advantest)
  • Programming skills (Python, C/C++)
  • Fundamentals of digital and analog circuits
  • Signal integrity analysis and debugging
  • Reliability test methods (e.g., HTOL, ESD)
  • Statistical process control and data analysis tools

Soft skills

  • Problem analysis and solving skills
  • Detail-oriented and patient
  • Cross-team communication and collaboration
  • Stress tolerance and adaptability to overtime
  • Continuous learning of new technologies

Best suited for

Suitable for engineering talents with strong logic, attention to detail, passion for technology, and ability to handle pressure.

Less suited for

Not suitable for those who are careless, impatient, dislike repetitive work, or are not good at team communication.

Salary (monthly)

25KMedian
Bottom 15KTop 40K

Pre-tax estimate, tier-1 cities with social insurance · reference only

Profile

Higher is better
Growth5
Stability4
AI Resistance4
Autonomy / Remote-friendly3
Transferability3
Lower is better
Entry Difficulty4
Major Relevance4
Work Intensity4
Competition4
Education Threshold3

MBTI Fit

ISTJINTJINTPESTJENFPESFP
Mid-high payHigh growthHigh intensityStableAI-resistantMajor preferred

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Disclaimer: Salary figures on this page are estimated pre-tax monthly pay for positions with social-insurance contributions in China's tier-1 cities; other cities are converted using regional coefficients. Dimension scores and MBTI fit are editorial estimates, provided for reference only, and do not constitute any promise or advice.