ThunderSoft Hiring! Full Time Senior SLT Test Engineer – Penang, Malaysia in Pulau Pinang - Ricebowl

Location: Penang, Malaysia

Work Location: On-site at AMD Penang

Employment: Permanent

Headcount: 1

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior SLT Test Engineer to join a high-impact semiconductor engineering team supporting next-generation products.

This role focuses on System-Level Test (SLT), silicon bring-up, system validation, failure analysis, and root-cause debug from NPI through production. You will work across hardware, firmware, BIOS, diagnostics, and manufacturing teams to solve complex system-level issues and improve test coverage, quality, and production readiness.

We are also looking for engineers who can bring automation, data analytics, and AI-assisted approaches into traditional test and debug workflows to improve engineering efficiency and accelerate problem solving.

What You’ll Do

• Develop, validate, and optimize System-Level Test (SLT) programs for next-generation semiconductor products.

• Drive silicon bring-up, characterization, failure analysis, root-cause debug, and yield improvement from NPI through production.

• Develop and optimize test flows, test content, diagnostics, and debug infrastructure.

• Build automation solutions and scalable test frameworks using Python, Java, Shell, or similar programming languages.

• Analyze test data and failure patterns to identify issues and improve product quality, coverage, and manufacturing efficiency.

• Work closely with Firmware, BIOS, Diagnostics, Silicon Design, Product Engineering, and Manufacturing teams to resolve complex system-level issues.

• Support system and platform bring-up, hardware/firmware debug, and manufacturing readiness.

• Explore and apply LLMs, AI Agents, and AI-assisted engineering workflows to improve debugging, automation, and engineering productivity.

• Drive continuous improvement in SLT methodologies, diagnostics, automation, and data-driven engineering practices.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and contribute to engineering best practices.

What We’re Looking For

• Hands-on experience in System-Level Test (SLT), Product Engineering, Test Engineering, Silicon Validation, Manufacturing Test, or Platform Validation.

• Strong experience in silicon bring-up, characterization, failure analysis, and root-cause debugging.

• Strong programming/scripting skills in Python, Java, Shell, or similar languages.

• Solid Unix/Linux experience.

• Experience developing or optimizing test flows, test content, automation frameworks, or debug infrastructure.

• Strong understanding of server platforms, PC architectures, or complex system-level hardware.

• Experience debugging issues across hardware, firmware, BIOS, OS, and diagnostics layers.

• Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams in a semiconductor or NPI environment.

• Hands-on exposure to LLMs, AI Agents, machine learning, data analytics, or AI-driven automation is highly desirable.

• Strong analytical, communication, ownership, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience providing technical leadership or mentoring other engineers is a plus.

Education & Experience

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.

• Previous experience in semiconductor Product Engineering, Test Engineering, SLT, Silicon Validation, or a closely related field.

• Senior-level experience with the ability to independently drive complex technical issues and influence engineering solutions.

Why This Role

• Work on next-generation semiconductor products in a System-Level Test environment.

• Solve complex silicon, hardware, firmware, and system-level problems.

• Combine traditional semiconductor test engineering with automation, data analytics, and AI-assisted engineering.

• Work with global cross-functional engineering teams and contribute to NPI through production.

• Opportunity to take technical ownership and mentor other engineers.