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Board Manufacturing Test Engineer

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Irvine, CAFull-time$91–146K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$91–146K/yr
Location
Irvine, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Test Engineer supports product development and functional testing of board products in a high-volume outsourced manufacturing model. The role develops functional test programs, manages final functional testing at contract manufacturer sites, and owns test coverage, flow, and limits through production and end-of-life. It also supports new product introduction, yield improvement, failure analysis, engineering changes, and coordination across product, firmware, hardware, manufacturing, and design teams.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Test EngineeringTest Hardware DesignTest Program DevelopmentCLI ToolsPython ScriptingFinal Test ProcessesHigh-Volume ManufacturingAnalytical Problem-SolvingCross-Functional CommunicationLinux Test PlatformsPCIeHigh-Speed Digital/Analog IOYield AnalysisTest Data MiningNPIProduct QualificationMass Production Release

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Sciences or Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Related Discipline5+ Years Test Engineering Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

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Job Description:

The Test Engineer is considered a testing expert and should be familiar with processes and systems supporting Product Development and Functional testing of products in a high-volume outsourced model.

The Test Engineer should have a solid foundation in PCIe Protocol and Products, Testing Strategy, influencing and impacting Broadcom’s business needs.

The Test Engineer will be responsible for day-to-day development of functional test programs, and be comfortable working with, and collaborating, with World-Wide based Product, Firmware and Hardware Development teams.

Key Areas of Responsibility

  • Drive manufacturing excellence and ensure the highest quality standards across our products

  • Become a Broadcom Test and manufacturing expert

  • Responsible for New Product Development for product, process and quality concerns regarding Testing of Board products

  • Manage Final Functional test activities at CM sites

  • Own product test coverage, test flow, and test limits from handoff after test development through mass production to End-of-Life

  • Coordinate between design/R&D, product engineering, manufacturing, and CM teams to support NPI

  • Support New Product Introduction (NPI), including test development, correlation, validation, and production ramp-up

  • Monitor NPI test yield, DPPM, and quality metrics; drive yield improvement and cost reduction initiatives in NPI prior to Production handoff

  • Lead failure analysis and root cause investigation for test escapes, yield loss, and customer returns

  • Support engineering change orders (ECO), test revisions, and product transfers

  • Ensure test hardware and processes meet reliability, cost, quality, and schedule target requirements

  • Requirements / Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences or Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or related discipline

  • Experience in test/product engineering or manufacturing test

  • Solid knowledge of test hardware design

  • Solid knowledge of Test program development utilizing CLI tools and inclusive of creating add-in python scripts

  • Strong understanding of final test processes

  • Experience working with CMs and high-volume manufacturing environments

  • Good analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills

  • Preferred Skills

  • Experience with Linux based test platforms

  • Knowledge of PCIe, and high-speed digital/analog IO

  • Experience in yield analysis, test data mining

  • Familiarity with NPI, product qualification, and mass production release

  • Participate in cost reduction initiatives supporting annual operating plan

Essential Qualifications

  • Minimum 5+ years experience in a Test Engineering function

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is USD 91,100.00 To USD 146,000.00

As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth. All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.

Welcome! Thank you for your interest in Broadcom!

We are a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions.

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,097 open Test Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$91–146K/yr
  • California median$125–180K/yr667 salary ranges
  • US median$104–162K/yr2,068 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $119K, is 23% below the California median midpoint ($154K) — in the lowest quarter of Test Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 829 open Test Engineer jobs in California and 3,097 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Test Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,603 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,691 of the 3,097 open Test Engineer jobs (55%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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