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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Manufacturing Software
$225K–$265K
Palo Alto · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 23, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years in manufacturing test systems, ATE, or production software.
- Education
- BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Leads the design and operation of manufacturing test-station software and firmware processes, enabling reliable vehicle testing, provisioning, and production across global manufacturing sites.
What you'll do
- Build and own test-station software, including operator interfaces, test orchestration, instrument control, and data logging.
- Define factory test and firmware interfaces; establish secure provisioning, certification, update, and recovery workflows.
- Lead a small engineering team and work with contract manufacturers to deploy stations, qualify production lines, and improve yield using test data.
What they ask for
- 6+ years in manufacturing test systems, ATE, or production software, with test stations built and shipped for volume production.
- Fluency in Python or an equivalent scripting language for test automation, instrument control, and data processing.
- Experience across the factory test lifecycle, including DFT analysis, ICT/FCT development, EOL sequence design, fixture collaboration, and sustaining.
- Direct on-site contract-manufacturer experience and willingness to travel to Taiwan.
Nice to have
- Mandarin or Taiwanese communication skills.
Pay
$225,000 - $265,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Python
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