Software Applications Engineer - Chroma ATE, Inc.

Summary

Chroma ATE Inc. is a world-leading supplier of precision test and measurement instrumentation, automated test systems, and turnkey test & automation solutions for the semiconductor, EV, battery, and power electronics industries. Our Cobra product line delivers extreme thermal solutions for IC package testing — enabling liquid-free, wide-range temperature control (down to -70°C) for semiconductor OEMs across mobile, automotive, AI, and high-performance computing markets.

We're looking for a Software Applications Engineer to support the development, deployment, and customization of software driving our automated test equipment (ATE) and test/automation systems for semiconductor customers. In this role, you'll work closely with customers and internal engineering teams to configure test programs, troubleshoot software-hardware integration issues, and develop tools that streamline test execution and data analysis. The ideal candidate combines strong programming skills (Python, C#, LabVIEW, or similar) with a working knowledge of semiconductor test methodologies, instrumentation control, and automated handler/prober integration. This is a customer-facing technical role, requiring the ability to translate application requirements into robust software solutions while providing hands-on support during system bring-up, qualification, and field deployment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Test and optimize automated equipment in field of semiconductor.
• Develop and Support Automated Test Software for use by Engineering, Production, and Support
• Develop and Support Software to Control Chroma’s Thermal, Mechanical, and Automation Products
• Communicate and discuss with customer with testing application upon automated equipment.
• Utilize AI Tools such as Claude or Codex to develop Python, C++, C#, HTML Code
• Conduct and Participate in Design Reviews
• Log issues to Jira, and work in a team environment to knock down issues in a timely manner to support product release schedules
• Determine materials, equipment, and installation sequences necessary to maximize installation efficiency.
• Determine diagram layouts, orientation, locations, facility requirements, and building features for equipment installation.
• Activate equipment and verify system functionality to conform to performance expectations.
• Perform calibration, installation, configuration, and recipe tuning of automated equipment.
• Compose application SW, editing scripts to support customer needs on testing.
• Debugging of Systems and Software
• Identify equipment design/assembly issues and feedback to technical or production teams.
• Provide education training of system operation, maintenance, and calibration.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Maintain preventive maintenance schedule and keep service records.