# Junior Electronic Hardware Test Engineer (Characterization Engineer)

Reference: NES028813-SV-1 A leading semiconductor technology company based in Paarl, Western Cape, is seeking a Junior Electronic Hardware Test Engineer (Characterization Engineer) to join its specialist IC development team. This exciting opportunity offers exposure to cutting-edge semiconductor technologies and provides a strong platform for an aspiring engineer to develop expertise in integrated circuit testing, characterisation, and product validation within a world-class engineering environment. Duties & Responsibilities This role is ideally suited to a detail-oriented and technically curious engineer who is passionate about electronics, testing methodologies, and data-driven problem solving. The successful candidate will support the development and qualification of advanced integrated circuits by performing electrical characterisation, analysing test data, and validating device performance against design specifications. Working closely with design, product, and test engineering teams, you will be involved in developing and executing test procedures, operating sophisticated laboratory and automated test equipment, and investigating device behaviour across a range of operating

- **Id**: 4342192
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/network-recruitment-junior-electronic-hardware-test-engineer-characterization-engineer-2>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T09:37:05Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T09:37:05Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 9
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3840
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4496313
- **Name**: Network Recruitment
- **Domain**: networkrecruitmentinternational.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/network-recruitment>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 9
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 22
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Verilog** — Optional: no
- **VHDL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 9

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-15T18:58:15Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 41
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.457
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 9
- **Expected fill days**: 22
- **Reasons**: seen:9, agency, win:mid, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T20:48:54Z

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