Lead Test Engineer

Job Title

Lead Test Engineer

Role Summary

Lead test development for highly integrated multi-rail power management devices, driving characterization, qualification, and production test release. The role partners with design, product engineering, and production teams to define test strategy and deliver robust, cost-effective ATE solutions.

Experience Level

Senior-level role. The posting requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include test development, silicon characterization, and production release activities:

• Translate design specifications into comprehensive test plans and test programs for characterization and production.
• Develop and debug ATE test programs and design ATE hardware interface boards.
• Characterize silicon on ATE and correlate results with bench measurements; support failure analysis.
• Perform statistical analysis of yield fallout; identify and fix yield issues and optimize test time.
• Define and implement test strategies for new DC-DC converter products.
• Develop qual hardware and support silicon qualification and characterization activities.
• Work with production teams to release products to volume production and support offshore test offload.
• Ensure test solutions are robust, cost-effective, and maintain product quality.

Requirements

Must-have and preferred qualifications derived from the posting.

Must-have:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant test engineering experience.
• Experience with analog ATE (Teradyne Eagle preferred) or equivalent (iFlex, LTX, VLCT).
• Experience developing characterization and production test programs and test hardware.
• Strong technical knowledge of electronic devices, mixed-signal circuits, and analog test techniques.
• Data analysis experience using STDF-based tools (Spotfire, dataPower, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with lab equipment: oscilloscopes, power supplies, sourcemeters, electronic loads, etc.
• Experience in yield improvement, test time reduction, and the IC product development process from concept to volume production.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with mixed-signal tests on company roadmap testers and test program/hardware offload to offshore manufacturing sites.
• Programming/scripting proficiency (C++, Python, C#); LabVIEW and TestStand experience.
• Revision control experience (Subversion, Git).
• Strong analytical, communication, teamwork, and time-management skills.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required (posting specifies Bachelor's level).

About the Company

Company: Texas Instruments

Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, USA

Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips for various markets including industrial, automotive, and personal electronics. The company's innovations aim to make electronics more affordable and reliable, fostering advancements in technology through each generation of semiconductors.