Staff / Sr Staff Test Engineer

Job Title

Staff / Sr Staff Test Engineer

Role Summary

Responsible for test strategy, development and qualification of Power/Analog devices from characterization through volume production. Work within a cross-functional team to create test plans, develop ATE programs and hardware, analyze silicon results, and release products to manufacturing.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 10+ years of relevant test engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Key duties include planning and executing device test and qualification, debugging silicon, and supporting production release.

• Define test strategy and generate test plans for new power/analog products.
• Develop and debug ATE test and characterization programs; design ATE hardware interface boards.
• Debug silicon on ATE, correlate results with bench data, and support failure analysis.
• Perform silicon qualification and characterization; develop qualification hardware.
• Analyze yield fallout, drive yield improvement and test-time optimization.
• Collaborate with production teams and OSATs to transition products to volume production.
• Provide device debugging, design validation, and comprehensive failure analysis support.
• Deliver robust, cost-effective test solutions and ensure product quality.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred skills follow.

• Must-have: 10+ years developing hardware and software for wafer sort and final test for PMIC, temperature sensors and I3C products; test lead experience preferred.
• Must-have: Hands-on experience with analog ATE (mFLEX, Advantest 93K, SPEA, Cohu DiamondX, Teradyne Eagle or equivalents); Cohu experience preferred.
• Must-have: Experience with I2C, I3C, SPI protocols and trim implementations for power ICs.
• Must-have: Characterization and production test program and hardware development experience.
• Must-have: Strong knowledge of electronic devices, analog circuits and test techniques; experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, sourcemeters, power supplies, electronic loads).
• Must-have: Data analysis using STDF-based tools (Spotfire, dataPower or equivalent); experience in yield improvement and test time reduction.
• Nice-to-have: Experience offloading test programs/hardware to OSATs; programming/scripting (C++, Python, C#); LabVIEW and TestStand; revision control (Subversion, Git).
• Nice-to-have: Strong analytical, communication, teamwork and time-management skills.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Renesas

Headquarters: Hitachinaka, Japan

Renesas is a global leader in embedded semiconductor solutions, providing high-quality products across automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT sectors. With over 22,000 employees in more than 30 countries, the company focuses on scalable solutions that enhance user experience and drive innovation while committed to sustainability and energy efficiency.