Test Engineer - HVDC

Job Title

Test Engineer - HVDC

Role Summary

Work on test and characterization development for highly integrated multi-rail power-management integrated circuits, with a focus on ATE program and hardware development, silicon qualification, yield improvement, and release to volume production. The role sits on the test/validation team supporting DC-DC converter products and cross-functional collaboration with design and production groups.

Experience Level

Mid-level - requires 3+ years of relevant test or characterization engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include developing and executing test strategies from characterization through production and supporting failure analysis and yield improvement.

• Collaborate with design engineers to derive test requirements and test plans.
• Create characterization and production test programs and design ATE hardware interface boards.
• Debug silicon on ATE and correlate results with bench measurements.
• Perform device qualification and characterization, including qual hardware development.
• Analyze silicon results and support failure analysis tasks.
• Perform statistical analysis of yield fallout; debug and address yield issues and optimize test time.
• Define and implement test strategies for new DC-DC converter products.
• Deliver robust, cost-effective ATE hardware and software solutions and drive product quality.
• Work with production teams to release products to volume manufacturing.

Requirements

Key required skills and experience, followed by preferred qualifications.

• Must-have: 3+ years of relevant experience in ATE/test or characterization engineering.
• Must-have: ATE experience on Teradyne Eagle or equivalent analog ATE (iFlex, LTX, VLCT); Eagle experience preferred.
• Must-have: Experience developing characterization and production test programs and associated hardware.
• Must-have: Strong knowledge of electronic devices, circuits, and analog test techniques.
• Must-have: Data analysis experience using Spotfire, dataPower or equivalent STDF-based tools.
• Must-have: Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, sourcemeters, electronic loads, etc.).
• Must-have: Experience with product engineering activities such as yield improvement and test-time reduction; understanding of IC product development from concept to volume production.
• Nice-to-have: Mixed-signal test techniques, experience porting tests to offshore manufacturing sites, and familiarity with TI roadmap testers.
• Nice-to-have: Programming/scripting in C++, Python, C#; LabVIEW and TestStand; revision control tools (Subversion, Git); strong communication and project management skills.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (required per posting).

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.