Test Engineer - Power Interface

Job Title

Test Engineer - Power Interface

Role Summary

The Test Engineer will develop ATE test programs, test hardware and characterization procedures for mixed-signal power-management devices. The role supports silicon qualification, failure analysis, yield improvement and releasing products to volume production on a product development/test team based in Dallas, TX.

Experience Level

Mid-level — requires approximately 3+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include designing and implementing test strategies for new DC-DC and power interface products, debugging silicon on ATE and bench, and supporting production release.

• Work with design team to translate specifications into test plans.
• Create ATE test and characterization programs and design ATE hardware interface boards.
• Debug and correlate silicon results between ATE and bench measurements; support failure analysis.
• Perform statistical analysis of yield fallout, identify root causes and implement fixes; optimize test time.
• Define and implement test strategy for new products and drive robust, cost-effective test solutions.
• Develop qualification and production test hardware and software for silicon characterization and volume manufacturing.
• Collaborate with production/offshore manufacturing teams to offload test programs and release products to volume production.

Requirements

Summary of essential and preferred technical qualifications.

Must-have:

• Approximately 3+ years of relevant test, characterization, or product engineering experience.
• Experience debugging electronic devices and circuits and performing device-level test/characterization.
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, sourcemeters, electronic loads).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to work cross-functionally and meet project timelines.

Nice-to-have / Preferred:

• ATE experience (Teradyne Eagle Ultraflex, J750, ETS800) and production-test program/hardware development.
• Mixed-signal test techniques and experience developing tests on TI roadmap testers.
• Data analysis with Spotfire, dataPower or other STDF-based tools.
• Programming/scripting in Python, C++, C#; LabVIEW and TestStand experience.
• Experience with version control (Subversion, Git) and test hardware offload to offshore manufacturing sites.
• Experience with yield improvement and test-time reduction activities.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related technical field is specified. (The posting lists a bachelor's degree as the degree 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.