Test Engineering Lead

Job Title

Test Engineering Lead

Role Summary

Lead planning, development, and implementation of procedures for testing and evaluating standard and special semiconductor devices. Drive test strategy and execution for programs, align test activities with cross-functional teams, and recommend test equipment and process changes.

Manage and develop a team of product/test engineers to deliver optimized production test solutions, yield improvements, and test-cost reductions.

Experience Level

Senior — 8-15 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Define and drive test strategies to meet product performance, quality, and cost targets.
• Optimize production test programs, reduce test time, and improve yield.
• Develop methods for design-for-test (DFT), design verification, failure analysis, and qualification.
• Translate defect-driven test suites into production test solutions that validate specification performance.
• Create tester-agnostic, design-centric test methods and recommend/purchase test equipment.
• Analyze test data to identify and resolve issues; present findings to internal teams.
• Lead and coordinate test engineering activities across cross-functional teams for the program.
• Coach, train, and develop test/product engineering personnel.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience (concise):

• 8-15 years of relevant test engineering experience, including leadership on multiple concurrent projects covering silicon verification, characterization, qualification, capacity, and cost-reduction activities.
• Proven technical accomplishments and experience planning and executing test and verification programs.
• Broad familiarity with test platforms and test technologies.
• Advanced experience with Advantest and Teradyne/Eagle ATE.
• Experience with probe Burn-In stress applications and related testing methods.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills; ability to analyze test data and drive solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and deliver on schedule.

Nice-to-have:

• Architectural-level familiarity with digital designs (Verilog, VHDL).
• Track record of innovations that reduced or eliminated Burn-In testing.
• Experience working with demanding customers on quality and reliability.
• Strong written and verbal communication, time management, and collaboration skills.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required.

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.