Senior Staff Test Engineer
Renesas Electronics•San Jose, CA
•$133,000 - $166,500•Onsite
About The Position
As a Senior Staff Test Engineer, you will serve as a principal technical authority and visionary within the test development organization. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will define long-term ATE roadmaps, architect scalable hardware and software testing platforms, and lead cross-functional collaborations across Product, Quality, Design, and Validation Engineering. You will drive test strategy from initial product definition through global production release, ensuring high-performance AI power solutions meet quality and reliability standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 10+ years of progressive semiconductor experience, or a Master’s/Ph.D. with 8+ years.
- Proven track record operating at Staff or Senior Staff level.
- 10+ years of experience architecting and developing automated test solutions on high-end ATE platforms.
- Deep expertise with platforms such as Advantest V93K, COHU Diamondx, SPEA DOT800, or ETS364.
- 8+ years of hands-on ATE test development for complex analog, digital, high-power, and mixed-signal ICs.
- Expert proficiency in programming languages such as C++ and Python.
- Experience architecting production-grade reusable code templates, test APIs, and automation libraries.
- Experience validating, debugging, and collecting characterization data on IC chips or power circuits using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and source measure units.
- Proficiency in high-performance ATE loadboard/probe card PCB layout design, including parasitic reduction, signal integrity, and high-current power delivery.
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional roadmaps and work effectively with external technical teams.
- Ability to travel 0–10% to support global manufacturing and vendor sites.
Nice To Haves
- Direct experience with high-performance digital power or multi-die modules.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute technical strategy for next-generation ATE test solutions supporting NPI, quality, and capability initiatives.
- Design, implement, and govern standardized software frameworks and advanced hardware architectures for the global test organization.
- Lead quality planning, hardware/software architectural reviews, and design-for-test guidelines for complex multi-die and power module products.
- Lead product qualification, characterization, and cross-platform correlation strategies for power delivery technologies.
- Partner with Product Engineering, Design, and Operations leadership to coordinate production ramps and global manufacturing releases.
- Provide technical oversight for production yield optimization, cost reduction, and customer return resolution.
- Mentor Staff, Senior, and Junior engineers and promote technical excellence, continuous learning, and rigorous engineering practices.
- Manage third-party relationships, foundry partnerships, and OSAT technical teams to align with roadmaps and delivery milestones.
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Health savings account with applicable medical plan
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Pet insurance
- Company-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Long-term disability benefits
- Short-term medical benefits
- Paid sick time
- Paid holidays
- Accrued paid vacation
- Bonus opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
