Test Engineer

Texas Instruments•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

This role develops and optimizes semiconductor test solutions for advanced battery-charging products, including highly integrated power-management devices, high-current charging solutions, and chargers with integrated power FETs. The Test Engineer works with design, validation, product, and manufacturing teams to create robust, cost-effective Automated Test Equipment (ATE) solutions that ensure product quality, reliability, and performance. The work supports new products from initial silicon evaluation through high-volume manufacturing and contributes to time-to-market, product reliability, and consistent performance across applications.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
At least 3 years of relevant experience with integrated power-management devices.
ATE experience with Teradyne Eagle or equivalent analog ATE.
Strong technical knowledge of electronic devices, circuits, and analog test techniques.
Data-analysis skills using Spotfire, dataPower, or an equivalent tool based on STDF.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively across functions.
Strong time-management skills to enable on-time project delivery.
Ability to build strong, influential relationships.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
Ability to take initiative and drive for results.

Nice To Haves

ATE experience with Teradyne Eagle or equivalent analog ATE (iFlex, LTX, VLCT); Eagle experience is preferred and is a differentiator.
Characterization test-program and hardware development experience.
Production test-program and hardware development experience.
Experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, sourcemeters, and loads.
Experience with product engineering activities such as yield improvement and test-time reduction.
Strong understanding of the IC product-development process, from concept through volume production.
Mixed-signal test techniques and experience developing mixed-signal tests on TI roadmap testers.
Experience with test-program and hardware offload to TI offshore manufacturing sites.
Proficiency in programming or scripting with C++, Python, or C#.
LabVIEW or TestStand experience.
Experience with revision-control tools such as Subversion or Git.

Responsibilities

Work with the design team to understand design specifications.
Generate test plans and create test and characterization programs.
Design ATE hardware interface boards.
Debug and characterize silicon on ATE and correlate results with bench data.
Analyze silicon results and support failure-analysis tasks.
Perform statistical analysis of yield fallout, debug and resolve yield issues, and optimize test time.
Work with the production team to release products to volume production.
Define and implement test strategies for new battery-charging products.
Develop ATE test hardware and software.
Conduct silicon qualification and characterization, including qualification hardware development.
Perform comprehensive device debugging, design validation, and failure analysis.
Drive robust, cost-effective test solutions while maintaining accountability for product quality.