Staff Test Engineer
Renesas · Posted Oct 8
Semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries
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About the role
Renesas is a global semiconductor company providing hardware and software solutions for advanced automotive, industrial, infrastructure, data-centre and smart-home applications. The Embedded Processing organization is seeking a Staff Test Engineer to define and deliver robust, cost-effective production test solutions for new semiconductor products from concept through mass production and sustaining support. This lead role owns test strategy, ATE test development, test hardware, validation, qualification, production release, test-cost optimization and industrial activities.
What you will do
- Define the production test strategy and manufacturing test flow for assigned products including tester selection
- Own the test planning
- Provide testability input to DFT, DFM and design reviews before tapeout
- Define detailed test plan covering ATE implementation
- Lead test hardware requirements and development, including loadboards, probe cards, sockets, interface hardware and related fixtures.
- Develop and review ATE test programs, test methods, production patterns and supporting software.
- Lead first-silicon ATE bring-up, test program debug and sample generation.
- Execute ATE characterization across process, voltage and temperature conditions in alignment with the product characterization plan.
- Support qualification and customer sample generation by developing dedicated test programs
- Identify test coverage gaps and potential escapes, then implement containment and permanent corrective actions
- Release qualified test software and hardware into production and support OSAT manufacturing start-up.
- Review and sign off test deliverables
- Drive production ramp readiness reviews and close test-related release risks.
- Reduce test time through method optimization, improved sequencing, multisite efficiency and instrumentation utilization.
- Support customer-return and RMA investigations by reproducing failures and assessing production test coverage.
- Provide technical direction, sign off reviews
- Lead technical decisions and risk resolution across Design, Product Engineering, Operations, suppliers and OSAT teams including DFX topics
- Fully independent and recognized as subject-matter-expert
- Influence cross-functional teams without direct authority and communicate clearly to the stakeholders.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- At least 8+ years of relevant semiconductor test engineering experience spanning NPI, characterization, qualification, production release and sustaining support.
- Strong knowledge of semiconductor production test methodologies and practical experience developing ATE test solutions.
- Experience with Advantest V93000 or equivalent ATE platforms.
- Experience developing production test solutions for RF-SOC devices
- Experience with test hardware development, including loadboards, probe cards, sockets and handler/prober interfaces.
- Strong programming skills
- Experience driving manufacturing release at OSATs
- Experience with data-analysis and yield-management tools such as JMP, Spotfire or equivalent platforms.
- Strong analytical, technical leadership, planning, communication and problem-solving skills.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Renesas
Renesas Electronics Corporation is a global semiconductor manufacturer that designs and supplies advanced embedded processors, microcontrollers, analog, power, and connectivity solutions. Serving the automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT sectors, the company delivers integrated technology to support smarter and more sustainable applications worldwide.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 21629 employees
- Founded
- 2002-11-01
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO
Shuhei Shinkai
CFO
Vivek Bhan
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Head of Engineering
Stephen Limoges
Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer
Utae Nakanishi
CHRO
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