Senior Staff ATE Test Engineer

Employment: Full-time Experience level: Mid-Senior Level Job Description Position Summary  As a Senior Staff Test Engineer, you will be responsible to apply a broad level of expertise and knowledge in test discipline, leading and contributing to the development of the company objectives and principles to achieve goals in creative and effective ways.  This position will work on significant and unique issues, where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles. You will be required to apply conceptual thinking to understand advanced issues and their implications. It will be necessary to exercise independent judgement in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results, for which you will be held responsible and may impact the larger business.  In the more senior role in this range, you will be expected to create formal networks involving coordination among groups, focusing on providing thought leadership while working on projects that affect the broader organization, and will require an understanding of the larger business.   This role will require conveying advanced information and persuading a diverse set of stakeholders as needed. In this role you will be expected and acknowledged as a subject matter expert and may direct the activities of others as a technical lead. You will be fully accountable for the results of yourself and your team members. In the more junior role, you will work as a part of the technical team executing the objectives understood to expected milestones, with accountability on results.  In both cases, you will work with your team/leadership to set schedules and to meet commitments. You will endeavor to identify enablement or readiness gaps and close them. Senior people will provide technical support as needed to their peers, and more junior members will request support as required to stay on track. When conflict in priorities occur, you will work resolve them and/or set updated expectations.  Renesas Electronics, a leading global semiconductor company, is rapidly scaling investing in  power delivery business. Products include Point of loads (POL), Hotswap/Efuse, drivers.  Key Responsibilities  Develop best of class test programs to support key NPI, quality & capability initiatives  Support qualification, characterization, and correlation of developed products  Train and guide more junior team members, building their skill sets and capabilities for independent success  Work with leadership to implement processes, procedures, guidelines and specifications that define and drive execution and quality for the test group  Implement and develop baseline software and hardware solutions for scaling the broader team or organization  Determine and report ROI inputs for planning and test flow with revenue, COGS and capacity mindfully in focus   Complete quality planning, hardware and software reviews for the test group  Coordinate with product engineering and operations to enable seamless production ramp and release  Support production yield and customer return activities for quality  Act as a test platform expert on the ATE equipment in use for the test group  Serve as a mentor for younger and less experienced engineers  Support the tech/lab team in dealing with equipment calibration and maintenance issues and planning as required  Manage 3rd party relationships and building success with external technical teams  Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or Computer Science  10 to 12+ years of experience working with Automated Test Systems (ATE).  10 to 12+ years of hands-on experience in ATE test development for analog, digital and mixed signal, with a strong focus on analog power product testing and high current testing. Experience on ATE platforms like DMDX, STS8300 is a plus.  Experience in programming such as C++, basic, Perl, python, etc.  Experience in testing and collecting data on IC chips or circuits using standard tools such as Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Spectrum Analyzers, etc.  Proficient with ATE analog digital instruments, PCB layout parasitic reduction, and strong debug/troubleshooting experience  Hands-on experience in debugging analog products with serial bus interfaces  Experience with test hardware and test program development  Additional Information Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose, To Make Our Lives Easier . With a global team of over 21,000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries, we offer the opportunity to work on world‑leading technology for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT, shaping a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter future. At Renesas, TAGIE is our culture, grounded in being Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work, grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives. We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process. Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us? Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our  Diversity & Inclusion Statement . Company Description Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, Analog and Power products, plus winning combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.    Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.