Lead Test Engineer - Switching Regulator

Why Mid-Voltage Regulators

Enterprise, Industrial, Personal Electronics, Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Driving are just a few of the trends driving the need for high current mid-voltage regulators. The Mid-Vin Buck product line is focused on bringing to market the optimized power package solution for improved performance, reliability, and throughput. The Mid-Vin Buck team actively collaborates with TI’s advanced technology, packaging, and research and development teams to deliver the highest power density solutions for the power level.

About the job

At TI, Test Engineers leverage strong technical knowledge working hands-on to bring differentiated power solutions to our customers globally. Test Engineers also partner closely with Design, Validation, Systems and Application engineers to ensure our power solutions are both meeting customer and market requirements, and are technically and cost-wise optimized.

About the role and team :

Work with design team to understand design specifications

Generate test plan, create test and char program, design ATE hardware interface boards

Debug & characterize silicon on ATE, correlate results with bench data

Analyze silicon results, supporting failure analysis tasks

Perform statistical analysis of yield fallout, debug and fix yield issues; optimize test time

Work with production team to release products to volume production

Test strategy definition and implementation for new DCDC converter products

ATE (Automatic Test Equipment) test hardware and software knowledge base

Silicon qualification & characterization including qual hardware development

Comprehensive device debugging, design validation and failure analysis

Drive for robust and cost-effective test solutions while being accountable for product quality

Minimum requirements :

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field of study

2-5 years of relevant experience

ATE experience on Teradyne Eagle or equivalent analog ATE (iFlex, LTX, VLCT), although Eagle experience is preferred and is a differentiator

Characterization test program and hardware development experience, Production test program and hardware development experience

Strong technical knowledge of electronic devices and circuits, and Analog test techniques

Data analysis skills using Spotfire, dataPower or equivalent tool based on STDF

Experience with various lab equipment such as scopes, power supplies, sourcemeters, loads etc.

Experience with product engineering activities such as yield improvement and test time reduction

Strong understanding of the IC product development process, from concept to volume production

Preferred qualifications :

Mixed signal test techniques and experience with developing mixed-signal tests on ATE, especially Power Products

Experience with test program and hardware offload to offshore manufacturing sites

Proficiency in programming / scripting in C++, Python, C#

Revision control tools experience

Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work in team and collaborate effectively with people in different functions

Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery

Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment

Ability to take the initiative and drive for results