Sr. Manager, Test Engineering

Navitas Semiconductor; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Navitas Semiconductor in Pune seeks a senior test engineering lead to manage and grow the local team while developing robust test solutions for SiC and GaN power devices. You will validate, qualify, and release test programs, collaborate with Product, Design, and Quality teams, and drive data-driven yield improvements.

The role emphasizes leadership, hands-on testing expertise, and alignment with production ramp and Safe Launch activities in a high-voltage environment.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of semiconductor test, product engineering experience, including leadership.
• Experience developing and releasing production test solutions using automated test systems.
• Experience with wafer-level test, final test, characterization, and high-volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Pune test engineering team, assign priorities and ensure timely deliverables.
• Develop, validate, qualify, and release test solutions for SiC and GaN products.
• Create and maintain test plans, programs, specifications, and validation reports.
• Coordinate test hardware development and qualification for engineering and production use.
• Analyze test data to identify yield issues and drive improvements.

Skills

Team leadership

Semiconductor test knowhow

High-voltage testing

Problem solving

Education

Electrical/Electronics Engineering degree

Tools

Automated Test Equipment (ATE)

Wafer probing

Scripting for data analysis

Job description

• Lead and develop the Pune test engineering team, assign priorities, and ensure timely completion of engineering deliverables.
• Develop, validate, qualify, and release wafer sort, final test, characterization, and module test solutions for SiC and GaN products.
• Create and maintain test plans, test programs, specifications, limits, guard bands, validation reports, and controlled release documentation.
• Support DC, AC, dynamic, parametric, high-voltage, high-current, and application-relevant testing for power semiconductor devices.
• Coordinate test hardware development, including probe cards, load boards, sockets, fixtures, interface hardware, and handlers.
• Qualify ATE, probers, handlers, and test hardware for engineering and production use.
• Drive test program correlation and transfer between internal testers, OSATs, and external test locations.
• Analyze test and manufacturing data to identify yield loss, false failures, test escapes, equipment issues, and cycle-time improvement opportunities.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for test-related yield, quality, reliability, and manufacturing issues.
• Improve test coverage, repeatability, throughput, uptime, multisite efficiency, and cost of test.
• Automate test execution, data collection, reporting, equipment monitoring, and engineering analysis where practical.
• Support new product introduction, qualification, Safe Launch, production ramp, and ongoing manufacturing requirements.
• Work with Product Engineering, Design, Package Engineering, Quality, Reliability, Operations, and Supply Chain to resolve technical issues and meet program schedules.
• Manage technical execution with OSATs, test houses, ATE vendors, handler suppliers, socket vendors, and test hardware partners.
• Support supplier reviews, equipment capability assessments, capacity planning, maintenance controls, and manufacturing risk mitigation.
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety, high-voltage laboratory, quality, calibration, traceability, and document-control requirements.
• Mentor engineers and promote disciplined problem solving, technical rigor, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead and develop the Pune test engineering team, assign priorities, and ensure timely completion of engineering deliverables.
• Develop, validate, qualify, and release wafer sort, final test, characterization, and module test solutions for SiC and GaN products.
• Create and maintain test plans, test programs, specifications, limits, guard bands, validation reports, and controlled release documentation.
• Support DC, AC, dynamic, parametric, high-voltage, high-current, and application-relevant testing for power semiconductor devices.
• Coordinate test hardware development, including probe cards, load boards, sockets, fixtures, interface hardware, and handlers.
• Qualify ATE, probers, handlers, and test hardware for engineering and production use.
• Drive test program correlation and transfer between internal testers, OSATs, and external test locations.
• Analyze test and manufacturing data to identify yield loss, false failures, test escapes, equipment issues, and cycle-time improvement opportunities.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for test-related yield, quality, reliability, and manufacturing issues.
• Improve test coverage, repeatability, throughput, uptime, multisite efficiency, and cost of test.
• Automate test execution, data collection, reporting, equipment monitoring, and engineering analysis where practical.
• Support new product introduction, qualification, Safe Launch, production ramp, and ongoing manufacturing requirements.
• Work with Product Engineering, Design, Package Engineering, Quality, Reliability, Operations, and Supply Chain to resolve technical issues and meet program schedules.
• Manage technical execution with OSATs, test houses, ATE vendors, handler suppliers, socket vendors, and test hardware partners.
• Support supplier reviews, equipment capability assessments, capacity planning, maintenance controls, and manufacturing risk mitigation.
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety, high-voltage laboratory, quality, calibration, traceability, and document-control requirements.
• Mentor engineers and promote disciplined problem solving, technical rigor, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, And Other Characteristics (KSAOs)

• Strong knowledge of semiconductor test methods and high-voltage electrical measurements.
• Hands-on understanding of ATE, test programs, wafer probing, final test, handlers, and test hardware.
• Strong analytical, statistical, troubleshooting, and structured problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple technical projects, manufacturing issues, and external suppliers.
• Effective written and verbal communication across global and cross-functional teams.
• Practical, hands-on leadership with strong execution and follow-through.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering.
• 8-10 years of semiconductor test, product engineering experience, including team or project leadership.
• Experience developing and releasing production test solutions using automated test systems
• Experience with wafer-level test, final test, characterization, correlation, & high-volume semiconductor manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of device behavior, test coverage, measurement integrity, yield analysis, and manufacturing controls.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering activities and mentoring engineers.
• Experience working with OSATs, external test houses, equipment vendors, or test hardware suppliers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience testing SiC and/or GaN power semiconductor products.
• Experience with high-voltage, high-current, dynamic, switching, thermal, reliability, or power module testing.
• Knowledge of design for testability, guard banding, outlier detection, statistical process control, and test limit optimization.
• Experience with test data analytics, automated reporting, databases, or scripting.
• Experience transferring test solutions across engineering and manufacturing locations.