Senior Test Operations Engineer

Renesas Electronics; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics in Penang leads test operations and engineering support for products post-manufacturing release across Asia. You will work with internal factories and OSATs to improve cost, OEE, yield, and cycle time to hit test KPI goals.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computing and 3+ years in high-volume semiconductor test or test product engineering, with hands-on experience with major ATE platforms and strong problem-solving and project management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computing or related engineering discipline.
• >3 years of experience in High Volume Semiconductor Test Manufacturing or Test Product Engineering roles.
• Experience with major ATE tester platforms (Teradyne, Advantest, SPEA, Cohu).
• Familiar with test & post-test processes and operations/planning concepts in supply chain.
• Excellent problem-solving ability (8D, Why-Why Analysis, Manufacturing challenges).
• Good understanding of analog/digital/power product test methodologies and reliability testing.

Responsibilities

• Interface with Renesas Product Groups and other functions across multiple regions on all phases of product lifecycle.
• Execute daily test operations activities with internal factories and OSATs to ensure customer delivery fulfillment.
• Coordinate Probe/Final Test transfer from NPI to High Volume Manufacturing.
• Execute new test capacity expansions to meet production demand.
• Deploy new tester/handler technology and test solutions to test sites.
• Implement best known practices and processes within test manufacturing sites.
• Drive gross margins improvements via OEE, yield, and retest initiatives.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Project management

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computing

Tools

Teradyne ETS364/Flex/ETS800

Advantest 93k

SPEA

Cohu

Job description

This position is expected to provide Test Operations and Engineering support for products post manufacturing release and deliver operational excellence through cost reductions, OEE, yield and cycle time improvements to achieve our test KPI goals with our Test Manufacturing Sites (Internal and Outsourcing Suppliers) in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and across Asia (Taiwan, China, Korea). This position reports into Operations Engineering Department (OED).

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for Test Operations interface to Renesas Product Groups and other functional teams (Supply Chain, Quality, Packaging, Foundry, PMO) across US, Japan, India, Malaysia, and China on all phases of product lifecycle
• Execute daily test operations activities with internal factories and test OSATs to ensure customer delivery fulfillment (i.e. Lot tracking and dispositions, Test Program releases, Hardware Troubleshooting/Repairs, Equipment up-time, Tester Utilization OEE tracking, Continuous Improvement Process, etc)
• Coordinate Probe/Final Test transfer from New Product Introduction to High Volume Manufacturing from Renesas Product Group groups
• Execute new test capacity expansions (tester/ handler/ hardware) to ensure sufficient capacity and meet production demand
• Deployment of new tester/handler technology and test solutions to test manufacturing sites from test development
• Implement best known practices and process within test manufacturing sites
• Drive Gross Margins (OEE, Yield, Retest) improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computing or related engineering discipline
• Preferable with >3 years of experience in High Volume Semiconductor Test Manufacturing environment or Test Product Engineering roles
• Experience with one of major ATE tester platforms (Teradyne ETS364/Flex/ETS800, Advantest 93k, SPEA and Cohu)
• Familiar with overall supply chain flow, particularly test & post-test processes and operations/ planning concepts
• Excellent problem-solving ability (8D, Why-Why Analysis, Process & Manufacturing challenges)
• Good understanding of product knowledge & test methodology of analog/digital/power product, failure analysis and reliability test
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills to interact with people at all levels
• Strong project management skills

Good to have

• Proficient on test hardware/ test handler/prober platforms
• Experience with Visual Basic/C++ programming
• Proficiency in statistical data analysis tools (JMP, Spotfire, etc.)

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.