Senior Manager, Test Engineering

Advanced Energy; Rosario; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy in the Philippines seeks a Senior Manager, Test Engineering to act as the global technical authority for manufacturing test technologies supporting AI Power and Plasma Power products. The role leads global test strategy, ICT coverage, burn-in methodologies, and reliability screening.

You will report to the Director, Test Engineering and lead cross-site teams to standardize test practices, drive AI-driven analytics, and improve yield and product quality across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in electronics manufacturing test engineering.
• At least 5 years of experience leading global test technology initiatives and teams.
• Strong expertise in AI Power Supplies, Plasma Power Systems, ICT, FCT, Burn-In, and Reliability Testing.
• Proven ability to drive test engineering strategies, process improvements, and manufacturing excellence in a global environment.
• Willing to work full-time onsite at Sta. Rosa, Laguna or Rosario, Cavite.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the global manufacturing test technology roadmap for AI Power and Plasma Power products.
• Establish global standards for ICT, FCT, SLT, Burn-In, test software, fixtures and data collection.
• Lead technology deployment and standardization across global manufacturing sites.
• Develop test strategies for AI server power supplies, OCP power shelves, rack power systems and high-power AC-DC/DC-DC products.
• Lead automation and optimization of efficiency, PFC, dynamic load, PMBus, protection and current-sharing verification testing.
• Reduce cycle time while improving fault detection and diagnostic accuracy.
• Drive DFT reviews with R&D teams to maximize test coverage.
• Improve ICT coverage for analog, digital, power, and communication circuits using ICT, Boundary Scan, JTAG, and flying probe methods.
• Analyze escapes, field returns and yield losses to strengthen defect screening capability.
• Lead burn-in strategies for AI Power products and reliability-critical platforms.
• Optimize stress profiles, screening effectiveness and burn-in cycle time using statistical analysis and reliability models.
• Develop predictive methodologies to identify latent defects and infant mortality risks.
• Lead manufacturing test strategies for RF Generators, Match Networks, DC Plasma Power Supplies, Bias Generators and semiconductor power systems.
• Define RF output verification, power measurement, frequency stability, arc detection and thermal testing requirements.
• Develop automated test platforms capable of validating high-frequency and high-power plasma products with high repeatability and measurement integrity.
• Drive reliability improvements through advanced failure analysis and corrective actions.
• Utilize AI and machine learning for yield prediction, fault isolation, failure classification and predictive maintenance.

Skills

Test engineering leadership

Global initiatives

AI Power Supplies

Plasma Power Systems

ICT (In-Circuit Testing)

FCT (Functional Testing)

Burn-In

Reliability Testing

AI/ML for manufacturing

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Boundary Scan

JTAG

Test automation platforms

Job description

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Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes.AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

WHY BE A PART OF ADVANCED ENERGY?

Some people say it’s like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company – you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years. We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in-class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together. At our core, we are Advanced Energy – powering the future, together.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Manager, Test Engineering serves as the global technical authority for manufacturing test technologies supporting AI Power Supply and Plasma Power products. The role leads global test strategy, DFT governance, ICT coverage optimization, functional test architecture, burn-in methodologies, reliability screening, AI-driven test analytics, and global manufacturing test standardization

This position will report to Director, Test Engineering.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Global Test Technology Leadership

• Define and execute the global manufacturing test technology roadmap for AI Power
• Supply and Plasma Power products.
• Establish global standards for ICT, FCT, SLT, Burn-In, test software, fixtures,
• instrumentation and manufacturing data collection.
• Lead technology deployment and standardization across global manufacturing sites.

AI Power Supply Testing Leadership

• Develop test strategies for AI server power supplies, OCP power shelves, rack power
• systems and high-power AC-DC/DC-DC products.
• Lead automation and optimization of efficiency, PFC, dynamic load, PMBus, protection
• and current-sharing verification testing.
• Reduce cycle time while improving fault detection and diagnostic accuracy.

ICT and DFT Excellence

• Drive DFT reviews with R&D teams to maximize structural test coverage.
• Improve ICT coverage for analog, digital, power and communication circuits using ICT,
• Boundary Scan, JTAG, Flying Probe and hybrid methodologies.
• Analyze escapes, field returns and yield losses to strengthen defect screening capability.

Burn-In and Reliability Engineering

• Lead burn-in strategies for AI Power products and reliability-critical platforms.
• Optimize stress profiles, screening effectiveness and burn-in cycle time using statistical
• analysis and reliability models.
• Develop predictive methodologies to identify latent defects and infant mortality risks.

Plasma Power Testing & Reliability Leadership

• Lead manufacturing test strategies for RF Generators, Match Networks, DC Plasma
• Power Supplies, Bias Generators and semiconductor power systems.
• Define RF output verification, forward/reflected power measurement, frequency
• stability, arc detection, ignition simulation, high-voltage isolation and thermal stress
• testing requirements.
• Develop automated test platforms capable of validating high-frequency and high-power
• plasma products with high repeatability and measurement integrity.
• Drive reliability improvements through advanced failure analysis and corrective
• actions.

AI-Driven Manufacturing Testing

• Utilize AI and machine learning for yield prediction, fault isolation, failure classification
• and predictive maintenance.
• Develop analytics dashboards for FPY, DPPM, test escape rate, burn-in yield and
• reliability performance.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of (12) years of experience in electronics manufacturing test engineering.
• At least (5) years of experience leading global test technology initiatives and teams.
• Strong expertise in AI Power Supplies, Plasma Power Systems, In-Circuit Testing (ICT), Functional Circuit Testing (FCT), Burn-In, and Reliability Testing.
• Proven ability to drive test engineering strategies, process improvements, and manufacturing excellence in a global environment.
• Willing to work full-time onsite at either Sta. Rosa, Laguna or Rosario, Cavite location.