NPI Test Engineer Lead — Test Plans & Validation

US01 Wolfspeed, Inc.; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolfspeed, Inc. is seeking a Test Engineer in Durham, NC to design, develop, and implement cost-effective test methods for new product development and manufacturing.

You will create test programs, fixtures, and procedures, plan labor and equipment, and collaborate with vendors and OSATs to transfer products to production. The role demands leadership in test activities through NPIs, the ability to define robust test specs, and hands-on development of test hardware and systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technical discipline (Physics, Electrical/Electronics, Computer Engineering).
• 3–5 years in test engineering, NPI/NTI context, or sustaining engineering.
• Experience leading a test solution design.
• Experience with high voltage (600V+) systems and circuits.
• Experience analyzing data with statistical tools (Minitab, JMP).
• Strong time management and multi-project ownership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead critical product test activities through NPI/NTI Toll-Gates.
• Define and generate Manufacturing Test Plan (MTP).
• Collaborate with cross-functional NPI/NTI teams to specify robust test requirements.
• Define, estimate, and plan test equipment needs for new products.
• Support transfer of new products to production and measure readiness.
• Provide data collection and analysis for NPI/NTI releases.

Skills

Test engineering

New product development

Test solution design

High voltage testing

Data analysis

Time management

Communication

Experience 3-5 years

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Physics/Computer Eng

Tools

Minitab

JMP

NI LabVIEW

.NET framework

Job description

Wolfspeed, Inc. is seeking a Test Engineer in Durham, NC to design, develop, and implement cost-effective test methods for new product development and manufacturing.

You will create test programs, fixtures, and procedures, plan labor and equipment, and collaborate with vendors and OSATs to transfer products to production. The role demands leadership in test activities through NPIs, the ability to define robust test specs, and hands-on development of test hardware and systems.