Staff Test Engineer: Hardware Validation & Test Methods

Wolfspeed; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolfspeed in Durham, NC seeks a Test Engineer to design, develop, and implement cost-effective test methods for new product development and manufacturing. You will create test programs, fixtures, specifications, and procedures, planning labor, schedules, and equipment for testing and validation.

You will collaborate closely with business units, vendors, and OSATs to transfer new products to production, conducting data analysis and ensuring test quality aligns with cost and time-to-market goals.

Qualifications

• This role requires a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with 4-8 years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Experience with test development, characterization, data sheet performance testing, bench test equipment, ATE testers and handlers, and data analysis.
• Highly organized and detail oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects and use critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, and implement test methods during the functional, validation, and qualification phases of the product development cycle.
• Assist in installation, implementation, and operation of new equipment, processes, and procedures to support testing goals.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to evaluate new products and validate design changes.
• Organize and analyze test and characterization data collected throughout the development cycle.
• Work with Operations to align mass production testing with goals and best practices.

Skills

Test development

Characterization

Data sheet performance testing

Bench test equipment

ATE testers and handlers

Hardware development

Software development

Statistical data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Job description

Wolfspeed in Durham, NC seeks a Test Engineer to design, develop, and implement cost-effective test methods for new product development and manufacturing. You will create test programs, fixtures, specifications, and procedures, planning labor, schedules, and equipment for testing and validation.

You will collaborate closely with business units, vendors, and OSATs to transfer new products to production, conducting data analysis and ensuring test quality aligns with cost and time-to-market goals.