Staff Test Engineer — Lead ATE, Innovation & Impact

Renesas Electronics; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics in Austin, TX is seeking a Staff Test Engineer to lead test program development for NPI and quality initiatives, while guiding junior teammates and defining scalable test processes. You will work with cross-functional groups to enhance test effectiveness and drive product quality across analog and digital power domains.

The role requires hands-on ATE experience, strong programming skills (C++, Python, Perl), and the ability to analyze data to optimize test flows and yield in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 5 to 12+ years of experience with Automated Test Systems (ATE).
• 5 to 12+ years of hands-on ATE test development for analog, digital and mixed signal, with focus on analog power testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop best of class test programs to support key NPI, quality & capability initiatives.
• Support qualification, characterization, and correlation of developed products.
• Train and guide more junior team members, building their skill sets for independent success.
• Work with leadership to implement processes, guidelines and specifications that define test group execution and quality.
• Implement and develop baseline software and hardware solutions for scaling the broader team or organization.
• Determine and report ROI inputs for planning and test flow with revenue, COGS and capacity in focus.
• Coordinate with product engineering and operations to enable production ramp and release.
• Support production yield and customer return activities for quality.
• Act as a test platform expert on the ATE equipment used by the test group.
• Serve as a mentor for younger engineers and manage 3rd party relationships.

Skills

ATE experience

Programming: C++, Python, Perl

Analog & digital testing

Debugging hardware/software

Education

Bachelor or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Spectrum Analyzers

ATE hardware

PCB parasitic reduction

Job description

Renesas Electronics in Austin, TX is seeking a Staff Test Engineer to lead test program development for NPI and quality initiatives, while guiding junior teammates and defining scalable test processes. You will work with cross-functional groups to enhance test effectiveness and drive product quality across analog and digital power domains.

The role requires hands-on ATE experience, strong programming skills (C++, Python, Perl), and the ability to analyze data to optimize test flows and yield in