Staff Test Engineer

Job title: Staff Test Engineer

About the Role As a Staff Test Engineer at Renesas Electronics, you will apply broad expertise in test discipline and lead development efforts to meet company objectives and quality standards. This senior role may involve thought leadership, cross-group coordination, and mentoring while ensuring accountability for results.

What You'll Do

• Develop best-in-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, procedures, guidelines and specifications that define and drive execution and quality for the test group.
• 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 mindfully in focus.
• Complete quality planning, hardware and software reviews for the test group.
• Coordinate with product engineering and operations to enable seamless production ramp and release.
• Support production yield and customer return activities for quality.
• Act as a test platform expert on the ATE equipment in use for the test group.
• Serve as a mentor for younger and less experienced engineers.
• Support the tech/lab team in dealing with equipment calibration and maintenance issues and planning as required.
• Manage 3rd party relationships and building success with external technical teams.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 8 to 12+ years of experience working with Automated Test Systems (ATE).
• 8 to 12+ years of hands-on experience in ATE test development for analog, digital and mixed signal, with a strong focus on analog power product testing.
• Experience in programming such as C++, BASIC, Perl, Python, etc.
• Experience in testing and collecting data on IC chips or circuits using standard tools such as Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Spectrum Analyzers, etc.
• Proficient with ATE analog/digital instruments, PCB layout parasitic reduction, and strong debug/troubleshooting experience.
• Hands-on experience in debugging analog products with serial bus interfaces.
• Experience with test hardware and test program development.

Compensation & Benefits

• Remote work option and flexible, inclusive work environment.
• Employee Resource Groups and global support system.
• Opportunities to explore hardware and software capabilities across Renesas product groups and corporate functions.
• Chance to contribute to AI-focused power delivery initiatives and scalable test platforms.