The Role
Lead Pune test engineering team to develop, validate, and release wafer sort, final test, characterization, and module test solutions for SiC/GaN power semiconductors. Manage ATE, probers, handlers, test hardware, and supplier coordination; drive correlation, yield analysis, root-cause, automation, and production ramp support while ensuring safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
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Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Lead and develop the Pune test engineering team, assign priorities, and ensure timely completion of engineering deliverables.
- Develop, validate, qualify, and release wafer sort, final test, characterization, and module test solutions for SiC and GaN products.
- Create and maintain test plans, test programs, specifications, limits, guard bands, validation reports, and controlled release documentation.
- Support DC, AC, dynamic, parametric, high-voltage, high-current, and application-relevant testing for power semiconductor devices.
- Coordinate test hardware development, including probe cards, load boards, sockets, fixtures, interface hardware, and handlers.
- Qualify ATE, probers, handlers, and test hardware for engineering and production use.
- Drive test program correlation and transfer between internal testers, OSATs, and external test locations.
- Analyze test and manufacturing data to identify yield loss, false failures, test escapes, equipment issues, and cycle-time improvement opportunities.
- Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for test-related yield, quality, reliability, and manufacturing issues.
- Improve test coverage, repeatability, throughput, uptime, multisite efficiency, and cost of test.
- Automate test execution, data collection, reporting, equipment monitoring, and engineering analysis where practical.
- Support new product introduction, qualification, Safe Launch, production ramp, and ongoing manufacturing requirements.
- Work with Product Engineering, Design, Package Engineering, Quality, Reliability, Operations, and Supply Chain to resolve technical issues and meet program schedules.
- Manage technical execution with OSATs, test houses, ATE vendors, handler suppliers, socket vendors, and test hardware partners.
- Support supplier reviews, equipment capability assessments, capacity planning, maintenance controls, and manufacturing risk mitigation.
- Ensure compliance with electrical safety, high-voltage laboratory, quality, calibration, traceability, and document-control requirements.
- Mentor engineers and promote disciplined problem solving, technical rigor, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Strong knowledge of semiconductor test methods and high-voltage electrical measurements.
- Hands-on understanding of ATE, test programs, wafer probing, final test, handlers, and test hardware.
- Strong analytical, statistical, troubleshooting, and structured problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple technical projects, manufacturing issues, and external suppliers.
- Effective written and verbal communication across global and cross-functional teams.
- Practical, hands-on leadership with strong execution and follow-through.
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering.
- 8-10 years of semiconductor test, product engineering experience, including team or project leadership.
- Experience developing and releasing production test solutions using automated test systems
- Experience with wafer-level test, final test, characterization, correlation, & high-volume semiconductor manufacturing.
- Strong understanding of device behavior, test coverage, measurement integrity, yield analysis, and manufacturing controls.
- Experience leading cross-functional engineering activities and mentoring engineers.
- Experience working with OSATs, external test houses, equipment vendors, or test hardware suppliers.
- Experience testing SiC and/or GaN power semiconductor products.
- Experience with high-voltage, high-current, dynamic, switching, thermal, reliability, or power module testing.
- Knowledge of design for testability, guard banding, outlier detection, statistical process control, and test limit optimization.
- Experience with test data analytics, automated reporting, databases, or scripting.
- Experience transferring test solutions across engineering and manufacturing locations.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics Engineering
- 8-10 years of semiconductor test or product engineering experience including team or project leadership
- Experience developing and releasing production test solutions using automated test systems (ATE)
- Experience with wafer-level test, final test, characterization, correlation, and high-volume semiconductor manufacturing
- Strong knowledge of semiconductor test methods and high-voltage electrical measurements
- Hands-on understanding of ATE, test programs, wafer probing, handlers, and test hardware
- Strong analytical, statistical, troubleshooting, and structured problem-solving skills
- Experience leading cross-functional engineering activities and mentoring engineers
- Experience working with OSATs, external test houses, equipment vendors, or test hardware suppliers
- Ability to manage multiple technical projects, manufacturing issues, and external suppliers
- Effective written and verbal communication across global and cross-functional teams
- Practical, hands-on leadership with strong execution and follow-through
- Experience testing SiC and/or GaN power semiconductor products
- Experience with high-voltage, high-current, dynamic, switching, thermal, reliability, or power module testing
- Knowledge of design for testability, guard banding, outlier detection, SPC, and test limit optimization
- Experience with test data analytics, automated reporting, databases, or scripting
- Experience transferring test solutions across engineering and manufacturing locations
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