Director of Test Engineering at Renesas Electronics | Austin, TX, US | Rezi

Director of Test Engineering at Renesas Electronics

Director of Test Engineering

Renesas Electronics · Austin, TX, US

1 weeks ago

Director of Test Engineering

Renesas Electronics · Austin, TX, US

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About the Role

Lead a global team developing test solutions for digital power controllers, Smart Power Stages, power modules, and integrated power solutions supporting data center and AI infrastructure. Own the test strategy end to end, ensuring timely, high-quality, and cost-effective delivery of test solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a worldwide organization of test managers, architects, and engineers across multiple regions.
  • Build capability, scale capacity, and develop the next generation of technical leaders.
  • Define and execute the test strategy across wafer sort, final test, characterization, and qualification.
  • Drive standardization of methodologies, hardware architectures, and ATE platforms.
  • Own test cost by driving test time reduction, multisite scaling, and hardware efficiency.
  • Review test entitlement and align cost targets to business objectives.
  • Engage early in product planning to shift DFT, characterization, and production readiness left in the development cycle.
  • Partner with Design, Product Engineering, Reliability, Quality, Operations, and OSAT partners throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Drive rapid resolution of yield excursions, test escapes, and customer returns, with disciplined root cause and corrective action.
  • Support capital planning and capacity expansion to ensure manufacturing readiness ahead of ramp.
  • Lead adoption of automation, data systems, and AI-enabled engineering practices to accelerate development.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of semiconductor test engineering experience.
  • 8+ years leading engineering teams and managers.
  • Proven record developing ATE solutions for analog, mixed-signal, or power management products and releasing them into high-volume manufacturing.
  • Demonstrated success leading geographically distributed teams across multiple sites and time zones.
  • Strong command of characterization, qualification, yield analysis, and production test methodology.
  • Track record of driving test cost reduction and organizational transformation.
  • Excellent executive communication and cross-functional leadership skills.

Skills

  • DFT engagement
  • Characterization
  • Qualification
  • Production release
  • Sustaining test solutions
  • ATE platforms
  • Test cost reduction
  • Multisite scaling
  • Hardware efficiency
  • Yield analysis
  • Automation
  • Data systems
  • AI-enabled engineering practices
  • Executive communication
  • Cross-functional leadership

Location

  • Global

Work Type

  • Regular
  • Onsite

Experience Level

  • Director
  • 15+ years experience
  • 8+ years leadership experience

Education Level

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
  • Master's preferred

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package

About the Company

  • Renesas' Performance Computing Power business unit is seeking a Director of Test Engineering.
  • Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose, To Make Our Lives Easier.
  • With a global team of over 21,000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries, we offer the opportunity to work on world‑leading technology for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT, shaping a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter future.
  • At Renesas, TAGIE is our culture, grounded in being Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial.
  • This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.

Equal Opportunity

  • Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
  • For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.
  • Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.