Texas Instruments

Test Engineer | BGP

Texas Instruments • $100K — $120K *
Dallas, TX 75217In-Person
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5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 5 years of relevant experience
  • Preferred experience on Teradyne J750 or equivalent ATE platforms
  • Characterization and production test program development experience
  • Strong technical knowledge of electronic devices and circuits
  • Data analysis skills using tools like Spotfire
  • Experience with various lab equipment (scopes, power supplies, etc.)
  • Background in yield improvement and test time reduction

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with design team to comprehend design specifications
  • Generate test plans and create test and characterization programs
  • Debug and characterize silicon on ATE, correlate results with bench data
  • Analyze silicon results and support failure analysis tasks
  • Perform statistical yield analysis and optimize test time
  • Collaborate with production team to facilitate product release to volume production
  • Define and implement test strategies for new DCDC converter products

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth within a large organization
  • Work in a team-driven, collaborative environment
  • Engagement in projects with significant market growth potential
  • Access to modern lab technology and equipment
  • Emphasis on innovative test solutions and quality assurance
Full Job Description
Job Description

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team that drives testing of highly integrated multi-rail power management devices going into markets with significant growth potential. The ideal candidate would have a background that includes probe and final test development of complex mixed signal circuits.

The Test Engineer will design, develop, and maintain automated test solutions for Battery-Gauge integrated circuits (ICs). Working closely with the firmware (FW) team, product engineering (PE) group, and key customers, you will ensure that test programs, hardware, and processes meet quality, cost, and schedule targets throughout product development and release cycles.

Responsibilities include:
  • Work with design team to understand design specifications
  • Generate test plan, create test and char program, design ATE hardware interface boards
  • Debug characterizing silicon on ATE, correlate results with bench data
  • Analyze silicon results, supporting failure analysis tasks
  • Perform statistical analysis of yield fallout, debug and fix yield issues; optimize test time
  • Work with production team to release products to volume production
  • Test strategy definition and implementation for new DCDC converter products
  • ATE (Automatic Test Equipment) test hardware and software
  • Silicon qualification& characterization including qual hardware development
  • Comprehensive device debugging, design validation and failure analysis
  • Drive for robust and cost effective test solutions while being accountable for product quality


Qualifications

Minimum requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 5 years of relevant experience
  • ATE experience on Teradyne J750 or equivalent analog ATE Eagle (ETS800) platforms, although J750 experience is preferred and is a differentiator
  • Characterization test program and hardware development experience, Production test program and hardware development experience
  • Strong technical knowledge of electronic devices and circuits, and Analog test techniques
  • Data analysis skills using Spotfire, dataPower or equivalent tool based on STDF
  • Experienced with various lab equipment such as scopes, power supplies, sourcemeters, loads etc.
  • Experience with product engineering activities such as yield improvement and test time reduction
  • Strong understanding of the IC product development process, from concept to volume production

Preferred qualifications:
  • Proven experience developing test programs for analog or mixed-signal ICs on Teradyne J750 and/or ETS800 platforms, although J750 experience is preferred and is a differentiator
  • Strong background in automated test hardware design (load boards, probe cards, fixtures).
  • Programming proficiency in C/C++, Python, and/or ATE-specific languages such as IG-XL.
  • Hands-on knowledge of analog measurement techniques (supply current, output regulation, switching frequency, noise).
  • Solid understanding of power-management IC architectures (converters, LDOs, battery-management, protection devices, gate drivers).
  • In-depth grasp of semiconductor device fundamentals (CMOS, BJTs, MOSFETs, bandgaps, references, amplifiers, comparators).
  • Experience with statistical process control, test data analysis, and yield improvement.
  • Familiarity with Design-for-Test (DFT) concepts applied to analog IC testing.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with design, product engineering, firmware, and manufacturing teams.
  • Strong communication skills and a proactive, results-driven attitude capable of advancing test development on tight schedules.


About the Team

TI does not make recruiting or hiring decisions based on citizenship, immigration status or national origin. However, if TI determines that information access or export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit you from working in this position without first obtaining an export license, TI expressly reserves the right not to seek such a license for you and either offer you a different position that does not require an export license or decline to move forward with your employment.

About Texas Instruments

National Semiconductor is a semiconductor manufacturer, specializing in analog devices and subsystems, headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The products of National Semiconductor include power management circuits, display drivers, audio and operational amplifiers, communication interface products and data conversion solutions. National's key markets include wireless handsets, displays and a variety of broad electronics markets, including medical, automotive, industrial, and test and measurement applications.

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$5.5 billion
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1930
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