Sr. Test Engineer - HotSwitch Testing
Listed on 2026-05-18
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Engineering
Test Engineer, Electronics Engineer
Job Summary
As a Senior Test Engineer for Semtech's Power Manager team, you will be responsible for the design and development of leading‑edge System Protection Test solutions for our Hot Switch product line. The Sr. Test Engineer reports directly to the Director of Engineering and interfaces with Design, Applications, Marketing, and Product Engineers. You will be responsible for all phases of new product test development life‑cycle from definition through production release for all new products in development in the System Protection NPI team.
This includes the development of full production and characterization test solutions including hardware design, layout, software design, debugging, ATE to bench correlation, test solution robustness testing (spike checking, R&R checks, etc), and full test transfer to production environment all with the optimal test time for lowest product cost. This position will also be unique in that it also has the responsibility of transfer of test solutions from OSAT FT developments to local REL test setup including scheduling REL starts and supporting any test issues during REL testing.
Camarillo, California
Responsibilities- Full test transfer to Reliability testing environment including test support during REL for all test solutions in the SP NPI team.
- Develop characterization and production final test solutions for all System Protection NPI products
- Design test hardware, software, and debug each
- ATE to bench correlation
- Test solution robustness (spike checking, R&R checks, etc)
- Test documentation using phase review system
- Develop new test methods for improved test time, product robustness, and quality
- Full test transfer to Production test environment
- 10+ years of experience as a Power Test Engineer or related occupation in the semiconductor industry
- Deep understanding of PMIC architectures (buck/boost converters, LDOS, etc) and/or Hot Switch controllers
- Knowledge of analog/mixed‑signal test methodologies
- ATE (Automatic Test Equipment) experience:
Teradyne (J750, Microflex uFLEX, ETS) or Eagles - Knowledge of reliability testing (HTOL, TC, HAST)
- Test program development (IG‑XL, Smart Test, C++, Python)
- Understanding of EDA tool. Knowledge of Altium Designer is an advantage
- Parametric testing, functional testing, and characterization
- Statistical analysis and yield optimization
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