Senior Director Test Engineering Job Phoenix area,Arizona USA,Engineering

Define and execute the vision and strategy for the company's global test engineering organisation across a diverse portfolio of advanced power semiconductor products.
Establish test standards, methodologies, architecture, and performance metrics aligned with business and manufacturing objectives.
Build, develop, and lead a high-performing test engineering organisation, including managers, engineers, and technicians.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimise test cost, quality, efficiency, and scalability.

Product & Test Development

Lead the development of comprehensive test strategies for new power semiconductor products from initial development through volume production.
Oversee the creation, validation, and deployment of electrical, functional, dynamic, reliability, and parametric test methodologies.
Partner closely with product development and design engineering teams to ensure robust design-for-test (DFT) implementation and manufacturability.
Define appropriate test coverage to ensure product performance, quality, and long-term reliability.

Test Systems & Automation

Own the strategy, architecture, and deployment of automated test equipment (ATE) and custom test solutions across development and manufacturing.
Guide the selection and implementation of hardware, software, instrumentation, and data acquisition platforms.
Establish best practices for test program development, validation, configuration management, and lifecycle maintenance.
Drive increased automation, data analytics, and digitalisation to improve manufacturing efficiency, throughput, and yield.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with process engineering, operations, manufacturing, and product teams to align test strategies with production objectives.
Work closely with quality and reliability organisations to support failure analysis, root cause investigations, and continuous yield improvement.
Collaborate with supply chain teams and external manufacturing partners to ensure production readiness, capacity planning, and successful product launches.

Manufacturing & Yield Improvement

Develop scalable production test strategies supporting both engineering and high-volume manufacturing.
Analyse production and test data to identify yield opportunities and implement corrective actions.
Lead qualification, optimisation, and ongoing maintenance strategies for production test equipment.

Compliance & Operational Excellence

Ensure all test engineering activities comply with applicable safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
Develop and maintain robust documentation, engineering standards, operating procedures, and technical training materials.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Strong technical background in semiconductor test engineering within a high-volume manufacturing environment.
Deep understanding of automated test equipment (ATE), production test methodologies, and data-driven yield improvement.
Experience working with external manufacturing partners, assembly providers, and semiconductor supply chain ecosystems.
Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional and global teams.
Proven ability to lead complex engineering organisations through periods of growth and technology expansion.

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