Test Hardware & Lab Infrastructure Team Lead, Sr

Founded in 2003, Inven Sense Inc., a TDK Group Company, is the world’s leading provider of MEMS sensor platforms. Inven Sense’s vision of Sensing Everything™ targets the consumer electronics and industrial markets with integrated Motion and Sound solutions. Our solutions combine MEMS (micro electrical mechanical systems) sensors, such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, compasses, and microphones with proprietary algorithms and firmware that intelligently process, synthesize, and calibrate the output of sensors, maximizing performance and accuracy.

Inven Sense’s motion tracking, audio and location platforms, and services can be found in many of the world’s largest and most iconic brands including smartphones, tablets, wearables, drones, gaming devices, internet of things, automotive products, and remote controls for smart TVs.

Inven Sense is headquartered in San Jose, CA, and has offices in Boston, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, France, Canada, Slovakia, and Italy. We’re looking for top‑notch innovators to join our global team. If you’re interested in being a part of our journey and helping us grow to become the leading provider of SoC platform solutions, we definitely want to hear from you.

We ensure TDK Inven Sense's success by collaborating with engineering teams (ASIC, MEMS, etc.) and developing scalable tools and test infrastructure that help engineers develop, test, debug and release products quickly. We impact the organization by increasing the pace of product development and ensuring our products are thoroughly tested and delivering the highest quality. In this role, you will bring up new hardware platforms, get engaged in the test hardware infrastructure, and new tester development.

The Test Hardware and Lab Infrastructure Team Lead position in the Test Engineering group is a high‑impact leadership role requiring a blend of expert‑level mechanical design and tactical team management. You will lead a small, specialized team responsible for the mechanical architecture, custom fixture design, and laboratory infrastructure that supports TDK Inven Sense’s world‑leading MEMS sensor portfolio. As a "player‑coach," you will be hands‑on in the design of precision testers for motion and environmental sensing while supervising CAD engineers and lab technicians.

Your work will directly enable the characterization and qualification of next‑generation accelerometers, gyroscopes, and integrated sensors.

• Lead and mentor a small team of 2–3 engineers and technicians, managing project workflows, CAD design reviews, and lab maintenance schedules.
• Act as the lead designer for complex lab fixtures, including bend testers, shock testers, temperature compensation, stress/strain testers, and high‑precision motion testers.
• Design and maintain specialized environments for MEMS characterization, including Allan Variance isolation chambers, vibration/shaker platforms, drop testers, and acoustic/magnetic shielding.
• Oversee the design and operation of HALT/HAST fixtures, humidity ovens, and thermal‑cycling setups.
• Manage the general lab environment, including HVAC stability, nitrogen/specialty gas distribution, vacuum systems, ESD and safe work spaces.
• Supervise the maintenance and calibration of lab instruments, NI‑PXI systems, thermal and motion testers and data acquisition hardware.
• Collaborate with MEMS Design, ASIC, Product, Customer Engineering and Reliability teams to translate complex testing requirements into robust mechanical and pneumatic hardware solutions.
• Maintain high standards for Documentation. BOMs, assembly drawings, facility safety protocols, and preventive maintenance logs.

• MS +7 years or BS +10 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• Proven experience leading or supervising a small technical team in an R&D or semiconductor lab environment.
• Expertise in Autodesk Inventor or Solid Works.
• Deep knowledge of mechatronics including stepper/servo motors, encoders, sensors, precision stages and pneumatics.
• Strong understanding of Semiconductor lab equipment, ESD‑safe design,…