Career Accelerator Program - Test Engineer

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In your first year with TI, you will participate in the Career Accelerator Program (CAP), which provides professional and technical training and resources to accelerate your ramp into TI, and set you up for long-term career success. Within this program, we also offer function-specific technical training and on-the-job learning opportunities that will encourage you to solve problems through a variety of hands-on, meaningful experiences from your very first day on the job. The TMG Development program is a 12-month program for new college graduates in the TMG organization.

At Texas Instruments (TI) a Test Engineer is part of a team responsible for designing, developing, and implementing cost-effective methods of testing and troubleshooting systems and equipment. In this role, the Test Engineer prepares test and diagnostic programs, designs test fixtures and equipment, completes specifications and procedures for new products.

Responsibilities include:

• Work with design team to understand design specifications
• Generate test plan, creating test and char program, designing 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, debugging and fixing yield issues; optimizing test time
• Work with production team to release products to volume production
• Create test strategy definition and implementation for new products
• Work 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

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related
• Minimum Cumulative 3.0/4.0 GPA

Preferred qualifications:

• ATE experience on Teradyne Eagle or equivalent analog ATE (iFlex, LTX, VLCT)
• Characterization test program and hardware development knowledge
• Production test program and hardware development knowledge
• 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
• Understanding of the IC product development process, from concept to volume production
• Proficiency in programming/scripting in C++, Python, C#
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions
• Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery
• Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
• Ability to take the initiative and drive for results