Senior Staff Test Engineer - Austin, United States
Originally posted 14 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves developing test programs to support new product introduction, quality, and capability initiatives, and ensuring seamless production ramp and release through coordination with product engineering and operations.
What you'll do
- Develop best-in-class test programs to support NPI, quality, and capability initiatives.
- Support qualification, characterization, and correlation of developed products.
- Train and guide junior team members to build their skills and capabilities.
- Implement and develop baseline software and hardware solutions for scaling the broader team or organization.
- Complete quality planning, hardware, and software reviews for the test group.
- Act as a test platform expert on the ATE equipment in use.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
- 10 to 15+ years of experience working with Automated Test Systems (ATE).
- 10 to 15+ years of hands-on experience in ATE test development for analog, digital, and mixed signal, with a strong focus on analog power product testing.
- Experience in programming such as C++, basic, Perl, Python.
- Experience in testing and collecting data on IC chips or circuits using Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Spectrum Analyzers.
- Proficient with ATE analog digital instruments, PCB layout parasitic reduction, and strong debug/troubleshooting experience.
- Hands-on experience in debugging analog products with serial bus interfaces.
- Experience with test hardware and test program development.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 28-day median for Silicon Test Engineering roles.
Silicon Test Engineering · DFT Test
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Open roles in category
542
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Median days open
28 d
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Median salary
$172k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Renesas Electronics | All employers we track in this specialty (542 roles · 76 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 44 | 542 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 119 | 2224 · 112 employers |
| Median days open | 22 d | 28 d (−6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $172k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Teradyne · 72 open roles · median 27 d
- Renesas Electronics (this employer) · 45 open roles · median 22 d
- Infineon Technologies · 41 open roles · median 37 d
- Micron Technology · 27 open roles · median 35 d
- Qualcomm · 27 open roles · median 27 d
- AMD · 25 open roles · median 42 d
How we counted: 542 open Silicon Test Engineering (DFT Test) roles from 76 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.