Senior or Principal Test Engineer

The College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin

Senior Test Engineer leading device testing strategies for semiconductor systems at Texas Institute for Electronics. Overseeing test platforms, automation solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and define the strategy and requirements for device test, measurement, and reliability functions in support of advanced packaging devices and technologies.
Develop and oversee test platforms and methodologies for ATE testing across a range of technologies including logic, memory, and advanced packaging devices.
Implement advanced test automation solutions and measurement systems to accelerate development and ensure first-time-right silicon.
Guide the development of reliability models, qualification plans, and failure analysis methodologies to ensure robust product performance.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support end-to-end product enablement.
Serve as a senior technical leader and represent the organization in customer-facing discussions and program reviews.
Support test infrastructure buildout, including fixture design, probe card specification, and lab setup.
Author test reports, standard operating procedures, and design-for-test guidelines to support ecosystem partners and internal engineering teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline with emphasis on ATE test and bench characterization.
At least five years of hands-on experience in ATE test SW/HW development, characterization, or validation of ICs, modules, or packaged systems.
Ability to drive test planning, test creation, characterization, data analysis, and silicon debug.
Ability to develop and maintain engineering tools, automation frameworks, and validation infrastructure to support product bring-up and characterization.
Demonstrated understanding of electromagnetic effects in advanced packaging—signal integrity, coupling, and loss across interposers, redistribution layers, and 3D stacked assemblies.
Ability to work cross-functionally with design, packaging, EDA, and process teams in a fast-paced R&D environment.
Able to initiate and implement best practices for test engineering workflows.
Experience with Advantest 93K ATE platforms.
Hands-on experience with wafer-level probing.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 8.25% employer matching funds
Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
Tuition assistance
Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

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Hard Skills & Tools

ATE test developmenttest automation solutionsmeasurement systemsreliability modelsqualification plansfailure analysis methodologiesdata analysissilicon debugengineering toolsautomation frameworks

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationcross-functional teamworkinitiativeproblem-solvingorganizational skillscustomer-facing discussionstechnical guidancebest practices implementation

Certifications

Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering