Sr Staff Engineer - Bench Automation

Company Description

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you. 

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.

Job Description

• Work closely with the design team to analyze the product datasheet and propose a test plan. 
• Develop test plan, review evaluation board design and layout, and set up test bench for measurement. 
• Work with the designer for a successful bring-up. 
• Work with bench automation engineer to develop device drivers and code for automated data collection. 
• Perform data collection, analysis, and report generation using Renesas datasheet format. 
• Present characterization report to the team and provide data to the apps team for datasheet. 
• Maintain an updated BOM list and provide feedback to fix any EVK issues. 
• Support ATE correlation and support the qualification and applications team by providing part samples. 
• Lead junior engineers and train them. 

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electronics engineering.
• 5 -6 years of experience in Analog Bench Validation and Characterization. 
• A strong understanding of analog circuit fundamentals including concepts like DC power consumption, gain, settling time, temperature coefficients, DAC/ADC INL, DNL, etc. 
• Experience in silicon validation of analog blocks like BGR, Temperature Sensor, ADC, DAC, LDO, etc. 
• Knowledge of bench automation techniques and software like MATLAB, Python, etc. 
• Experience in debugging bench setup and writing instrument drivers. 
• Experience in understanding datasheets and preparing test plans covering all specifications and characterizing DUT over different temperature and supply corners. 
• Deep understanding of lab instruments like power supplies, DMMs, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc. 
• Knowledge of ESD and instrument maintenance is essential. 
• Ability to train junior engineers and data collection techs. 

Additional Information

• Knowledge of measurement automation of instruments like VNA, and Spectrum Analyzer is a big plus. 
• Knowledge of automated data processing, plotting, and GUI development is highly desired. 
• Experience in soldering small SMD components. 
• Knowledge of communication protocols like SPI, I2C, I3C, SCPI, etc. 
• Understanding of device qualification process including HTOL, HAST etc. 
• Knowledge of PCB design. 
• Software development tools like Git, and agile methodology is desired. 

Renesas Electronics Corporation empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. The leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at www.renesas.com.

Renesas’ mission, To Make Our Lives Easier, is underpinned by our company culture, TAGIE. TAGIE stands for Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative and Entrepreneurial. Our goal is to embed this unique culture in everything we do to succeed as a company and create trust with our diverse colleagues, customers and stakeholders.

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.