Lead Test Engineer
Core
Provides technical leadership, governance, and strategic direction for module testing and system qualification to ensure robust, scalable, and standardized test processes.
Role type
Senior IC lead test engineer (manufacturing/semiconductor)
Builds
Test strategies, qualification plans, test software, automation interfaces, and test-data solutions
Domain
Semiconductor equipment and high-precision manufacturing
Required skills
Test strategy, requirements analysis, test coverage, acceptance criteria, qualification planning, structured troubleshooting (8D, DMAIC, PDCA, pFMEA), test equipment specification, fixture design, electrical and mechanical interfaces, calibration, maintenance, test software lifecycle, scripting, test-sequence development, automation interfaces, version control, validation, data integrity, test capacity modelling, cycle-time analysis, equipment utilisation, bottleneck analysis, recovery planning
Preferred skills
Semiconductor equipment, complex mechatronic systems, cleanroom production, Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt/Black Belt), ISTQB, test or automation certification
Technologies
Test software, scripts, sequences, automation interfaces, test-data solutions
Responsibilities
Lead the Test Engineering team, assign product and program ownership, set priorities, establish technical review and escalation mechanisms; Own test and qualification strategy for new product introduction, project transfers, production ramp, and major product or process changes; Translate customer, product, and technical product documentation requirements into test coverage, acceptance criteria, procedures, and qualification plans; Govern the creation, validation, release, deployment, and change control of test procedures and work instructions; Define, source, qualify, and maintain test systems, fixtures, diagnostic equipment, facilities, and calibration requirements; Lead development and controlled deployment of test software, scripts, sequences, automation interfaces, and test-data solutions; Monitor test execution, capacity, equipment uptime, retest, and delivery risks; Lead complex module and system troubleshooting, customer complaint investigation, root-cause analysis, CAPA, and effectiveness verification; Establish and review test KPIs, including first-pass yield, cycle time, utilization, downtime, retest, false-failure, and defect trends; Drive Lean Six Sigma, automation, and digitalization initiatives that improve test robustness, throughput, cost, safety, and sustainability; Ensure compliance with QMS, ESD, cleanroom, electrical safety, calibration, maintenance, data-integrity, and customer requirements; Coach Test Engineers and technical staff; define competency, training, certification, and succession plans; Develop a prioritized test technology and capability roadmap aligned with business, customer, and product strategy
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
