Sr Staff Engineer, Program/Project Management-Test Readiness Lead-CB Tray
People Management & Team Leadership
Talent Development & Mentorship: Directly manage, coach, and mentor a specialized team of Test Hardware and Software Engineers, fostering technical proficiency in advanced diagnostic test development and automated frameworks.
Performance Management: Define clear test engineering metrics, KPIs, and deliverables; conduct objective performance evaluations and outline robust engineering career paths.
Resource Optimization: Plan and manage engineering bandwidth, test equipment budgets (CapEx), and lab infrastructure allocations across concurrent high-visibility NPI initiatives.
Early Engagement & Design for Testability (DFT)
DFT Strategy Ownership: Drive comprehensive DFT/DFx technical reviews during early schematic and board layout design stages to maximize structural and functional test access.
Silicon Partner Collaboration: Engage directly with tier-1 silicon architects (e.g., Nvidia, Broadcom, Marvell, Intel, AMD) to embed built-in self-test (BIST), high-speed JTAG boundary scan architectures, and advanced custom diagnostic hooks.
Test Plan Architecture: Formulate unified product test specifications (PTS) defining rigorous test coverage matrices, test point allocations, and optimization bounds before design freeze.
Advanced Test Characterization & Process Development
Multi-Level Test Execution: Oversee the specification, architecture, and deployment of In-Circuit Test (ICT), Functional Test (FCT), System-Level Test (SLT), and Environmental Stress Screening (ESS/Burn-in) solutions.
Yield Optimization & Data Analytics: Analyze production data sets to identify false failures, test instabilities, and gauge R&R shortfalls, systematically driving continuous optimization of test limits and fixture designs.
NPI Core Prototyping: Provide hands-on engineering guidance for initial test vehicle bring-up and debugs, test fixture qualification, diagnostic software stability checks, and strict version control for test binaries.