Principal Test Engineer - PCP Power Management

About the role

Renesas is looking for a highly experienced Principal Test Engineer to drive advanced test development for new products in the Performance Computing Power (PCP) business unit in Catania, Italy. This is a key technical position combining deep hands-on expertise with strategic influence across product development and production. As a senior individual contributor, the person defines and leads test methodologies, guides complex technical decisions and acts as a reference for the wider engineering team, working on power management solutions such as multiphase controllers, smart power stages and 48V system power regulators.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end test strategy definition for new product development, ensuring scalability, quality and cost efficiency.
• Define and drive adoption of best-in-class test methodologies, test plans, DFT approaches and ATE hardware design.
• Act as technical leader and mentor for test engineers, supporting capability growth across the team.
• Ensure robust production releases, including high coverage, test time optimisation and manufacturability.
• Lead root cause analysis and yield improvement initiatives using statistical and data-driven techniques.
• Work cross-functionally with Design, Product Engineering, Operations and Quality teams worldwide.
• Provide technical leadership in customer interactions, escalations and quality investigations.
• Influence the test roadmap and long-term strategy, and support cost reduction through test optimisation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering (master's preferred).
• Typically 12+ years of experience in test engineering for analog/mixed-signal or power management ICs.
• Proven experience in complex product bring-up, debug and production ramp.
• Strong technical leadership without formal people management responsibility, ability to work independently, strategic mindset and excellent communication in global, cross-functional settings.

Required skills

• ATE test development (Advantest 93K, Teradyne/Eagle, SPEA, COHU)
• DFT techniques, test coverage analysis and production flows
• Data analysis, statistical methods and yield optimisation
• C/C++ or Python is a plus
• ATE instrumentation, signal integrity and hardware design constraints
• Debugging analog and mixed-signal systems, including serial interfaces

The expected annual pay range is EUR 74,000 to EUR 100,000, depending on location, experience and skill set; the role is also eligible for a bonus.