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Staff Test Engineer
Wolfspeed
Quality Assurance
Fayetteville, AR, USA · Durham, NC, USA
Posted on Oct 15, 2025
Staff Test Engineer
At Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way.
We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.
- Enjoy doing things that people say can’t be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do.
- Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them.
- Working parent? We provide paid parental leave.
- Student? We offer continuing education assistance.
- Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach.
Here’s the Gist:
As a Test Engineer, you will design, develop, and implement cost-effective test methods and equipment for all phases of new product development and manufacturing. Create test programs, design test fixtures and equipment, and generate specifications and procedures. Plan the labor, schedules, and equipment required for testing and validation of new products. Work closely with business units, vendors, and OSAT's to develop and enable the transfer of new products to production.
The Day-to-Day
- Research, design, develop, and implement test methods during the functional, validation, and qualification phases of the new product development cycle to evaluate the performance of new products.
- Aid in installation, implementation, and operation of new equipment, processes, and procedures to support expanding test needs meeting objectives relative to quality, cost, time to market, and overall product and system performance.
- Engage in highly collaborative cross-functional working groups to evaluate new products and validate design changes to existing products.
- Organize and analyze test and characterization data collected during functional, validation, and qualification phases of the product development cycle.
- Work closely with the Operations team to ensure mass production testing aligns with goals and best practices.
This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements):
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with 4-8 years of relevant experience or equivalent degree with relevant experience.
- Experience with test development, characterization, data sheet performance testing, bench test equipment, ATE testers and handlers, hardware development, software development, and statistical data analysis.
- Highly organized and detail oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects and use critical thinking to make sound decisions.
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
To put it legally –Wolfspeed is an equal opportunity employer.
We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation and other protected status as required by law.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.