Job description

PRODUCT ENGINEER (RF)
San Diego, California

OVERVIEW

Our client has a 30-year history of leading semiconductor technology development. From the invention of RF SOI to our innovation in the RF front end, our team continuously transforms what “can’t be done” into an industry first. After decades of advancing SOI for RF applications, we now readily apply other semiconductor technologies to further optimize our product offerings. We focus both on the process and the overall solution.

This position is responsible for product from development kick-off, through production, until end of life. The position will be responsible for ensuring successful characterization of new products, defining production test plans and launching new products into high volume production. The Candidate is responsible for yield enhancement, analysis of RMA customer returns, and Change control during production. This position will interface with Design, Test, Manufacturing, Reliability, Applications, Foundry and Marketing groups to identify opportunities, drive projects to completion, and verify effectiveness.

The assigned tasks will be significant and unique in nature and will require analysis of situations, data, and intangibles. The candidate will need to exercise independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria to achieve results. The person in this role will be responsible for successful release of new products into production once a design is proven functional. This will require a strong ability to coordinate among different engineering groups. The candidate must enjoy working in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a sense of commitment and be flexible to project needs. The candidate must be a team player and possess a sense of urgency to meet product requirements on schedule.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE

The assigned tasks will be significant and unique in nature and will require analysis of situations, data, and intangibles. The candidate will need to exercise independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria to achieve results. The person in this role will be responsible for successful release of new products into production once a design is proven functional.

This will require a strong ability to coordinate among different engineering groups. The candidate must enjoy working in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a sense of commitment and be flexible to project needs. The candidate must be a team player and possess a sense of urgency to meet product requirements on schedule.

• New Product Introduction: Ensure new products meet product development requirements prior to production release. Define production test plans, define experiments to study product performance and capabilities, analyze test and characterization data to identify performance issues or show product meets marketing requirements. Establish standardized test and measurement methods for new product lines.
• Product Sustaining: Apply data analysis skills to improve product yields during production. Review and disposition production lots as necessary. Test time reduction. Analyze customer returns. Able to operate independently.
• Change Control: Review any changes in production processes and how the change may impact product performance or reliability. Perform any necessary electrical characterization to support change qualification.
• Failure Analysis: Drive failure analysis studies on customer returns or to study failure modes that impact yield.

  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• 2+ years of experience in Product Engineering, Characterisation, Design Engineering, Applications or similar.
• Experience with any of the following products: LNA, PA, Switch, Digital Attenuators, Phase Shifters or other RF Semiconductor products
• Strong technical writing and communication skills
• Team player with a strong sense of urgency to meet product requirements on schedule
• Hands on use of RF measurement equipment to validate performance
• Background with software such as Datapower, JMP, Cadence, Matlab
• Background working with large datasets and applying statistical methods to draw conclusions

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• Competitive Base Salary
• Incentive Program
• Medical / Dental / Vision
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Employer-paid Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Holidays and Vacations
• Award and Recognition Program
• Learning Management System
• Tuition Reimbursement

INTERESTED?

To apply for this opening or to find out more about our other opportunities, please contact us by emailing [email protected] and quoting "Product Engineering, San Diego