Job description

Staff Engineer, Product Management (Expat)
India to Kyoto, Japan / San Diego to Kyoto, Japan

OVERVIEW
As a member of the Product Marketing team, the Staff Engineer, Product Management Expat will assist the Product Marketing team in growing the cellular RF Front-End portfolio and support products through the product lifecycle from definition, sampling, and production release to end-of-life.

This hire is based out of our India Design Office or San Diego HQ with relocation to Kyoto, Japan for an Expat assignment for a minimum of 3 years but could be permanent if desired.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE

• Collaborate with tier 1 customers and marketing, systems, and design engineering teams to define system and performance requirements, feature set, and architecture definition for sophisticated IC designs for cellular RF front-end modules for 4/5G smartphones
• Work closely with engineering teams to define performance and system level requirements of RFICs such as high-performance power amplifiers (PA), low noise amplifiers (LNA), and RF switches, and create Product Requirements Documents (PRDs)
• Participate in cross functional teams to ensure product specifications and schedules are met per customer/partner and market expectations
• Lead problem resolution and identify required resources, tasks, and investigation paths to quickly solve issues, keep projects on-schedule, and maintain on-time sample delivery for engineering prototypes and pre-production builds
• Negotiate technical requirements and specifications with customers/partners, create detailed documentation and effectively communicate product and program details
• Work with Program Management to drive product development goals up to and including release to production, and participate in architecture, module, and IC-level design reviews
• Bridge the gap between module, filter and IC development teams regarding feasible performance levels and challenges of design and implementation
• Present customer presentations covering technology and product capability and strengths
• Communicate with various teams to provide the most recent customer information, requirement changes, and drive for consensus between teams

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 8 years of industry experience with a BSEE or 6 years with MSEE and 3+ years of technical marketing, design, applications or systems engineering experience in a high tech environment
• Strong technical background in RF: experience in smartphone RF Front End or IC design, systems or applications engineering; Understanding of 5G, 4G, Wi-Fi, GPS, and other wireless connectivity standards
• Product Knowledge: Understanding of RFICs such as power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, and RF switches. Understanding the value of product performance attributes and ability to prioritize requirements for development team
• Process Knowledge: Understanding of the semiconductor product development process including product definition, design, validation, qualification, testing and production
• A team player with excellent technical writing, written and verbal communication skills, and presentation skills
• Outstanding customer service skills: builds strong relationships with customers; stays aware of customer needs, concerns and satisfaction; responds promptly to customer questions and requests; effectively manages customer expectations
• Willingness to travel, both domestic and international ~20% of the time

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Communicating Effectively
• Critical Thinking
• Displaying Technical Expertise
• Evaluating and Implementing Ideas
• Working with Ambiguity

INTERESTED?
We are committed to submitting suitable candidates for this vacancy to our client ASAP, for more information contact Jonathan Joseph at PER Recruitment or send your CV at [email protected]