Product Engineering, Technical Operations Management

We are looking for a highly motivated Principal / Senior Engineer, Product Engineering to join our growing Technical Operations Management (TOM) organization. The role will lead the industrialization, qualification, manufacturing readiness, and lifecycle management of automotive semiconductor products.

Candidates with demonstrated success in automotive IC development for fabless semiconductor companies, supported by strong combination of product engineering, ATE test expertise, manufacturing operations and reliability qualification experience will be highly regarded.

Key Responsibilities

Product Development & New Product Introduction

• Lead automotive semiconductor products from tape-out through qualification, release, production ramp, and mass production.
• Drive engineering builds, characterization, pilot production, and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Collaborate closely with Design, Test, Reliability, Quality, Foundry, and OSAT teams to ensure successful product industrialization.
• Support product release and production transfer activities.
• Product Characterization, Validation & Debug
• Perform product characterization and electrical validation activities.
• Support debug and bench evaluation for new products. and customer issues.
• Correlate bench results with ATE and production test data.

Product Lifecycle Management

• Own product lifecycle activities throughout development and high-volume manufacturing.
• Drive yield improvement, quality enhancement and cost optimization programs.
• Monitor product health through manufacturing, yield, reliability, and field performance indicators.
• Lead technical disposition of non-conforming materials through MRB processes.
• Drive engineering changes for process, package, material, test program, test hardware, manufacturing site, and supply chain changes.
• Support customer complaint investigations, 8D problem solving, corrective actions, and continuous improvement program Product Qualification & Reliability

Product ATE Test Program Optimization

• Drive production ATE test program optimization to achieve optimal balance of quality, test coverage, throughput, and cost.
• Collaborate with Design and Test Engineering teams to improve product testability and defect screening effectiveness.
• Support ATE program correlation, qualification, and production deployment.
• Lead test time reduction, multisite optimization, and test coverage improvement initiatives.

Technical Support for New Business Acquisition

• Provide technical manufacturing support during new business acquisition, RFQ, and customer engagement activities.
• Support product cost modelling, manufacturing assumptions, and technical feasibility assessments during quotation and project planning phases.