Principal Product Engineer

Title: Principal Product Engineer

Reports to: VP of Engineering

In Office

Exempt

Based: El Segundo, CA Corporate Office

Job Purpose:

Navitas Semiconductor is a publicly traded MNC that creates the world's fasted integrated GaN Power ICs. Product Engineers will spearhead our product engineering activities within the exciting field of GaN power ICs. In this role, reporting to the VP Engineering, you will work in a fast-paced environment to develop, characterize, qualify and production-release. We are seeking a dedicated hands-on engineer with extensive proven experience in product development, characterization, product qualification, package qualification, new product introduction to production, manufacturing sustaining, yield analysis, yield enhancement, and product failure analysis.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Characterization of new product performance prior to manufacturing release

• Development of engineering database

• Development and monitoring of SPC systems for production products

• Disposition of Wafer sort and Final test

• Yield Enhancement

• Support engineering teams with NPI

• Change control relating to products in production

• Collaborate with reliability / quality team for analysis of RMA Customer returns

• Any and all other duties, as assigned

KSAOs:

• Detailed knowledge of semiconductor product life cycle from post silicon bring up, device characterization, device qualification, pre-production support, release to volume production and product sustenance

• Strong data analytical skills in the evaluation and characterization of power semiconductors

• Experience working with GaN or other compound semiconductor devices strongly desired

• Strong test development skills along with the ability to define hardware/software needs for debug

• Yield analysis and circuit debug experience with 6-sigma quality practices is an asset

• Experience working with a variety of technical projects that relate to product and test engineering, failure analysis, design, yield improvement

• Demonstrated experience with hands-on product characterization methodologies (planning, understanding of measurement techniques and use of lab equipment)

• Understanding of statistical analysis techniques (SPC, CPK, CPU, CPL, etc.)

• Ability to write concise engineering reports

• Strong knowledge of device physics

• Familiarity with industry standard reliability testing and failure analysis

• Electrical and Thermal characterization

• Familiarity with wafer fabrication and packaging process

• Experience in probe and final test operation

• Experience with Datapower or JMP for data analysis

• Experience with automating data analysis

• Demonstrated ability to perform moderately defined tasks relating to all phases of a product life cycle

• Demonstrated ability to define and communicate plans for completing difficult tasks

• Demonstrated ability to autonomously manage a myriad of demands and prioritize effectively

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Maintains accountability for actions (ownership of work)

Requirements:

• Required

  • BS in electrical engineering

  • 8+ years of product engineering experience

• Preferred

  • MS in electrical engineering

  • 10+ years of hands-on experience in the field

  • Strong background in reliability, burn-in circuit design, data analysis, automation, cost reduction, and customer support