Principal Product Engineer

IFI organization is seeking a Principal Product Engineer to provide end-to-end ownership from engineering material planning through qualification characterization product release and volume-production this role the principal product engineer acts as the lead within the project and owns the characterization qualification plan production release and industrial activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the assigned product lifecycle from concept and first silicon through qualification production release sustaining and end of life. 
• Drive first-silicon bring-up and debug with Design Test Applications teams. 
• Plan and coordinate voltage temperature and process characterization including production limit setting and guard-banding. 
• Create and maintain product BOMs and product lifecycle data in PLM systems such as Agile. 
• Work with planning manufacturing subcontractors and operations teams to remove material-flow obstacles and recover schedule gaps. 
• Own qualification planning and execution in accordance with applicable JEDEC and AEC requirements. 
• Prepare product-release documentation datasheet compliance evidence and automotive compliance reports as applicable. 
• Monitor production data and use statistical analysis to identify and correct yield quality and test-time deficiencies. Drive yield improvement
• Optimize PAT SYL SBL SPC and disposition limits to protect outgoing quality
• Support fab transfer and BOM change activities
• Support customer-return and RMA investigations by reproducing failures and assessing production test coverage.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical direction sign off reviews
• Lead technical decisions and risk resolution across Design Product Engineering Operations suppliers and OSAT teams including DFX topics
• Fully independent and recognized as subject-matter-expert
• Influence cross-functional teams without direct authority and communicate clearly to the stakeholders.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in electronic engineering or industrial engineering 
• At least 15 years of relevant semiconductor experience spanning product engineering NPI manufacturing test 
• Practical understanding of semiconductor wafer fabrication assembly test qualification and production-release flows. 
• Experience managing engineering wafer starts prototype builds customer samples inventory and product BOMs. 
• Working knowledge of SoC and mixed-signal device testing common circuit building blocks device behaviour and semiconductor test methodology. 
• Familiarity with ATE platforms such as Teradyne J750 or Advantest V93000 and with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes power supplies and digital multimeters. 
• Familiarity with JEDEC/AEC qualification standards qualification hardware/software and semiconductor failure analysis. 
• Experience with PLM and yield-management tools such as Agile PDF Exensio or JMP. 
• Experience working with external foundries OSATs subcontractors and globally distributed product teams. 
• Experience with failure analysis methods 
• Experience using data and statistical methods to manage yield quality cycle time and operational priorities. 
• Strong analytical planning coordination and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and the ability to work under schedule pressure. 
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority. 

Additional Information :

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries we offer the opportunity to work on worldleading technology for Automotive Industrial Infrastructure and IoT shaping a safer healthier greener and smarter future.

At Renesas TAGIE is our culture grounded in being Transparent Agile Global Innovative and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time