Avionics & IC Systems Engineer

Apogee Semiconductor; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401k, Life and AD&D

Job summary

Apogee Semiconductor is seeking a Systems Engineer to define specifications for new IC product development and to demonstrate ROI through TAM, competitive analyses, and customer feedback. You will collaborate with the Applications Team to create tools and collateral that enable customer adoption of new products.

You will lead datasheet creation, ensure spec compliance, negotiate trade-offs, and engage with lead customers to identify market opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in semiconductor systems engineering, space systems design, power system design, or related experience.
• Knowledge of radiation effects on space systems is a benefit but not required.
• Strong team player with ability to work toward common goals.
• Demonstrable technical innovation: architecture, patents, etc.
• Experience in technical customer meetings—explaining technical advantages and gathering feedback.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain customer-facing datasheets for new products from datasheet to release.
• Oversee spec compliance matrix with input from Design, Verification, Radiation Effects, and Production Test teams.
• Negotiate specifications and architectural trade-offs with IC Design, Test teams, and customers.
• Vet new specs with lead customers identified with Marketing.
• Meet with customers to identify problems and market opportunities; feed input to Sales/Marketing.
• Compile market opportunity, competitive analysis, and customer feedback for go/no-go decisions.
• Identify industry trends with Marketing and participate in standards organizations.
• Assist early customers in understanding new offerings prior to production release.
• Support Applications Team in answering customer questions post-release.
• Advocate for customer requirements in internal discussions.
• Perform systems analysis and stability analysis for new product development.
• Develop initial reference designs for simulation/bench evaluation.
• Develop system-level SPICE models as needed.
• Identify system-level patent opportunities and support filings.
• Identify, specify and develop tools to aid customer adoption of new products.

Skills

Semiconductor systems engineering

Customer meetings

Technical innovation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Job description

As a Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for defining the specifications for new integrated circuit product development. You must demonstrate a viable return on investment to the leadership team for new product development through research of total addressable market (TAM), competitive landscape, and customer feedback. In collaboration with the Applications Team, you will define as well as create the tools and collateral required to facilitate our customers’ adoption of new products.

What You’ll Do

• Create and maintain the customer-facing datasheets for new products, from initial datasheet through qualification and up to release to market.
• Ensure product specification compliance through oversight of the spec compliance matrix (SCM), mandating comprehensive inputs from the IC Design Team, IC Verification Team, Radiation Effects Team, and Production Test Team (DFT).
• Negotiate new product specifications and architectural trade-offs with the IC Design Team, Test Team, and customers.
• Vet new product specifications with lead customers identified in collaboration with the Marketing Team.
• Meet with customers to understand what problems Apogee can solve for them and what market opportunities exist in addressing those problems. Feed this input into Sales and Marketing to support new product sales and the strategic roadmap.
• Compile the market opportunity report, competitive analysis report, and customer feedback to support a go / no-go decision for new product development.
• Work with Marketing to identify and participate in key committees and standards organizations to remain current on industry trends and promote Apogee’s core competencies.
• Assist early customers with understanding new product offerings prior to release into production.
• Support the Applications Team in understanding new products so they can address customers’ needs and questions once a product is released to market.
• Be an advocate for customers’ requirements in internal discussions.
• Perform systems analysis where necessary to support new product development; this may include stability analysis of closed-loop systems.
• Develop initial reference designs that can be used for simulation and bench evaluation of a product prior to release.
• Develop initial SPICE or other models of system-level performance, as needed.
• Identify opportunities for “system-level” patents and raise them to the CTO. If you are an inventor and the company decides to pursue a patent, assist the patent team with creation of the patent filing.
• Identify, specify, and develop tools to assist customer adoption of new products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• 5+ years of experience in semiconductor systems engineering, space systems design, power system design, or related experience.
• Knowledge of radiation effects on space systems is a benefit, but not an absolute requirement.
• A strong team player, able to work toward common goals.
• Demonstrable technical innovation: architecture, patents, etc.
• Experience in technical customer meetings—explaining the technical advantages of products and soliciting technical and market feedback.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision health Insurances.
• 401k, Lide and AD&D