NPI Engineer

Axiado; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks a New Product Introduction/Electrical Product Engineer in Silicon Valley. The successful candidate will manage the transition of innovative hardware solutions into manufacturing. This role requires strong understanding of manufacturing processes, collaborative skills, and a passion for technology development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Manufacturing and Test Engineering.
• Experience with server systems and motherboards is preferred.
• Familiarity with ASIC/silicon development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage NPI processes and collaborate with teams to ensure product quality.
• Analyze manufacturing capacity and work for future planning.
• Coordinate prototype testing during the NPI phase.

Skills

Understanding of high-tech manufacturing processes

NPI activities

Ability to analyze manufacturing test data

Design for Manufacturability

Technical writing skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

PLM tools (e.g. Arena, Agile)

Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Schematic capture and PCB layout tools

Job description

Job Description

As a New Product Introduction(NPI)/Electrical Product(EPE) Engineer, you will be part of a Hardware Engineering team that designs and manufactures products featuring Axiado’s ASIC and portfolio of cards used by the world’s leading server, switch and router OEMs. In this role you will be responsible for NPI - taking and supporting product from design stage to volume manufacturing. You will be working closely with designers, manufacturing team, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to ensure that hardware products test flow is properly introduced, released to manufacturing, and supported past production. While your focus will be on NPI/EPE, you will have opportunity (and be expected - depending on your experience) to contribute to adjacent areas such as test engineering, validation, and quality. Being part of growing manufacturing team - we welcome the diverse experience you bring.

• Own manufacturing NPI/EPE
• Release BOM/new parts through ECO
• Analyze end-to-end manufacturing capacity and work with team for future planning
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners on developing CM ability to prototype, launch, and transition to volume production
• Work with factory and engineering teams to troubleshoot failures
• Participate in / help to define manufacturing processes (NPI, product engineering, validation, quality)

Qualifications:
Qualifications

Required Experience

• Strong understanding of high-tech manufacturing processes, NPI activities, and product development lifecycle
• Experience working with off-shore contract manufacturers
• Track record of launching complex electronics products
• Demonstrate ability to analyze manufacturing test data
• Design for Manufacturability Experience, DFM, DFT, DFA
• Bill of Material Structures and BOM Risk Management: PLM tool experience, (e.g. Arena, Agile)
• Failure Analysis and Root Cause analysis of Contract Manufacturing issues.
• Prototype Testing: Coordinate the build and testing of prototypes during the NPI phase, debugging, analyzing results and providing feedback to design and manufacturing teams for product improvements.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Experience

• 5+ Years of experience in Manufacturing and Test Engineering
• Familiarity with server systems and server motherboards
• Familiarity with PCIe card manufacturing and testing
• SMT Process Improvement and Quality Control
• Ability to Asses Contract Manufacturing gaps
• EE design tools experience. Knowledge of schematic capture and PCB layout tools from Cadence, Altium, and others.
• Experience with Engineering programs, such as, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Additive Manufacturing, 3D printing, and Solidworks.
• EE debug experience
• Technical writing skills to generate clear, precise documentation such as manufacturing instruction/rework/deviation documents.
• Experience with ASIC/silicon development

Additional Information

Axiado is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining the highest caliber talent in a diverse and multifaceted environment. We are headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, with access to the world's leading research, technology and talent.

We are building an exceptional team to secure every node on the internet. For us, solving real-world problems takes precedence over purely theoretical problems. As a result, we prefer individuals with persistence, intelligence and high curiosity over pedigree alone. Working hard and smart, continuous learning and mutual support are all part of who we are.

Axiado is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Axiado does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.