Product Engineer

The Mice Groups, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mice Groups, Inc. is seeking a Product Engineer with strong electrical or RF power background for an extendable 1-year contract onsite in Fremont, CA, Livermore, CA, or Tualatin, OR. The role emphasizes semiconductor equipment experience across the product life cycle and quality systems.

You will tackle NPI and RCCA, manage suppliers, and apply advanced testing and analysis to optimize manufacturing and test processes, with a focus on problem-solving in cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of experience in semiconductor equipment systems and components.
• Experience with high power RF environments and transmission line theory.
• Strong knowledge of electrical/electronic measurement equipment and testing.

Responsibilities

• Apply semiconductor manufacturing and equipment experience to technical and quality problems.
• Lead product life cycle issues, with emphasis on NPI and RCCA processes.
• Perform program/project and supplier management to improve manufacturing and test processes.
• Solve NP I and HPM problems.

Skills

Electrical or RF Power Engineer

Education

BS/MS/PhD in engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum Analyzers

Hi-Pot testers

Network Analyzers

Job description

Product Engineer / Extendable 1-year Contract / Onsite in either Fremont CA, Livermore CA, or Tualatin OR

Responsibilities:

• Apply skills and experience with semiconductor manufacturing and equipment to technical and quality problems encountered in the product life cycle with special attention to new product introduction.
• Apply experience with industrial Quality Systems, Engineering Design & Documentation, Product Qualification, Change (EC) Processes and Problem Solving to issues occurring in product and component life cycles.
• Perform Program/Project and Supplier Management roles with emphasis on problem-solving analysis and improvements in manufacturing and test processes. Definition, review and improvement of Supplier’s Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA), Supplier’s Quality Systems and Processes of Record (POR).
• Solve NPI and HPM problems.

Required Skills:

• Electrical or RF Power Engineer with BS / MS / PhD professional engineering program with demonstrated aptitude.

5-10+ years of experience in the following areas:

• Semiconductor equipment system and component level problem-solving
• Multi-kilowatt High Power RF Environments from 1 to 60 MHz
• Understanding of Transmission Line theory, Impedance matching, RF measurements & calibration techniques
• Components include analog and digital circuits, computer control networks and interactions of hardware and software
• Experience with Printed Circuit Board (PCB) assembly, inspection and test is preferred
• Electrical measurement equipment familiarity, including: DMM, LCR, Milli-ohm Meters, Network Analyzers, Hi-Pot/Ground Bond Testers, Function Generators, Oscilloscopes, TDR Meters, Spectrum Analyzers
• Working knowledge of: SPC, Cpk, DOE, GR&R (MSA), 5-Why, 6S/7W, t/F tests, box plots, 8D, Ishikawa diagrams
• Working knowledge of electrical & mfg standards (Semi S2, OSHA, ISO9000/14000, RoHS, UL, IEEE, MIL, IPC 610/620)
• Electro-mechanical assembly, methods of part fabrication, assembly, test and quality assurance
• Practical lab and experimental experience is required
• Critical and creative thinking, qualitative and quantitative analysis methods
• Communication skills including written and verbal with emphasis on presentations to team members and stakeholders
• Industrial systems life cycle: Specification, Manufacture, Assembly, Test, Reliability, Systems Integration and Product Support
• Structured problem-solving in Cross-Functional Teams (CFT)