Product Engineer

The Mice Groups, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mice Groups, Inc. is seeking a Product Engineer for a extendable 1-year contract. This onsite role is available in Fremont CA, Livermore CA, or Tualatin OR, requiring hands-on semiconductor equipment experience and strong problem-solving abilities.

Work spans the product life cycle with emphasis on NPI, RCCA, and quality systems. Collaboration with suppliers and manufacturing is essential to improve test methods and reliability.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years in semiconductor equipment and problem solving.
• Experience with RF environments from 1 to 60 MHz and impedance matching.
• Knowledge of PCB assembly, inspection, and test preferred.

Responsibilities

• Address NPIs and HPM problems across product life cycle.
• Apply RCCA, POR and quality system knowledge to issues.
• Lead cross-functional problem solving in manufacturing and test.

Skills

Semiconductor equipment

RF power engineering

PCB assembly

Electrical measurement

Quality systems

DOE

Education

Electrical/RF Engineering degree

Tools

DMM

LCR meter

Hi-Pot tester

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Network analyzers

Function generators

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)