Senior System Engineer

Syntiant Corp.; Itasca (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Itasca is seeking a Director of Human Resources to drive product development in the semiconductor industry. The ideal candidate will leverage their experience in semiconductor fabrication and data analysis to support innovative projects. Responsibilities include overseeing development schedules, ensuring product launches, and optimizing performance metrics. A degree in engineering is required alongside experience in audio and semiconductor technologies. This position offers a competitive salary range and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in semiconductor fabrication processes (CMOS, MEMS) and device circuitry.
• Comfortable working with audio and semiconductor characterization techniques.
• Fluency in scripting/programming languages, specifically Python and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain product development schedules across teams.
• Support backend product development for new product introductions.
• Responsible for design, modeling, and verification of MEMS microphone performance.

Skills

Semiconductor fabrication processes

Data analysis

Python

SQL

Data quality

Education

Degree in engineering or related

Tools

Python

MATLAB

JMP

Job description

Director, Human Resources @ Syntiant Corp

Syntiant Corp., a leader in the high‑growth AI software and semiconductor solutions space, is looking for an experienced and talented Systems Engineer to take on a critical role with expansive responsibilities to enhance our growing organization. Syntiant seeks a motivated and creative individual to work in a fast‑paced, market‑oriented R&D team environment, developing MEMS and ASIC technology for microphones and related mobile platform applications. A strong preference will be given to individuals with experience in semiconductor technology and/or acoustics. The individual is expected to be a critical thinker who can use data and measurements to make effective product‑level decisions.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain product development schedule, coordinate and drive engineering deliverables across multi‑functional/global engineering team
• Support backend product development of new product introductions, ensuring smooth ramp and execution from design and prototypes to mass production
• Responsible for the design, modelling and verification of the electro‑acoustic performance of the MEMS microphone
• Guide failure analysis activities to determine root cause of complex system‑level issues arising from reliability, qualification, and customer returns
• Pre‑silicon: understand product features and design targets, ensure robust characterization and qualification plans, align on test requirements
• Post‑silicon: lead system‑level evaluation and debug, communicate risks, develop and manage statistical DoEs, make product‑level data‑driven decisions, interface with component team PEs (ASIC, MEMS)
• Work across a global team to drive quality and yield, while ensuring robust and smooth qualification plans with defined success criteria
• Lead development of new analytical techniques and influence team members to become a more data‑driven organization
• Define data structures and storage, evaluate data quality, and perform appropriate data analyses using software such as Python, JMP, R, Python or MATLAB

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or related (Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or Physics)
• Demonstrated experience in semiconductor fabrication processes (CMOS, MEMS) and high‑level device circuitry
• Comfortable working across a range of audio and semiconductor characterization techniques and equipment (micro‑probing, parametric analyzers, oscilloscopes, Audio Precision analyzers, SEM, OBIRCH)
• Strong background in data analysis, data quality, statistics, and design of experiments
• Fluency in scripting/programming languages, specifically Python and SQL; additional skills in R, JMP, and MATLAB are a plus
• Background and understanding of audio devices, circuits, and methodology is a strong plus
• Background and understanding of data science techniques, data structures, database design and implementation is a plus

Compensation

Base pay for this role is targeted to be between $100,000 – $115,000. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to previous experience and skills acquired prior to joining Syntiant, cost of living in the assigned work location, assigned schedule, and salaries of similarly situated peers at the company. Candidates will be paid at different points in the stated range depending on their skill set and experience.

Employment Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)