Sr. Product Validation Engineer

Rocket Lab; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the semiconductor industry seeks a Senior Product Validation Engineer to lead the productization of innovative timing devices. This role requires collaborative work across teams to ensure product performance and aims at solving complex timing challenges. Candidates with an engineering background and significant experience in semiconductor devices are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

401k

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance

Parental leave

Time off plans

Legal services

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in semiconductor sensor-based devices.
• Experience leading project teams and creating verification plans.
• Strong knowledge of mixed signal circuits.

Responsibilities

• Manage product validation and release-to-production processes.
• Plan device verification and work with design teams on improvements.
• Develop PCB test platforms and automate data acquisition.

Skills

Programming skills

Statistical analysis

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Collaboration

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Electronics lab instrumentation

Job description

About SiTime

SiTime Corporation(NASDAQ: SITM) is the precision timing company. Our semiconductor MEMS programmable solutions offer a rich feature set that enables customers to differentiate their products with higher performance, smaller size, lower power and better reliability. With more than 3 billion devices shipped, SiTime is changing the timing industry. For more information, visit www.sitime.com.

Job Summary

The Senior Product Validation Engineer will lead and contribute to productization of SiTime’s revolutionary timing devices. In this highly visible role, we are looking for passionate, self-starters who can work cross-functionally to ensure system-level performance of our products and help solve the world’s toughest timing problems. It is not necessary to meet all job requirements to be a qualified candidate for the position.

Responsibilities:

• Technical leader for product validation, characterization, and release-to-production of MEMS-based timing products.
• Interface with cross-functional teams, vendors, and manage projects across different sites.
• Plan and execute device verification and characterization.
• Work with MEMS and circuit design teams to evaluate new silicon and recommend design improvements for enhanced performance.
• Design, develop, and validate PCB test platforms and firmware to enable automated data acquisition & analysis.
• Develop and transfer algorithms to final test and production environments.
• Perform engineering failure analysis to root cause product issues.
• Innovate and prototype system architectures and new technologies for next-generation products.
• It is not necessary to meet all job requirements to be a qualified candidate for the position.

Qualifications & Requirement:

• MS or PhD in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. Exceptional candidates with other backgrounds will be considered.
• 5+ years of experience in the productization of semiconductor sensor-based devices
• Experience leading engineering project teams and creating and executing verification and characterization plans.
• Strong, fundamental knowledge of mixed signal circuits.
• Hands-on experience with electronics lab instrumentation. Prior experience with metrology systems for evaluating timing parameters is preferred but not required.
• Excellent programming skills and prior experience with MATLAB and/or Python.
• Strong statistical analysis skills.

Desired Characteristics & Attributes:

• High level of self-motivation and drive to make an impact.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced team environment.

The actual wage offered may vary depending on work location, experience, education, training, external market data, internal pay equity, or other bona fide factors.

SiTime compensation packages includes base salary, bonus based on achieving your innovation goals and equity.

Benefits offered: 401k, health and wellness that includes medical, dental, vision, life, parental leave, legal services, and time off plans.

SiTime is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We treat each person fairly and we do not tolerate discrimination or harassment against anyone on the basis of any protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, pregnancy, political affiliation, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, or marital status or other characteristics protected by law. SiTime participates in the E-Verify program.