Staff Product Engineer - NPI, Yield & Test Leadership

Synaptics Incorporated; Wayne (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Synaptics Incorporated in San Jose, CA, seeks a Staff Product Engineer to lead new product introduction and ongoing production care from concept through mass production. You will coordinate with design teams and manage ASIC supplier relationships across wafer foundries and test houses.

The role emphasizes drive for yield, test coverage, quality, and cost targets, with compensation including base salary plus bonus and equity. Excellent English communication and global collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; masters preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in semiconductor product engineering.
• Strong knowledge of NPI, silicon test, reliability, quality, and FA techniques.
• Experience with data analysis software such as Exensio, GA, NPI.
• Familiar with JESD47 and AEC-Q100 standards.
• Experience on ATE test platforms (Teradyne, Advantest).
• Ability to travel internationally up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of new product introduction from concept to volume ramp.
• Schedule product development, track progress, and maintain records.
• Define test and qualification plans for new products.
• Engage in design/testability reviews to meet DFT targets.
• Create qualification plans for consumer/industrial/auto standards.
• Design qualification test hardware (ESD/HTOL/bHAST boards).
• Drive bench-to-ATE correlation for key parameters.
• Ensure devices meet yield, test coverage, quality, and cost targets.
• Define yield/manufacturing specs for wafer sort and final test.
• Set robust test limits for screening outgoing devices.
• Validate test programs, hardware, ATEs and OSATs via GRR.
• Evaluate customer returns and drive failure analysis to close gaps.
• Lead continuous improvement to meet yield and dppm targets.
• Collaborate with Marketing on new product business cases and samples.

Skills

English communication

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's preferred

Tools

Exensio

PDF tools

GA

NPI

Teradyne UltraFLEX

Teradyne J750

Advantest 93k

Job description

Synaptics Incorporated in San Jose, CA, seeks a Staff Product Engineer to lead new product introduction and ongoing production care from concept through mass production. You will coordinate with design teams and manage ASIC supplier relationships across wafer foundries and test houses.

The role emphasizes drive for yield, test coverage, quality, and cost targets, with compensation including base salary plus bonus and equity. Excellent English communication and global collaboration are essential.