Staff Product Engineer

Qorvo•Richardson, TX

About The Position

This Product Engineer will lead new product development activities from early prototype through production release, serving as a key technical partner across design, process, manufacturing, test and quality teams. The role will focus on data-driven problem solving, yield improvement, product performance optimization and successful release of high-quality RF/Microwave semiconductor products.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
8+ years of experience or an equivalent amount of advanced education and experience as a Product Engineer or related experience.
Experience leading projects and/or efforts involving diverse, cross-functional teams.
Strong attention to detail, self-motivation and the ability to achieve results with minimal supervision.
Team-oriented approach with strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
Time management skills sufficient to balance multiple high-priority activities.
Comfortable making presentations to internal and external customers.
Understanding of RF/Microwave theory and semiconductor physics.
Knowledge of typical RF test equipment and common test methodologies.
Expertise in statistical methods and common statistical software such as JMP, Spotfire and Excel.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Experience in a III/V semiconductor manufacturing environment.
Familiarity with standard problem-solving methods such as 8D or 5-Whys.
Familiarity with Six Sigma or comparable continuous improvement methods.

Responsibilities

Manage development projects from start to production release including lot starts, BOM updates, assemblies, and coordinating testing of package parts.
Serve as the central technical resource for design, process, manufacturing, test and quality for assigned products.
Generate required Product Engineering deliverables during the New Product Development and maintain throughout product lifetime.
Data-driven decision making based on timely and thorough data analysis.
Provide detailed analyses for each major design revision during the prototype phase of development, identify key parameters needing improvement and then communicate these to the core development team.
Practice continuous improvement and yield optimization by tracking wafer fab parameters, uncovering correlations and troubleshooting process and equipment issues.
Employ appropriate Statistical Process Control (SPC) principles to reduce variability in product performance.
Support Test Engineering activities to debug, validate and release production test hardware/software.
Compile and analyze data using common statistical techniques (time-series analysis, CPK, DOE, SPC, ANOVA) and effectively present key results along with recommended actions.
Generates Yield Plans that develop roadmaps to improve yield and reduce cost.
Engage in group problem-solving and process improvement projects (familiarity with Six Sigma or comparable methods is desirable).