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Product Engineer
| Posting date: | 10 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 August 2024 |
| Location: | Theale, Reading |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Sondrel Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Product Engineer |
Summary
Managing all NPI requirements and process improvement projects in silicon operations.
What you will be doing:
Control delivery of NPI projects to milestone dates and budget.
Manage communication to project stakeholders (customers, sales team, regional engineering managers, Sondrel leadership team)
Monitor yields and manage yield improvement projects.
Contribute to and Manage Sondrel NPI capability.
Liaison with the Solutions Architects team to ensure alignment during the development phase to ensure that the device is able to meet the agreed customer and supply chain requirements.
Develop detailed Package and Product Qualification Plans and hardware for new product introduction. Oversee the qualification testing of new product and package technologies per Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) standards.
Provide the Reliability Stress test routine and review test program conditions for ESD and Latch-up Stress requirements for each device pin, based on the product datasheet and on corporate specifications.
Identify root cause for customer returned units, perform risk assessment based on manufacturing data analysis and failure analysis findings, and implement targeted corrective action(s).
Perform rigorous characterization data analysis using statistical methodologies for a characterization report.
Monitor manufacturing (sort, assembly, test) yields versus expected yield, and implement yield improvement and cost reduction solutions in production.
Generate a Product Change Notice (PCN) for any production test and/or product design changes.
Post-sales interfacing to customers, as required, in support of the Sondrel commercial team to ensure that revenue ramps can be supported.
Qualifications
Essential
A bachelor’s degree/masters or PhD in a relevant subject.
Five (5) years or more experience as a Product Engineering or related occupation in new product introduction (NPI).
Desirable
Management, project management and business/operational qualifications (CMgr, MBA, PMP or Prince certification – any of)
What you will bring
Essential
Well-developed interpersonal, commercial awareness and motivational skills
Proven capability as a problem solver with an ability to work individually or as part of a team.
Able to evaluate issues and define solutions and provides advice and guidance to less experienced team members.
Able to contribute to technical team and departmental discussions.
Solid technical background with understanding of IC supply chain ecosystems
Excellent client-facing, internal communication and conflict management skills
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable
Proven working experience in operations /supply chain project management in the IC sector.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Jira
Good appreciation of a variety of project management methods and tools – waterfall, V model, agile etc.
Who you are
Positive outlook and ability to share this with team even in challenging circumstances
Excellent leadership and negotiation skills and the ability to manage successfully.
Self-organisation and ability to respond to changing priorities quickly with excellent time management skills.
Team player with the ability to guide and mentor more junior team members.
Ability to work under pressure with solid organisational and problem solving skills.
Self-motivated and adaptable to competing requirementsWe’re seeking bright and talented Verification Engineers to join a growing but well-established global company.
Able to work under own initiative with excellent attention to detail.
Why Sondrel
At Sondrel we are encouraged to think differently, take on innovate and challenging projects and we’re trusted to make independent decisions to progress our own careers in the way that we want. We pride ourselves on being specialists in what we do, collaborative in our approach and we’re hugely passionate about driving the technology for SoC design.
We have teams across the globe which means there is opportunity for both domestic and international travel and the chance to network with some of the most highly skilled and knowledgeable engineers in the industry. Sondrel allows you to enjoy your work by having an autonomous environment built on trust, dependability and integrity as well as having a hybrid work environment catered to individual needs.
As we continue to grow, we are looking for bright individuals who are proactive in what they do, enjoy a challenge and have a desire for continuous learning experiences because, at Sondrel, no two days are ever the same.
What you get
Competitive salary
Discretionary Annual bonus
Salary exchange pension scheme
Private Medical
25 days annual leave plus 8 statutory public holidays
Buy & sell holiday
Hybrid & flexible working
Free on-site car parking
Inclusion
Sondrel are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recruit people from varied backgrounds because it makes our team stronger, and we provide an inclusive workplace because growing in partnership is what makes our team great. We do our best to provide fair opportunities to everyone and we want to hear what you need to grow with us.
What you will be doing:
Control delivery of NPI projects to milestone dates and budget.
Manage communication to project stakeholders (customers, sales team, regional engineering managers, Sondrel leadership team)
Monitor yields and manage yield improvement projects.
Contribute to and Manage Sondrel NPI capability.
Liaison with the Solutions Architects team to ensure alignment during the development phase to ensure that the device is able to meet the agreed customer and supply chain requirements.
Develop detailed Package and Product Qualification Plans and hardware for new product introduction. Oversee the qualification testing of new product and package technologies per Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) standards.
Provide the Reliability Stress test routine and review test program conditions for ESD and Latch-up Stress requirements for each device pin, based on the product datasheet and on corporate specifications.
Identify root cause for customer returned units, perform risk assessment based on manufacturing data analysis and failure analysis findings, and implement targeted corrective action(s).
Perform rigorous characterization data analysis using statistical methodologies for a characterization report.
Monitor manufacturing (sort, assembly, test) yields versus expected yield, and implement yield improvement and cost reduction solutions in production.
Generate a Product Change Notice (PCN) for any production test and/or product design changes.
Post-sales interfacing to customers, as required, in support of the Sondrel commercial team to ensure that revenue ramps can be supported.
Qualifications
Essential
A bachelor’s degree/masters or PhD in a relevant subject.
Five (5) years or more experience as a Product Engineering or related occupation in new product introduction (NPI).
Desirable
Management, project management and business/operational qualifications (CMgr, MBA, PMP or Prince certification – any of)
What you will bring
Essential
Well-developed interpersonal, commercial awareness and motivational skills
Proven capability as a problem solver with an ability to work individually or as part of a team.
Able to evaluate issues and define solutions and provides advice and guidance to less experienced team members.
Able to contribute to technical team and departmental discussions.
Solid technical background with understanding of IC supply chain ecosystems
Excellent client-facing, internal communication and conflict management skills
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable
Proven working experience in operations /supply chain project management in the IC sector.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Jira
Good appreciation of a variety of project management methods and tools – waterfall, V model, agile etc.
Who you are
Positive outlook and ability to share this with team even in challenging circumstances
Excellent leadership and negotiation skills and the ability to manage successfully.
Self-organisation and ability to respond to changing priorities quickly with excellent time management skills.
Team player with the ability to guide and mentor more junior team members.
Ability to work under pressure with solid organisational and problem solving skills.
Self-motivated and adaptable to competing requirementsWe’re seeking bright and talented Verification Engineers to join a growing but well-established global company.
Able to work under own initiative with excellent attention to detail.
Why Sondrel
At Sondrel we are encouraged to think differently, take on innovate and challenging projects and we’re trusted to make independent decisions to progress our own careers in the way that we want. We pride ourselves on being specialists in what we do, collaborative in our approach and we’re hugely passionate about driving the technology for SoC design.
We have teams across the globe which means there is opportunity for both domestic and international travel and the chance to network with some of the most highly skilled and knowledgeable engineers in the industry. Sondrel allows you to enjoy your work by having an autonomous environment built on trust, dependability and integrity as well as having a hybrid work environment catered to individual needs.
As we continue to grow, we are looking for bright individuals who are proactive in what they do, enjoy a challenge and have a desire for continuous learning experiences because, at Sondrel, no two days are ever the same.
What you get
Competitive salary
Discretionary Annual bonus
Salary exchange pension scheme
Private Medical
25 days annual leave plus 8 statutory public holidays
Buy & sell holiday
Hybrid & flexible working
Free on-site car parking
Inclusion
Sondrel are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recruit people from varied backgrounds because it makes our team stronger, and we provide an inclusive workplace because growing in partnership is what makes our team great. We do our best to provide fair opportunities to everyone and we want to hear what you need to grow with us.