Sr. Staff Product Engineer

Description
Synaptics is leading the charge in AI at the Edge, bringing AI closer to end users and transforming how we engage with intelligent connected devices, whether at home, at work, or on the move. As the go-to partner for the world's most forward-thinking product innovators, Synaptics powers the future with its cutting-edge Synaptics Astra AI-Native embedded compute, Veros wireless connectivity, and multimodal sensing solutions. We're making the digital experience smarter, faster, more intuitive, secure, and seamless. From touch, display, and biometrics to AI-driven wireless connectivity, video, vision, audio, speech, and security processing, Synaptics is the force behind the next generation of technology enhancing how we live, work, and play.

Overview
Synaptics is looking for a Sr. Staff Product Engineer to join our dynamic and growing organization. You will be responsible for supporting new product introduction and the continuous care of mass production, sustaining & yield monitoring, and improvement during production. You will also be responsible for direct communication with the design team and the management of the ASIC supply chain vendors: wafer foundries and test houses. This position reports to the Senior Manager, Product Engineering.

The typical base pay range for this position is USD $127,000- $199,100 per year. Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual performance bonus, equity, and other benefits. Note that compensation listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

Responsibilities & Competencies
Job Duties

• Lead all aspects of new product introduction, from concept through volume ramp into mass production and full life cycle
• Schedule all aspects of product development, tracking progress, and keeping records
• Defining test, PVT characterization, and silicon/package qualification plans for new products
• Engage in design and testability reviews to promote low-cost implementations while also ensuring DFT targets are met
• Create a qualification plan tailored to consumer, industrial, or automotive standards and ensuring its successful execution
• Design qualification test hardware, such as ESD, HTOL & bHAST boards
• Driving bench-to-ATE correlation for key parameters
• Ensure new devices meet yield, test coverage, quality, and cost targets
• Define yield and manufacturing specs for wafer sort, final test, and system-level test
• Set robust test limits that ensure proper test screening of outgoing devices
• Validate new test programs, test hardware, ATEs, and OSATs via GRR analysis
• Evaluate customer returns, driving the necessary failure analysis, and identifying test coverage gaps to bring issues to a close
• Drive continuous improvement to meet yield, test time, quality and dppm targets
• Striving for the highest device quality at the lowest product cost
• Disposition production lots based on yield analysis, bin yield limits, fab PCM data, and other metrics
• Summarize yield trends and improvement efforts in regular meetings with the cross-functional team and management
• Partner with Marketing team to support business case development of new products as well as early samples commitments

Competencies

• Proactive, self-starter, able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Well organized with strong attention to detail; proactively ensures work is accurate
• Positive attitude and work ethic; unafraid to ask questions and explore new ideas
• Solid project management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and drive multiple projects at various stages of development
• Resourceful and able to solve complex problems through practical use of technology and a solid understanding of product architecture
• Analytical and able to make informed decisions based on experience and data
• Strong team player with the ability to work collaboratively within a diverse global cross-functional team
• Good communication & presentation skills in English; ability to run cross-functional meetings

Qualifications (Requirements)

• Bachelor's degree (masters preferred) in Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent
• 12+ years in semiconductor Product Engineering
• A broad understanding of NPI flow, silicon test, reliability, quality, and failure analysis techniques
• Expertise in statistical analysis and experience with data analysis software such as DataConductor, DataPower, JMP, or equivalent
• Knowledgeable in PVT characterization, guard-banding, formulating limits, and characterization report creation
• Expert in silicon qualification with strong working knowledge of standards like JESD47 and AEC-Q100
• Experience in qualification hardware design (ESD/HTOL/bHAST boards), burn-in pattern conversion, V-I profiling, and bring-up
• Familiarity with silicon and package qualification for consumer and automotive markets, with the ability to create associated reports
• Experience on ATE test platforms such as Teradyne UltraFLEX, Teradyne J750, or Advantest 93k
• Ability to support chip-level failure analysis and RMAs
• Ability to travel internationally up to 10%

*Belief in Diversity

Synaptics is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.*