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Principal Product Engineer

San Jose💼 Full-time💰 $185,000–$185,000🗓 2026-07-30 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead and develop next-generation high-speed, high-performance, low-power semiconductor products in advanced process nodes, focusing on post-silicon product development, validation, and test engineering.

Role type

Principal Product Engineer (Semiconductor/High-Speed Connectivity)

Builds

High-speed semiconductor connectivity solutions (XCVRs) for scale-up and scale-out AI infrastructure

Domain

Semiconductor hardware, high-speed digital/analog circuits, test engineering, AI infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

High-speed XCVR product development, PCIe Gen3+ protocols, ATE test program development, SerDes protocols (NRZ/PAM4), memory interfaces (DDR5/4), system-level analysis, digital/analog circuit understanding, data analysis (JMP/Spotfire)

Preferred skills

Silicon validation, firmware development (C/C++), Python scripting, product/package qualification

Technologies

Advantest 93k ATE, PCIe, Ethernet, NVLink, CXL, UALink, DDR5/4, JMP, Spotfire

Responsibilities

Update ATE test programs for wafer sort and final test solutions, monitor device ATE test yields and quality, analyze test data to draw conclusions, collaborate with silicon validation teams, ensure device performance meets production requirements

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC

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