NPI Engineer
Core
Own manufacturing NPI/EPE for ASIC and card products used by leading server, switch, and router OEMs, taking products from design stage to volume manufacturing.
Role type
Senior IC NPI/Electrical Product Engineer
Builds
ASICs, server/switch/router cards, and related hardware components
Domain
Semiconductor hardware manufacturing, server infrastructure, AI security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
high-tech manufacturing processes, NPI activities, product development lifecycle, off-shore contract manufacturer management, complex electronics product launches, manufacturing test data analysis, Design for Manufacturability (DFM/DFT/DFA), Bill of Material (BOM) structures and risk management, PLM tool experience, Failure Analysis and Root Cause analysis, prototype testing and debugging
Preferred skills
server systems and motherboard manufacturing, PCIe card manufacturing and testing, SMT process improvement and quality control, contract manufacturing gap assessment, EE design tools (schematic capture, PCB layout), CAD and 3D printing, EE debug, technical writing for manufacturing documentation, ASIC/silicon development
Technologies
Arena, Agile, Cadence, Altium, Solidworks
Responsibilities
Release BOM/new parts through ECO, analyze end-to-end manufacturing capacity and work with team for future planning, collaborate with cross-functional partners on developing CM ability to prototype, launch, and transition to volume production, work with factory and engineering teams to troubleshoot failures, participate in / help to define manufacturing processes (NPI, product engineering, validation, quality)
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC