Jr. Product Engineer
Role Overview
The Junior NPI Product Engineer supports new product development from early-stage work through production transfer, under the guidance of senior engineers.
The team develops high-performance optical and analog/mixed-signal semiconductor IC products using CMOS and BiCMOS technologies.
The role is hybrid in Burlington, Canada, with office attendance Monday through Thursday.
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Role overview
The Junior NPI Product Engineer supports new product development from early-stage work through production transfer, under the guidance of senior engineers.
The team develops high-performance optical and analog/mixed-signal semiconductor IC products using CMOS and BiCMOS technologies.
The role is hybrid in Burlington, Canada, with office attendance Monday through Thursday.
NPI and cross-functional support
- Support NPI from concept through product release and transfer to full-volume manufacturing.
- Collaborate with project, design, marketing, validation, test, characterization, quality, reliability, applications, and operations teams.
- Track backend NPI progress, timelines, milestones, and program logistics; support milestone reviews.
- Prepare production release deliverables and OSAT manufacturing documentation.
Test, characterization, and yield
- Support DfT and DfM requirements, ATE test program development and optimization, product characterization, correlation, and release.
- Help prepare datasheet specifications and production test limits; develop wafer-level and bench characterization plans.
- Analyze ATE and bench results across process, voltage, and temperature variations; support yield modeling, DOE, yield analysis, and test optimization.
- Support validation and reliability qualification and identify opportunities to reduce yield loss.
Manufacturing quality and improvement
- Monitor yield and quality metrics and support review of test coverage, test limits, and guard banding.
- Assist with failure analysis, root cause investigation, and corrective and preventive actions for field returns and RMA cases.
- Work with foundry process and packaging teams to resolve issues during fabrication, packaging, die sort, and final package testing.
- Contribute to lifecycle monitoring, cost reduction, and continuous improvement.
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; a master’s degree is a plus.
- At least two years of semiconductor product, test, or design engineering experience; relevant internship or co-op experience is considered.
- Basic familiarity with statistical theory and data analysis tools such as Excel or JMP.
- Foundational knowledge of semiconductor physics and analog/mixed-signal IC design principles.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, and eagerness to learn.
Preferred exposure
- Exposure to or coursework in DFM, DFT, and ATE test methods is a plus.
- Familiarity with Advantest or Teradyne high-speed digital ATE platforms or bench test equipment is a plus.
- Basic awareness of JEDEC, HTOL, ESD, latch-up, and semiconductor reliability qualification is a plus.
Pay
- The estimated pay range is CAD $75,000–$84,000; the posting does not specify the pay period.
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