Director, Engineering – BAW Filter NPI

Job Description

Skyworks Solutions is a leading provider of acoustic solutions for mobile devices, wireless infrastructure, and IoT applications. We are seeking a talented and experienced Director of device engineering for the BAW Filter New Product Introduction (NPI) organization to lead our product development teams. Reporting directly to the BAW Filter New Product Introduction Director, this leader will set the tone for technical direction in conjunction with business leaders and other divisional engineering leaders to ensure commercial success.

As a highly skilled and strategic leader, you will play a pivotal role to successfully provide the best technology and stack solution meeting performance, quality and time‑to‑market for our new products. Having affinity with innovative solutions that can be applied throughout development to high‑volume manufacturing, you will ensure seamless coordination across various departments in a multicultural environment with teams like NPI Product Engineering, R&D Engineers, Process experts, Filter and Module Design Team, and Operations in the US, Korea, and Japan.

This position will report directly to the head of the BAW NPI Technology Team, and the job will involve the following functions:

• Accelerate BAW roadmap for next generation devices having reduced size, performance, and cost.
• Identify potential risks and challenges in the NPI interception of new technology and develop mitigation plans with the NPI engineering team.
• Work with design engineering and assist to identify the key performance for each new product and provide the best BAW stack design solution.
• Work with process development team to design Process Development Vehicle mask layout for a new technology and define a new PDK in a timely manner.
• Optimize and automate NPI BAW stack design procedure, minimize simulation and measurement discrepancy, and enhance engineering communication system on BAW stacks for shortening our product development cycle.
• Collaborate and openly debate with the team to solve problems in product development and implement an appropriate systematic solution about critical issues.
• Identify and drive continuous BAW stack design improvement through feedback loops of NPI Process, Filter Design, Quality, and Operations to capture lessons learned from each NPI cycle.

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Engineering, Material Science, Physics, RF Engineering is preferred.
• Minimum of total 12 years from industry and university experience in BAW/SAW and/or MEMS device development including device structure optimization based on FEM simulation such as COMSOL and ANSYS.
• Experience with scientific programming using MATLAB and/or Python.
• Knowledge of BAW/SAW and/or MEMS device fabrication process.
• Excellent technical leadership, communication with interpersonal skills, and used to work in a multi‑cultural environment.
• Familiarity with statistics, machine learning techniques and algorithms, and optimization.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, both technical and interpersonal.
• Pragmatic and flexible attitude with a result‑ and data‑driven can‑do mentality.
• Works autonomously, well‑organized, with a good attention to detail, while setting high standards in all aspects of the work.

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is currently USD $170,100 – $339,500 per year. Starting base pay will depend on relevant experience and skills, training and education, business needs, market demands, the ultimate job duties and requirements, and work location. Skyworks has different base pay ranges for different work locations in the U.S. Benefits include access to healthcare benefits (including a premium‑free medical plan option), a 401(k) plan and company match, an employee stock purchase plan, paid time off (including vacation, sick/wellness, parental leave), among others.

Employees are eligible to participate in an incentive plan, and certain roles are also eligible for additional awards, including recognition and stock. These incentives and awards are based on individual and/or company performance.

Skyworks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Skyworks strives to create an accessible workplace; if you need an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at a

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