Principal Product Engineer

Responsibilities

Max Linear is seeking a Principal Product Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will focus on the following:

• Own ICs from design release through qualification, production ramp, and product lifecycle
• Define and execute product characterization, ATE validation, reliability, and qualification plans
• Develop and manage Product Qualification Requirements (Package Qual, Burn-in, ESD, Latchup)
• Responsible for on-going product cost reduction efforts and quality improvements; including Test Time reductions/optimization, alternate source qualifications, and Yield improvement, DPPM reduction
• Lead technical reviews and present executive-level project updates
• Work with cross-functional teams to coordinate, manage, and prioritize all activities to transition a new product from design to production release
• Serve as the primary product engineering interface among Design, Marketing, Foundry, OSAT, Supply chain, and Quality organizations
• Drive risk assessment and mitigation plans throughout the product lifecycle
• Develop statistical models and data analytics to improve product yield and quality
• Drive root-cause investigations for reliability failures and field-return issues

• Experience with releasing products on advanced CMOS Process nodes (16nm and below)
• Deep knowledge of mm-wave, RF, Mixed signal, and CMOS logic circuit principles
• Knowledge and experience with ATE (Automatic Test Equipment), such as Verigy and Teradyne
• Experience with Data Analysis S/W such as Galaxy, Data Conductor or Data Power to create Characterization Reports and monitor production Yield
• BS in Electrical Engineering or related +9 years of experience, or MS +7 years of experience, or Ph.D. +5 years of experience

Max Linear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.

Max Linear's good faith estimate starting base salary range is: $160,000 to $191,000

Annually

We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are:

• health care benefits
• 401k savings plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• paid time off

The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Max Linear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.

Max Linear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects;

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