Sr. Product Development Engineer (Silicon)

Responsibilities

• Own a product from design to launch – work with stakeholders to define the roadmap, make the product manufacturable at rate, ensure the design is best suited for the customer, coordinate product mapping, and drive launch to target international markets
• Serve as key technical point of contact for internal and external stakeholders to ensure production meets targets and product launch is successful
• Serve as the business point of contact between internal and external customers and coordinate with stakeholders from the business, UX, and engineering teams throughout the NPI phase of a project
• Translate new product strategies into business requirements and technical deliverables to ensure new product introduction meets business needs
• Identify opportunities for improvement via market research, data analysis, and beta testing campaigns
• Support engineering failure analysis and root cause investigation during initial roll out and early production of new products
• Motivate and support peers to achieve program goals
• Prepare relevant updates & deliverables to senior management

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or physics
• 5+ years of experience leading engineering projects

PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years of industry experience managing product technical requirements
• 3+ years of industry experience in mechanical or electrical product design
• 3+ years of industry experience with project management (technical scope, schedule, cost)
• Prior experience with the full consumer-facing hardware product life cycle
• Capable of solving complex problems with little to no supervision and on schedule
• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional role
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to travel and work extended hours/weekends as needed - up to 10%

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

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