Silicon Product Engineering Lead (Tapeout to Production)

Methodfi; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech startup specializing in AI seeks a hands-on technical leader to oversee product engineering from tapeout to production and manage the Bristol validation lab. Responsibilities include leading test engineers, defining production test architecture, and ensuring chip qualification. Candidates should have significant experience in semiconductor test development, lab management skills, and strong communication abilities. This position offers an attractive compensation package within a diverse and innovative team environment.

Benefits

Attractive compensation package

Pension plan

Extensive employee insurances

Option to get company shares

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on experience in semiconductor test development and silicon characterization.
• Strong understanding of ATE platforms and test program optimization.
• Deep knowledge of reliability physics and qualification of complex SoCs.
• Experience with silicon debug and failure analysis tools.
• Practical lab management experience including calibration, equipment management, and safety.
• Solid understanding of test and manufacturing economics.

Responsibilities

• Own product engineering from tapeout to production.
• Lead test engineers and validation engineers.
• Manage lab operations: equipment and calibration.
• Define production test architecture.
• Oversee validation work including power sequencing and thermal validation.

Skills

Semiconductor test development

Silicon characterization

ATE platforms

Reliability physics

Lab management

Failure analysis tools

Test and manufacturing economics

Team building and mentoring

Technical communication

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analysers

Thermal tools

Job description

A tech startup specializing in AI seeks a hands-on technical leader to oversee product engineering from tapeout to production and manage the Bristol validation lab. Responsibilities include leading test engineers, defining production test architecture, and ensuring chip qualification. Candidates should have significant experience in semiconductor test development, lab management skills, and strong communication abilities. This position offers an attractive compensation package within a diverse and innovative team environment.