Silicon Product Engineer

Kandou Bus SA; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in East Kilbride is seeking a Silicon Product Engineer to manage silicon manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, including leadership roles and expertise in data analysis tools. Responsibilities include interfacing with silicon partners and ensuring product quality. Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and be willing to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of semiconductor industry experience essential with knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Experience with Fabless Semiconductor operations dealing with foundry partners.
• Hands-on experience in silicon fabrication operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage interface between Kandou and silicon partners.
• Drive accountability and awareness, addressing risks for product requirements.
• Prepare analysis reports presenting findings to management and customers.

Skills

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Data analysis tools

Flexibility to travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Data analysis tools

Job description

Overview

Challenges are our drive, innovation our calling. We at Kandou are a team of passionate accomplished professionals making a mark in the semiconductor industry. We\'re an innovative leader in high-speed and energy-efficient chip-chip link solutions critical to the evolution of the electronics industry, continuously developing to meet the demands of not just the customers of today, but tomorrow too. If you love to be a part of high-tech scale-up and are motivated by pushing your limits and challenging the status quo, we have an opportunity for you.

For our Business Operations Department, we are actively seeking a Silicon Product Engineer based in Scotland or UK.

Responsibilities

• Authority in silicon manufacturing
• Promote Design for Manufacture (DFM) philosophy within Kandou Bus
• Manage interface between Kandou and silicon partners in line with Kandou’s product realization process ensuring qualification, early volume, and sustaining engineering
• Work with multi-functional groups including product design, engineering, and marketing to ensure our silicon technology requirements are fully supported by Kandou’s silicon fabrication partners
• Review silicon foundry technology offerings and Kandou’s product requirements driving understanding and alignment with Kandou’s technology roadmap
• Drive accountability and awareness, solve problems, remove roadblocks, and proactively search out and address risks or weaknesses to ensure new product requirements meet quality standards and NPI completes on time and within budget
• Provide silicon leadership driving initiatives including time to market, yield, quality & cost
• Specifies silicon foundry partners
• Improves silicon production performance through monthly metrics, quarterly business reviews and comprehensive supplier audits
• Prepares analysis presenting data analysis reports to management and customers where required
• Champions the use of SPC technique across the company
• Assures supplier understanding of production requirements
• Maintains required documentation and files

Qualifications and Experience

• Must possess strong leadership and communication skills to work with cross functional silicon development teams meeting internal and customer commitments
• Highly skilled in analytical and technical analysis with in depth knowledge of data analysis tools used in the semiconductor industry including six sigma methodology
• Able to work to tight and variable time scales
• Ability to plan and manage own workload and that of others
• Flexibility to travel to Kandou’s offices, supplier, and customer locations
• Strong diagnostic and analytical skills with excellent numerical ability
• An innovative, creative, lateral thinking problem solver
• Experience: +10 years semiconductor industry experience essential with knowledge of manufacturing processes, procedures, facilities and equipment
• +10 years’ experience of working within Fabless Semiconductor operations dealing with foundry partners in Asia Pacific e.g., TSMC in Taiwan
• +5 years’ experience of working within silicon fabrication operations
• Used to working in a commercially driven organisation as part of a Product Development and Operations team
• Candidate must possess hands-on experience, has demonstrated leadership, communication, and influencing skills and is able to communicate with ease with customers, Senior Management and all Kandou group
• Experience in advanced process nodes preferred
• Background in process technology would be advantageous

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent academic or vocational experience/qualification