What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Product Engineer position at Aptino?
Job Title: Senior / Principal Product Engineer
Job Type: Full-Time / Onsite
Work Location: Newport Beach, CA
Job Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Product Engineer with a background in high-speed IC testing. This role will support the full product lifecycle—from new product introduction (NPI) through mass production—while working on advanced semiconductor products.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the transition of new IC-based products from development to production
- Improve product yield, quality, and overall performance
- Conduct qualification activities based on design requirements
- Develop characterization plans and write code to collect and analyze data
- Review process data and define datasheet specifications and test limits
- Collaborate with design and test teams to create production test strategies
- Perform lab testing for new designs and early-stage samples
- Identify and resolve yield or production-related issues
- Support product qualification, reliability testing, and failure analysis
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Minimum 3 years of experience in semiconductor product engineering, RF testing, or characterization
- Experience with mixed-signal products and high-volume production environments
- Basic knowledge of hardware debugging techniques
- Proficiency in C and/or C# programming
- Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators (VNA/PNA)
- Understanding of basic statistical analysis
- Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team-oriented environment
Salary : $95,000 - $165,000