Product/test manager — cambridge, uk

Palma Ceia Semi-Design (PCS), is a fast-growing, fabless semiconductor company, focused on complete integrated Wi‑Fi and LTE solutions for the IoT marketplace. The company is looking for a product/test manager to join their Silicon Operations team in Cambridge, UK. Successful candidates will have extensive knowledge and experience of semiconductors.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop Product Yield Enhancement & Quality improvement methods as products ramp to production.
• Interface with suppliers to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Review of customers and supplier specifications to ensure that customer needs will be met by Palma Ceia Semi Design products.
• Ensure the smooth transition of products from early‑stage sampling to HVM on time and within the quality and cost expectations.
• Interface with all relevant departments from R&D through sales and marketing to ensure product offering meets time and cost deadlines.
• Define & drive product cost reduction programs.

Test Development

• For each new product or product variant requiring a new test solution:
  1. Develop a test plan with written definitions how to test each block.
  2. Agree what characterisation and reliability testing will be required.
  3. Work with R&D to ensure that best DFT techniques are employed from an early stage.
  4. Working with R&D devise optimum test solutions such as BIST etc. to minimise cost.

Processes and Procedures

• Create suitable product and test development procedures. These procedures should cover all aspects of vendor and subcontractor control and management.
• Procedures should include all aspects of product and test development, test control, product handling, yield targets, quality targets, etc.

Skills And Experience

Essential Experience

• BS/MS degree Physics, EE or equivalent industrial experience
• Minimum 4 years of direct experience in a high‑tech manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with electronic manufacturing systems particularly in the Semiconductor industry
• Knowledge of product qualification methods including FA
• Product and test engineering knowledge of wireless products
• Familiarity with the design, NPI & YE processes involved in a fabless semiconductor company
• Working with external suppliers and partners
• Silicon Foundry and OSAT experience
• Statistical analysis – e.g. JMP

Desirable Experience

• Good understanding of analog/RF and digital IC design methodologies and circuit architectures
• Familiarity with fab tape‑out process
• Experience with quality management systems
• Package substrate design
• Knowledge of BT, Wi‑Fi, Zigbee or nb‑IoT
• Effective use of Microsoft Office presentation tools – Word, PowerPoint, and Excel plus Outlook and Teams

Attributes

Essential

• Strong communication skills (written, verbal and presentation)
• Strong team‑player
• Can‑do attitude
• Ability to work independent of management, yet within a team environment of constantly changing priorities
• Ability to work on multiple quality projects simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail
• Willingness to get involved in whatever needs doing

Desirable

• Knowledge of Mandarin

Additional Information

• Job Site: Cambridge, UK
• EOE