Senior Staff Product Engineer

Job Title

Senior Staff Product Engineer

Role Summary

Lead product engineering for advanced semiconductor power products through the full lifecycle: silicon bring-up, characterization, qualification, production release, and sustaining. Drive product quality, yield optimization, reliability, and customer issue resolution across cross-functional teams.

Experience Level

Senior - 10+ years of experience in semiconductor product engineering, test engineering, or related roles.

Responsibilities

The role requires technical leadership in product qualification, reliability, yield improvement, and cross-functional problem resolution.

• Own product engineering across the full lifecycle from silicon bring-up to high-volume production and sustaining.
• Define and execute product qualification strategies aligned to JEDEC and industry standards.
• Plan and interpret reliability stresses (HTOL, HAST/uHAST, TC, ELFR) and associated qualification methods.
• Lead ESD (HBM, CDM) and latch-up qualification, analysis, and failure resolution.
• Perform root-cause analysis and resolve complex product, test, and manufacturing issues.
• Drive yield, test efficiency, product performance, and cost-of-quality improvements.
• Partner with design and test teams to optimize DFT, test coverage, and correlation (bench vs ATE vs system).
• Analyze yield, parametric, and reliability data to identify trends and corrective actions.
• Communicate qualification results and technical findings to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Mentor junior engineers in statistical techniques, reliability interpretation, and structured problem solving.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required to perform the role.

• 10+ years in semiconductor product engineering, test engineering, or related roles (power/analog/mixed-signal preferred).
• Deep understanding of product lifecycle (NPI through sustaining) and production environments.
• Strong working knowledge of JEDEC standards (e.g., JESD47, JESD22 series) and industry qualification practices.
• Hands-on experience with ESD qualification (HBM, CDM) and latch-up testing/analysis.
• Experience with reliability stress planning and interpretation (HTOL, HAST, TC, ELFR, etc.).
• Proven track record solving complex technical and yield-related issues; experience with failure analysis and root-cause investigation.
• Strong data-analysis skills (JMP, Python, MATLAB or similar) and statistical analysis expertise (distribution analysis, correlation, limit optimization).
• Experience with ATE, silicon characterization, and production test environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence engineering decisions and lead cross-functional technical initiatives; strong communication skills.
• Nice-to-have: deep domain knowledge in power semiconductor solutions (POL, hotswap/efuse, driver solutions) and prior leadership/mentorship experience.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Microelectronics Engineering.

About the Company

Company: Renesas

Headquarters: Hitachinaka, Japan

Renesas is a global leader in embedded semiconductor solutions, providing high-quality products across automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT sectors. With over 22,000 employees in more than 30 countries, the company focuses on scalable solutions that enhance user experience and drive innovation while committed to sustainability and energy efficiency.