Power and Interface IC Supply Chain R&D Engineer - Remote / Telecommute

Job Title

Pay Range: $52.70hr - $57.70hr

Requirement/Must Have

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field.
• Experience: 5+ years in semiconductor supply chain R&D, component/product engineering, or hardware/reliability engineering, with at least 2 years of direct exposure to power management or interface/analog-mixed-signal IC sourcing or qualification.
• Technical knowledge: Analog and mixed-signal IC technology; power delivery and PMIC/regulator fundamentals; high-speed interface signaling (e.g., PCIe/NVMe re-timers, re-drivers, level shifters) and signal/power integrity.
• Assembly/test knowledge: Familiarity with OSAT assembly and final-test flow and how process and test quality impact downstream yield and field reliability.
• Communication: Able to present supply risk and recommendations clearly to senior leadership and to coordinate effectively with international suppliers across time zones.
• Remote effectiveness: Demonstrated ability to work independently and stay aligned in a distributed, remote environment.
• Work authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Role may be subject to U.S. export-control requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop, qualify, and manage a base of power and interface IC suppliers and their OSAT partners to ensure technical capacity, quality, and reliability targets are met.
• Establish and maintain technical supplier scorecards tracking OTD, quality (PPM/DPPM), yield, reliability, and responsiveness.
• Drive continuous-improvement initiatives with strategic suppliers and OSATs to improve yield and cycle time.
• Manage dual-source and second-source strategies to mitigate single-source risk and ensure component supply resilience.
• Coordinate technical reviews between the organization's hardware/package design teams and supplier applications and process teams; manage device selection, process/technology, and package/revision trade-offs against reliability, yield, and schedule.
• Partner with Supplier Quality Engineering on power and interface IC excursions: containment, 8D root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and re-qualification with supplier and OSAT process teams.
• Champion DFM and design-for-reliability feedback loops between suppliers/OSATs and the organization's hardware and package design teams.
• Represent the power and interface IC supply chain in NPI program reviews.
• Interface routinely with Hardware Design Engineering, Signal/Power Integrity, Package Engineering, IC suppliers, OSATs, Quality, Logistics, and counterparts.
• Serve as the organization's escalation lead for power and interface IC supply issues, bridging U.S. design/operations stakeholders with Asia-based suppliers and OSAT partners across time zones and cultural contexts.

Nice to Have

• Master's degree in Engineering (electrical, materials, or related field).
• Direct experience with PMICs, voltage regulators, load switches, level shifters, re-timers/re-drivers, or other power and interface ICs used in storage, server, or networking hardware.
• Established working relationships with tier-1 power and interface IC suppliers and OSATs in the U.S., Taiwan, Korea, or Japan.
• Familiarity with the organization's product families and SSD hardware/power architecture requirements.
• Six Sigma Green/XX Belt certification.
• Conversational Mandarin, XX, or XX a plus for engagement with Asia-based suppliers and OSAT partners.
• Prior experience collaborating remotely across U.S. and Asia time zones with international semiconductor partners.