Principal Product Characterisation - Cambridge

Overview

As Principal Engineer at Pragmatic Semiconductor, you will lead product-level characterisation and define the test strategy to translate requirements into effective coverage and actionable insights. You will manage a small engineering team focused on automated, volume test solutions and collaborate with Device and IC Validation teams to optimise wafer-level characterisation in Production Test. Your RF expertise and data-driven approach will inform design improvements, production-test strategy and release decisions during a key scale-up phase.

Pay / Benefits

Visa sponsorship
Relocation assistance

Responsibilities

Lead and technically guide a small engineering team on complex deliverables and test case development
Design and implement RF/Analogue test strategies aligned with production requirements
Oversee automation hardware/software for test case execution and integration into Pragmatic's systems
Communicate findings with diverse stakeholders and present characterisation data to project teams
Develop and optimise wafer-level Characterisation tests in a Production Test (ATE) environment
Partner with cross-functional teams to inform design improvements, test strategies, and product-release decisions

Key requirements

Automated hardware test solutions development with semiconductor test principles
RF/Analogue electronics expertise with practical problem-solving experience
Experience with PCB schematic design and review
Software automation experience in at least one language (Python, LabVIEW, C#, C++)
Data analysis and presentation skills demonstrated on real-world engineering problems
Strong grasp of measurement integrity, statistics, variation, repeatability, correlation, and uncertainty