Sr Staff Product Engineer-18498
Originally posted 30 August 2026 by the employer.
Lead innovation in NVM/OTP IP products.
About the role
As a Sr. Staff Product Engineer, you will lead the silicon validation of non-volatile memory/one-time programmable (NVM/OTP) intellectual property (IP) and associated blocks. This role drives the development of NVM/OTP IP products.
What you'll do
- Lead silicon validation for NVM/OTP IP products through Design Validation, Characterization, and Qualification.
- Define test coverage strategies for critical device functions and parameters, ensuring robust DC and AC characterization.
- Investigate and resolve complex functional and reliability issues, overseeing silicon performance analysis and failure analysis projects.
- Develop scripts to automate workflows, perform statistical analysis, build performance and reliability models, and generate test reports.
- Drive continuous improvements in test efficiency, DOE methodology, data analysis, and cost reduction through automation.
- Collaborate with external test/reliability labs to complete test data collection and qualification testing.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in semiconductor product/test engineering with a background in NVM products.
- Experience with data analysis tools such as Spotfire, Minitab or JMP.
- Knowledge of memory fault models and advanced test methodologies for defect detection and reliability analysis.
- Experience with semiconductor test lab equipment: memory ATE testers (Credence Kalos 2 preferred), automated handlers, oscilloscopes, waveform analyzers, and micro-probing stations.
- Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python or Perl, with knowledge of memory pattern algorithm development for ATE MTO/ALPG hardware.
- Experience in optimizing test efficiency, semiconductor data analysis, and writing silicon test reports.
Skills: NVM/OTP IP, silicon validation, characterization, ATE testers, failure analysis
This role has been open 43 days — well below the 65-day median for Product Engineering roles.
Product Engineering · Memory Design
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Open roles in category
98
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Median days open
65 d
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Median salary
$154k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Synopsys | All employers we track in this specialty (98 roles · 14 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 98 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 18 | 2223 · 112 employers |
| Median days open | 43 d | 65 d (−22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $154k |
Skills observed across this category: NVM/OTP IP, silicon validation, characterization, ATE testers, failure analysis
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 63 open roles · median 76 d
- SanDisk · 14 open roles · median 54 d
- KIOXIA America · 5 open roles · median 22 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 3 open roles · median 203 d
- Solidigm · 3 open roles · median 34 d
- OmniVision · 2 open roles · median 155 d
How we counted: 98 open Product Engineering (Memory Design) roles from 14 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.