Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Sustaining

pSemi Corporation is a Murata company driving semiconductor integration. pSemi builds on Peregrine Semiconductor’s 30-year legacy of technology advancements and strong IP portfolio but with a new mission-to enhance Murata’s world-class capabilities with high-performance semiconductors. With a strong foundation in RF integration, pSemi’s product portfolio now spans power management, connected sensors, optical transceivers, antenna tuning and RF frontends. These intelligent and efficient semiconductors enable advanced modules for smartphones, base stations, personal computers, electric vehicles, data centers, IoT devices and healthcare. From headquarters in San Diego and offices around the world, pSemi’s team explores new ways to make electronics for the connected world smaller, thinner, faster and better.

Job Summary

The Manufacturing Sustaining Engineer supports back-end semiconductor package solutions that enable pSemi IC products to meet performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost requirements. The role spans verifying package documentation, coordinating with internal teams, and collaborating closely with offshore assembly and manufacturing partners. Manufacturing Sustaining Engineers support products in back-end manufacturing, validate manufacturing process characterization and qualification, resolve assembly and production issues, and ensure robust, manufacturable package designs from customer sampling through high-volume production.

Roles & Responsibilities

This position has responsibility for:

• Define and approve supplier qualification plans; evaluate and onboard new OSAT capabilities.
• Benchmark industry technologies and recommend adoption roadmaps for capability gaps.
• Launch NPI packages into volume production; ensure compliance with GMP and qualification deliverables.
• Analyze complex failure modes and lead cross-functional 8D/root-cause investigations to closure.
• Mentor engineers; review and approve work products and technical documentation.
• Partner with NPI Packaging to co-optimize die-package interactions for volume manufacturing.
• Implement process control plans and SPC limits; establish robust qualification and release criteria.
• Negotiate technical requirements, schedules, and risks with external partners and critical suppliers.
• Coordinate with NPI Packaging for advanced packaging solutions (e.g., flip-chip, SiP, laminate substrates) aligned to product roadmaps.

Minimum Qualifications (Experience and Skills)

• 8+ years related experience (or 6+ with Master’s; or PhD with 3+ years) in advanced packaging.
• Ability to define standards and approve technical documentation.
• Deep knowledge of IC package design and processes.
• Effective mentoring and development of other engineers.
• Proficiency establishing control plans, qualification protocols, and release criteria.
• Strong negotiation and risk management with external partners.
• Supplier evaluation and qualification experience; ability to assess and onboard new capabilities.
• Track record leading complex NPI package introductions into production.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Materials/Physical Sciences required; Master’s or PhD preferred.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

pSemi Corporation supports a diverse workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees. pSemi does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code section 12801.9), ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally-protected medical condition, military or veteran status (including “protected veterans” under applicable affirmative action laws), marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal laws applicable to the Company. pSemi also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that an employee or applicant has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

Note: The Peregrine Semiconductor name, Peregrine Semiconductor logo and UltraCMOS are registered trademarks and the pSemi name, pSemi logo, HaRP and DuNE are trademarks of pSemi Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. pSemi products are protected under one or more of the following U.S. Patents: http://patents.psemi.com