Senior Manager, Product Test Engineering at Impinj in Hsinchu City

Job description

Impinj delivers the Physical Intelligence that connects the physical world to the AI-powered digital world, fueling automated workflows and improving consumer experiences. From retail merchandise and groceries to packages and shipping pallets, Impinj products and solutions identify and track tens of billions of everyday items, providing real-time operational insights about every item enterprises make, move and sell. We are, quite literally, the eyes and ears of smart enterprise systems. Come help us build technology and solutions that enable businesses to visualize everything, waste nothing and act instantly. Team Overview: The Production Product Test Engineering (PTE) and Quality team is responsible for ensuring the performance, reliability, and quality of semiconductor products throughout the product lifecycle, from New Product Introduction (NPI) through high-volume manufacturing and customer support. The team works closely with Design Engineering, Product Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, OSAT partners, and customers to develop robust test solutions, drive yield and quality improvements, investigate product and customer-reported issues, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions. Through data-driven analysis, characterization, failure investigation, and continuous improvement initiatives, the team plays a critical role in delivering high-quality products that meet customer expectations and business objectives. What You Will Do: Lead and develop the Product Test Engineering (PTE) teams across Taiwan, Thailand, and Malaysia supporting production test operations, including wafer sort, RF, and final test for End Point IC wafer product lines, while serving as the primary technical escalation point for major test engineering and test production challenges across Asia Establish and execute the Asia PTE strategy, aligning teams across sites to deliver consistent test quality, yield, throughput, infrastructure, support, and operational excellence while identifying and closing performance gaps Lead cross-site continuous improvement initiatives to optimize test quality, improve ATE uptime, reduce cost of goods sold (COGS), and enhance overall manufacturing efficiency Partner with internal and external stakeholders, including OSAT subcontractors, design engineering, product test engineering, and other cross-functional teams, to align test requirements, quality objectives, performance standards, and operational readiness Own, monitor, and optimize production test systems across multiple sites in Asia to ensure optimal throughput, yield, quality, reliability, and operational performance Lead Product Test Engineering NPI activities, including development of production and characterization hardware for automatic test equipment (ATE), transition of test solutions into high-volume manufacturing, and achievement of high-test coverage at wafer sort and final test Support R&D and NPI teams in enabling new packaging technologies, new chip features, and new site qualifications by defining and implementing appropriate test coverage strategies and test environments Manage disposition of tested wafers, nonconformance investigations (NCMRs), and Engineering Process Change Notices (EPCNs), ensuring effective implementation of test system updates across Asia operations Support the procurement, installation, qualification, calibration, and maintenance of test equipment and instrumentation required for production and characterization testing Analyze test data and communicate results to Quality and Production PTE leadership, driving data-based improvements while maintaining strong subcontractor and cross-functional relationships to ensure production readiness and rapid resolution of test-related issues What You Will Bring: Bachelor degree in electrical engineering or a related technical field 5+ years of engineering management experience, including leadership of multi-site and geographically distributed teams, preferably within the semic