Insight Global
Principal Product Engineer
San Diego, Texas, US
Role snapshot
Insight Global is hiring a Principal Product Engineer on a full-time basis. This is a hybrid role based in San Diego, Texas, US.
- Company
- Insight Global
- Location
- San Diego, Texas, US
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Job type
- Full-time
- Pay listed
- $180,000 - $210,000
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
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About the role
Role Title: Principal NPI Product Engineer
Location: San Diego, California (HYBRID)
Role Type : Permanent
Pay Rate: $180K - $210K base + bonuses, RSUs, and benefits
Required Skills and Experience:
- BS in Electrical Engineering or related field. MS strongly preferred.
- 10+ years of semiconductor product engineering, test engineering, or design engineering experience.
- Proven ownership of silicon bring-up, characterization, product release, and production-transfer programs.
- Hands-on ATE test development experience, including ATE-to-bench correlation and production test limit setting.
- Strong knowledge of Design for Testability (DfT) and Design for Manufacturability (DfM).
- Experience analyzing semiconductor characterization data across process, voltage, and temperature conditions.
- Proficiency with statistical analysis tools such as JMP or Excel.
- Scripting or automation experience using Python, TCL, or similar languages.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, program ownership, and cross-functional communication skills.
Nice to Have Skills and Experience:
- Analog/mixed-signal or optical IC characterization experience, including TIA, CDR, LimitAmp, or high-speed SerDes.
- Experience with high-speed Advantest, Teradyne, or comparable ATE platforms.
- Experience with JEDEC reliability qualification methods, including HTOL, HAST, ESD, and latch-up.
- Exposure to ATPG, MBIST, boundary scan, or similar DFT methodologies.
- Experience working directly with semiconductor foundries and OSAT manufacturing partners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own NPI programs from initial product development through silicon bring-up, qualification, production release, and high-volume manufacturing transfer.
- Lead cross-functional efforts involving design, validation, test, characterization, quality, reliability, applications, manufacturing, and operations.
- Define DfT and DfM requirements and drive development, verification, optimization, and release of ATE production test programs.
- Develop and execute characterization strategies covering wafer, bench, and ATE testing across process, voltage, and temperature variations.
- Drive ATE-to-bench correlation and use statistical analysis to establish production test limits and finalized product specifications.
- Lead yield modeling, DOE activities, process capability studies, test-time reduction, and resolution of major yield-loss issues.
- Drive product validation and reliability qualification with test, characterization, validation, and reliability engineering teams.
- Monitor production yield and quality metrics while identifying manufacturing trends, anomalies, and improvement opportunities.
- Lead failure analysis and root-cause investigations involving production issues, field returns, and RMA cases.
- Partner with foundry, packaging, and OSAT organizations to resolve wafer fabrication, packaging, die-sort, and final-test issues.
- Identify opportunities for product cost reduction, improved test efficiency, higher yield, and lifecycle optimization.
Job Summary
Insight Global is looking for a Principal NPI Product Engineer to lead new semiconductor products from early silicon development through high-volume production. This individual will serve as a hands-on technical leader across NPI, silicon bring-up, characterization, ATE testing, product qualification, and manufacturing transfer. The role focuses on high-performance optical and analog/mixed-signal ICs built using advanced CMOS and BiCMOS technologies and will work closely with design, validation, test, quality, reliability, operations, foundry, and OSAT teams.