Semtech

Senior Staff Product Engineer, Lifecycle Engineering

CAN - OttawaFull timeStaffPosted 21 days ago
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Location: Burlington, Canada, Hybrid Mon- Thurs in office Fridays remote Our TeamWithin Semtech’s high-performance product portfolio, Lifecycle Engineering plays a critical role in ensuring that released products continue to meet the demanding expectations of global customers throughout their operational life. This team operates at the intersection of Product Engineering, Test Engineering, Design, Quality, and Operations, focusing on yield improvement, sustaining engineering, manufacturing optimisation, and long-term product health.Their work directly influences product performance, cost efficiency, and profitability across global manufacturing sites and supplier networks. To support continued growth and operational excellence, we are strengthening our Lifecycle Engineering capability with an experienced Senior Staff Product Engineer. Job SummaryAs Senior Product Engineer — Lifecycle Engineering, you will take ownership of sustaining engineering activities across mature, high-volume semiconductor products.You will lead technical initiatives that improve yield, optimise test performance, resolve complex production challenges, and enhance manufacturing stability across the full product lifecycle. This is a highly visible, hands-on engineering role where data-driven decision making, structured problem solving, and cross-functional collaboration directly contribute to engineering excellence and business performance. ResponsibilitiesLead yield improvement and margin optimisation initiatives across internal manufacturing sites and external suppliers (20%)Own lifecycle engineering from production ramp through to end-of-life management, ensuring ongoing product health and stability (20%)Investigate and resolve critical production issues impacting quality, yield, or test performance using structured methodologies such as 8D and CAPA (20%)Partner with Test, Design, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to embed manufacturability, cost efficiency, and test optimisation into lifecycle activities (20%)Apply statistical data analysis and continuous improvement practices to identify optimisation opportunities and influence data-driven engineering decisions (20%) Minimum QualificationsBS in Electrical Engineering or related discipline5–8 years of experience in semiconductor product, test, or design engineering, ideally within sustaining or lifecycle rolesStrong experience in yield analysis, margin improvement, and cross-functional technical problem solvingFamiliarity with ATE platforms such as Advantest or Teradyne, or equivalent bench test environmentsExperience with statistical process control, data analysis, and design of experimentsFluent professional English (written and spoken) Desired QualificationsExperience working across global manufacturing sites and supplier networksProficiency with tools such as Excel, JMP, Galaxy, dataConductor, or similar analysis platformsExposure to high-speed serial interfaces, v...