Senior Engineer

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY

Designs and modifies integrated circuit sockets and components. Provides technical support for Sales and customers. Provides qualify check for assembly and components.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Design

• Designs and modifies IC sockets and components

• Makes drawing changes as needed

• Checks and approves drawings of Engineering Staff

Technical Support

• Provides technical support for Sales as needed

• Provides technical support to customers through phone, email, and on-site work; refers to engineering drawings and customer lab measurements

• Makes recommendations to customers for choosing correct sockets

Quality Assurance

• Researches and provides problem solving, both in-house and to customers

• Provides quality check for assembly and piece part

• Tests and evaluates IC sockets and piece parts

• Evaluates new piece parts from local manufacturers

• Generates corrective action plan and report

• Actively collaborates with global colleagues across company locations

Information Management and Reporting

• Researches, analyzes, and updates technical information database

• Communicates on a regular basis with other departments, management, customers, assigned factory, and freight forwarder. May, at times, share information with external consultants working on behalf of the Company.

• May attend technical conferences make visits to universities and gather information regarding specific industries. Responsible for understanding current market condition, including competitor positioning.

• Plans, coordinates, and prepares both routine and special requested reports, surveys, research information, and presentations related to departmental work activities

• Reports all important business decisions to manager and provides updates as requested. Also, responds to other managers’ requests for information and assistance

Other and Miscellaneous

• Provides technical instruction and recommendations to Engineering Staff as needed

• Plans, prepares, and gives presentations to customers, trade shows, meetings, etc.

• Performs special projects and other miscellaneous duties as assigned by Management

• Reports all irregular issues and problems to supervisor for resolution

• Conducts measurements of parts and customer packages

JOB DIMENSIONS

• Accuracy – Ability to provide accurate data and reports with few mistakes, low error rate

• Analysis – Ability to perform critical or minute examination of facts or data to develop a hypothesis, theory, or conclusion

• Attention to detail – Ability to accomplish work tasks through concern for all areas involved, no matter how small the details are

• Confidentiality – Ability to appropriately handle sensitive and confidential information

• Delegation – Ability to divide work and dispatch it to others for successful completion

• Diplomacy – Ability to successfully negotiate while exercising tact in dealing with internal and external personnel, customers, and others, especially while under pressure

• English writing – Ability to provide clear expression of ideas in written English and in good grammatical form

• Flexibility/Adaptability – Ability to successfully change one’s behavior to match different situations, environments, tasks, responsibilities, or people

• Initiative/follow-through – Ability to begin follow-through energetically with a plan or task on a consistent basis

• Judgement – Developing courses of action and making sound and mature business decisions based on factual information, logic, experience, and intuition

• Listening and understanding – Ability to listen and understand for problem solving

• Math skills – Ability to productively work with numbers and accurately perform arithmetical, algebraic, or geometric calculations

• Monitoring/control – Ability to scrutinize or systematically check work activities or direct changes

• Multi-tasking – Ability to handle multiple tasks at one time

• Negotiation/persuasiveness – Ability to effectively present conceptual or factual

• Office equipment usage – Ability to use typical office equipment (e.g., computer, calculator, fax, copier, etc.)

• Personal computer usage – Ability to use a personal computer for business applications, such as word processing, financial spreadsheets, presentations, charts, etc.

• Planning and Organizing – Ability to establish a course of action for oneself or for others to accomplish to attain a specific goal

• Presentation – Ability to effectively express information, ideas, and concepts formally to groups of people

• Product knowledge – An understanding of the Company’s products and/or services

• Project management – Ability to successfully plan and execute complex projects, including establishment of schedules, budgets, human resources, and capital resources

• Team Orientation – Ability to integrate into a group and hand individual responsibilities and task while maintaining focus on desired results

• Technical – Ability to understand, use, and apply specific technical information related to the Company’s products and services

• Time management – Ability to develop and execute projects and task schedules effectively and consistently, especially while operating under deadlines or with interruptions

• Working and cooperating with others – Ability to work effectively with others for a common objective

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering preferred) from a four-year college or university or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience

• Five years experience in mechanical design in semiconductor industry

• Extensive working knowledge of CAD systems, specifically IDEAS, and Solidworks

• Any previous experience and understanding with Burn-in,Test sockets and Thermal would be valuable

• Working knowledge of general lab equipment

Mental, Physical, and Environmental

• Automobile usage and skills – Must have a valid Driver’s License in state of residence and be able to drive to customer locations

• Eyesight/vision – Requires vision abilities, such as close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

• Lifting ≤ 15 lbs. – Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

• Physical sight – Ability to read and analyze data in hard copy and on a computer screen; ability to measure or identify using eyesight

• Technical analysis – Ability to calculate, apply basic statistics, and write and speak using technical vocabulary

• Telephone communications – Ability to communicate verbally using a telephone

• Travel – Occasional travel is required by both car and airplane; sometimes overnight

• Verbal and written communications – Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to individuals and groups

• Work environment – Work is performed in a typical “white collar” office environment and requires the employee to frequently sit. In addition, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, and reach with hands and arms.

• Work pressure/stress – Ability to handle job stress and work pressure from varying demands on one’s time; ability to manage multiple work projects simultaneously.