Principal Design Engineer

Key Responsibilities

Quality Management & Process Improvement

• Participate in the global IP Quality Team
• Define and implement quality management plans across design workflows
• Drive continuous quality improvement initiatives across engineering teams
• Maintain and enhance design quality procedures and standards

Root Cause Analysis & Issue Resolution

• Perform root-cause analysis (RCA) for design and verification failures
• Identify corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Assist design teams in preparing failure analysis reports
• Support resolution of complex semiconductor design issues

Metrics & Reporting

• Generate and analyze quality and defect metrics
• Identify trends and report findings to management
• Provide insights to improve engineering and design processes

Process Governance & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to quality standards such as ISO9001 and ISO26262
• Support external semiconductor foundry quality programs
• Monitor proper use of bug tracking and issue management systems

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with analog and digital IC design teams
• Conduct post-mortem reviews for projects and communicate findings
• Collaborate across global engineering and design organizations