Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. Mini-Circuits designs, manufactures and distributes integrated circuits, modules, and sub-systems for high-performance radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications. With design, sales and manufacturing locations in over 30 countries, Mini-Circuits' products are used in a range of wired and wireless communications applications. Our products are also used in detection, measurement and imaging applications, including military communication, guidance and electronic countermeasure systems, commercial, scientific, military land, sea and aircraft; automotive systems, medical systems, and industrial test equipment. Mini-Circuits' sells its products to over 20,000 customers globally through our direct sales force, applications engineering staff, sales representatives, as well as through our extensive website.

Position Summary:

The Senior Product Engineer for the µCeramIQ Business Units (BU) is a manufacturing-focused technical leader responsible for managing a product engineering team focused on New Product Introductions (NPI) of Radio Frequency (RF) components and modules utilizing Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramics (LTCC) technology among others. This role owns the productization of new RF components and modules from concept through stable high-volume production, with strong emphasis on manufacturability, yield, reliability, cost, and process robustness. The position works closely with R D and Design Engineering, Marketing, Project Management, Manufacturing Process Engineering (MPE), Machine Automation Engineering Design (MAED), Quality, Reliability, and Supply Chain to commercialize high-performance RF components and modules for markets such as Aerospace and Defense, Satellite Communications, Telecommunications, Test and Measurement, and Automotive.

Salary Range:

$140,000 - $150,000 per year

Job Function:

Technical Leadership and NPI Execution

• Lead and mentor a team of Product Engineers responsible for Ceramic-based RF component and module NPIs.
• Support the end-to-end NPI and productization process, from requirements definition and feasibility through pilot builds, yield ramp, qualification, and production release.
• Translate customer and market requirements into clear technical specifications with an emphasis on manufacturability, cost targets, and process capability.
• Provide technical oversight of RF designs with focus on manufacturable architecture, robust tolerances, and process capability.
• Review RF simulations and designs to ensure compliance with performance requirements within the boundaries of the manufacturing process capabilities.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Design for Test (DFT), and Design for Reliability (DFR) best practices specific to LTCC and other Ceramic processes.
• Define acceptable design margins and tolerances considering the manufacturing process capabilities.
• Partner with R D to transition new designs and technologies into repeatable manufacturing processes.
• Act as the primary engineering interface to manufacturing, characterization, validation and verification for all µCeramIQ NPI projects.
• Establish process flows, control plans, and key process parameters to ensure consistent electrical and mechanical performance.
• Lead yield improvement, scrap reduction, and cost-down initiatives during pilot and production ramp phases.
• Drive structured root cause analysis (e.g., SPC, DOE, 8D) for yield, reliability, or performance excursions.
• Support supplier and vendor selection, development, and qualification for new and existing technologies and critical outsourced processes.
• Define and electrical, mechanical, environmental, and reliability qualification plans with strong linkage to manufacturing risks and failure modes.
• Ensure process capability and reliability targets are met prior to full production release.
• Oversee failure analysis and corrective actions for qualification and production-related issues.
• Ensure products and processes meet applicable regulatory, quality, and customer-specific requirements (e.g., aerospace, defense, automotive standards).
• Support customer technical discussions, design-in activities, and post-launch technical support as needed.
• Contribute to product roadmaps and technology development plans aligned with business strategy.
• Drive NPI schedules with focus on manufacturing readiness, yield maturity, and on-time production release.
• Identify and mitigate manufacturing and supply chain risks early in the development cycle.
• Support value engineering, cost reduction, and process simplification initiatives across the product lifecycle.
• Ensure robust documentation, configuration control, and engineering change management for manufacturing execution.
• Own and drive key manufacturing KPIs for new and released products, including first-pass yield, final yield, scrap rate, rework rate, cycle time, and cost of poor quality (COPQ).
• Establish process capability targets (e.g., Cp/Cpk) for critical fabrication, assembly, and test processes.
• Track and report NPI maturity metrics such as pilot yield trends, qualification pass rates, and production readiness indicators.
• Lead data-driven continuous improvement initiatives using KPI trends to prioritize actions and investments.