Director, Engineering - BAW Filter NPI

Job Title:

Director, Engineering - BAW Filter NPI

Posting

Start Date:

5/30/25

Job Location(s):
Irvine

If you are looking for a challenging and exciting career in the world of technology, then look no further. Skyworks is an innovator of high-performance analog semiconductors whose solutions are powering the wireless networking revolution. Through our broad technology expertise and one of the most extensive product portfolios in the industry, we are Connecting Everyone and Everything, All the Time.

At Skyworks, you will find a fast-paced environment with a strong focus on global collaboration, minimal layers of management, and the freedom to make meaningful contributions in a setting that encourages creative thinking. We are excited about the opportunity to work with you and glad you want to be part of a team of talented individuals who together are changing the way the world communicates.

Requisition

Skyworks Solutions is a leading provider of acoustic solutions for mobile devices, wireless infrastructure, and IoT applications. We are seeking a talented and experienced Director of device engineering into to BAW Filter New Product Introduction (NPI) organization to lead our product development teams. Reporting directly to the BAW Filter New Product Introduction Director, this leader will set the tone for technical direction in conjunction with business leaders and other divisional engineering leaders to ensure commercial success.

Skyworks is seeking a Director of device engineering into to BAW Filter New Product Introduction (NPI) organization to lead bringing up our BAW product performance to best-in-class in most effective and efficient way. As a highly skilled and strategic leader, you will play pivotal role to successfully provide the best technology and stack solution meeting Performance, Quality and Time-to-Market into our new products.

Having affinity with innovative solutions which can be applied throughout development to high-volume manufacturing, you will ensure a seamless coordination across various department in a multicultural environment with teams like NPI Product Engineering, R&D Engineers, Process experts, Filter and Module Design Team, and Operations in US, Korea, and Japan.

This position will report directly to the head of the BAW NPI Technology Team, and the job will involve the following functions:

• Accelerate BAW roadmap for next generation devices having reduced size, performance, and cost.
• Identify potential risks and challenges in the NPI interception of new technology and develop mitigation plans with NPI engineering team.
• Work with design engineering and assist to identify the key performance for each new product and provide the best BAW stack design solution.
• Work with process development team to design Process Development Vehicle mask layout for a new technology and define a new PDK in timely manner.
• Optimize and automate NPI BAW stack design procedure, minimize simulation and measurement discrepancy, and enhance engineering communication system on BAW stacks for shortening our product development cycle.
• Collaborate and openly debate with team to solve problems in product development and implement an appropriate systematic solution about critical issues.
• Identify and drive continuous BAW stack design improvement through feedback loops of NPI Process, Filter Design, Quality, and Operations to capture lessons learned from each NPI cycle.

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Engineering, Material Science, Physics, RF Engineering is preferred.
• Minimum of total 12 years from industry and university experience in BAW/SAW and/or MEMS device development including device structure optimization based on FEM simulation such as COMSOL and ANSYS.
• Experience with scientific programming using MATLAB and/or Python.
• Knowledge of BAW/SAW and/or MEMS device fabrication process.
• Excellent technical leadership, communication with interpersonal skills and used to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Familiarity with statistics, machine learning techniques and algorithms, and optimization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, both technical and interpersonal.
• Pragmatic and flexible attitude with a result- and data-driven can-do mentality.
• Works autonomously, well-organized, with a good attention to detail, while setting high standards in all aspects of the work.

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is currently USD $170,100 -$339,500 per year. Starting base pay will depend on relevant experience and skills, training and education, business needs, market demands, the ultimate job duties and requirements, and work location. Skyworks has different base pay ranges for different work locations in the U.S. Benefits include access to healthcare benefits (including a premium-free medical plan option), a 401(k) plan and company match, an employee stock purchase plan, paid time off (including vacation, sick/wellness, parental leave), among others.

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