Location: Bristol, UK — Semtech Bristol Design Centre (St James Court B, Great Park Road, Bristol BS32 4QJ, United Kingdom)
Our Team
Within 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 Summary
As Senior Staff 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.
Responsibilities
- Lead 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 Qualifications
- BS in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- 5–8 years of experience in semiconductor product, test, or design engineering, ideally within sustaining or lifecycle roles
- Strong experience in yield analysis, margin improvement, and cross-functional technical problem solving
- Familiarity with ATE platforms such as Advantest or Teradyne, or equivalent bench test environments
- Experience with statistical process control, data analysis, and design of experiments
- Fluent professional English (written and spoken)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working across global manufacturing sites and supplier networks
- Proficiency with tools such as Excel, JMP, Galaxy, dataConductor, or similar analysis platforms
- Exposure to high-speed serial interfaces, video/datacom systems, or JEDEC/Mil quality standards
- Strong documentation discipline and structured engineering approach
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced production environments with competing priorities
Why Join Us?
- Work on products that have global impact across high-performance connectivity markets
- Collaborate with experienced engineering teams across design, test, quality, and operations
- Take ownership of initiatives that directly influence product performance, cost, and profitability
- Thrive in a culture that values initiative, expertise, and continuous improvement
Career Growth Philosophy
At Semtech, innovation starts with people. We are committed to supporting professional development through mentorship, continuous learning resources, and a collaborative engineering environment.
Our performance-driven culture recognises meaningful technical contribution, encourages growth, and enables engineers to expand both their influence and expertise while shaping the future of Semtech’s product portfolio.
Additional Notes:
The intent of this job description is to describe the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically included in this description.
All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
Skills Required
- BS in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 5 - 8 years relevant work experience
- Experience in semi-conductor technology, product, test and/or design engineering
- Experience with quality systems including corrective actions and failure analysis reports
- Knowledge and experience with statistical theory and data analysis tools
- Experience in high-speed digital ATE test platforms is an asset
- Strong knowledge of high-speed serial digital interconnect components
- Experience with JEDEC and/or Mil quality requirements
Semtech Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Semtech and has not been reviewed or approved by Semtech.
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Parental & Family Support — Up to 20 weeks of paid maternity/parental leave is highlighted in multiple regions. Enhanced leave is positioned as a core part of the package.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are standard elements of the offering. Core health coverage features prominently alongside other benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation and time‑off programs are explicitly included. Time off is emphasized together with flexible/hybrid work policies where possible.
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What We Do
Semtech Corporation is a high-performance semiconductor, IoT systems and Cloud connectivity service provider dedicated to delivering high quality technology solutions that enable a smarter, more connected and sustainable planet.
