pSemi Corporation is a Murata company driving semiconductor integration. pSemi builds on Peregrine Semiconductor’s 30-year legacy of technology advancements and strong IP portfolio but with a new mission—to enhance Murata’s world-class capabilities with high-performance semiconductors. With a strong foundation in RF integration, pSemi’s product portfolio now spans power management, connected sensors, optical transceivers, antenna tuning and RF frontends. These intelligent and efficient semiconductors enable advanced modules for smartphones, base stations, personal computers, electric vehicles, data centers, IoT devices and healthcare. From headquarters in San Diego and offices around the world, pSemi’s team explores new ways to make electronics for the connected world smaller, thinner, faster and better.

Job Summary

As a member of the product marketing department of a fast-growing RF Semiconductor company, the Product Marketing Manager will assist the product marketing team in growing pSemi’s RF Front-End portfolio and support products through the product lifecycle from definition, sampling, production release and end-of-life. This position is based in San Diego, CA.

Roles & Responsibilities

This position has responsibility for:

• Lead products for Mobile and Wireless Connectivity RF front-end modules through their entire lifecycle including product specifications, development, engineering samples and mass production
• Internal product ownership and leadership of cross-functional development team by regularly engaging with internal teams and setting clear expectations to cross-functional team about key project milestones and deliverables
• Lead problem resolution and identify required resources, tasks and investigation paths to quickly solve issues, keep project on-schedule and maintain on-time sample delivery for engineering prototypes and pre-production builds
• Act in role of front-line engineering application support for product integration at OEMs, ODMs and ecosystem partners
• Create and maintain business case, Market Requirements Document (MRD) and Product Requirements Document (PRD)
• Develop and set pricing strategy, including target cost for engineering and operations team
• Manage product portfolio including providing competitive and market analysis in order to develop data driven short- and long-term product strategy
• Build ecosystem partnerships with Carriers, OEMS and Platform Providers

Competency Requirements

In order to perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Critical Thinking: Skilled at finding logical flaws in arguments and plans; identifies problems and solutions that others might miss; provides detailed insight and constructive criticism into problems and complex situations
• Working with Ambiguity: Achieves forward progress in the face of poorly defined situations and/or unclear goals; able to work effectively with limited or partial information
• Serving Customers: Builds strong relationships with customers; stays aware of customer needs, concerns and satisfaction; responds promptly to customer questions and requests; effectively manages customer expectations
• Thinking Broadly: Considers long-term consequences and implications associated with actions or events; sees relationships between diverse systems, organizations, or environments; considers problems from a range of viewpoints
• Inspiring and Motivating Others: Emphasizes the importance of people's contributions; lets people know why their work is important and how it will benefit themselves and others; ties work activities to people's personal career goals and life interests

Minimum Qualifications (Experience and Skills)

• 8+ years of experience in design or product management
• Ability to negotiate RF specification (POUT, EVM, NF, IP2, IP3, S-parameters, etc.) for key building blocks including switch, LNA, PA, and filters
• Ability to make tradeoffs and provide guidance to functional areas including design engineering, product/test engineering, supply chain and quality in order to deliver products on schedule and cost
• Ability to understand and relay technical information to engineering teams and marketing colleagues
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communications skills to interact with customers and internal teams
• Team player with a strong sense of urgency to meet schedules and deadline
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
• Open mind to new experiences and cultures

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in technical marketing in the semiconductor industry
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and resolving technical challenges
• Strong technical background in RF: experience in Cellular / Connectivity RF Front End, or IC design, systems or applications engineering; Understanding of 4G/5G cellular, 802.11 WLAN and other wireless connectivity standards; Understanding of barriers, challenges, and tradeoffs in all functional areas of the semiconductor product life cycle including IC design, manufacturing, quality, sourcing and business operations
• Hands on use of lab equipment to evaluate RF performance
• Responsive, self-driven and directed with a strong sense of ownership
• Ability to travel both domestic and international

Minimum Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field + 8 years of relevant experience
• Or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering + 6 years of relevant experience

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Minimum Salary: $136,375.44
Maximum Salary: $190,938.71

pSemi Corporation supports a diverse workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees. pSemi does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code section 12801.9), ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally-protected medical condition, military or veteran status (including “protected veterans” under applicable affirmative action laws), marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal laws applicable to the Company. pSemi also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that an employee or applicant has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

Note: The Peregrine Semiconductor name, Peregrine Semiconductor logo and UltraCMOS are registered trademarks and the pSemi name, pSemi logo, HaRP and DuNE are trademarks of pSemi Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. pSemi products are protected under one or more of the following U.S. Patents: http://patents.psemi.com