Staff Operations Engineer

The Company

Silicon Labs is the leading provider of silicon, software and solutions for a smarter, more connected world.

We hire the most innovative talent in the world to solve the industry’s toughest problems, providing our customers with significant advantages in performance, energy savings, connectivity and design simplicity. Silicon Labs’ software and mixed signal engineering teams create solutions for customers in diverse markets including the Internet of Things, (IoT), internet infrastructure, TV tuners, as well as automotive and consumer radios. Our solutions are in products from the market leaders in home automation, electric vehicles, green technology, smart TVs and home voice control automation. We take pride in our products and in our people, and that’s one of the many reasons we continue to be awarded Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company by the Global Semiconductor Alliance.

The Team

Silicon Labs Norway seeks a HW Tools Operations Engineer for the Hardware Tools team. You will be responsible for managing operations/production of our hardware tools and wireless/MCU evaluation kit designs and ensuring uninterrupted delivery of kits to consumers. In this role you will work closely with the SW and HW engineering teams. You will also manage the kit manufacturer to ensure products that meet Silicon Labs quality standard are designed, produced and shipped on schedule.

This position offers great diversity. You will be influencing the design as well as production as it pertains to manufacturability, testability, quality and cost. As HW Tools Operations Engineer, you will interact and collaborate with Silicon Lab’s worldwide IoT organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with contract manufacturer
• Schedule prototype and volume production
• Provide frame orders to the contract manufacturer
• Inventory management
• Order processing and prototype distribution
• Monitor contract manufacturer performance
• Forecast series production
• Follow up deliveries and shipments
• Cost optimization
• Process improvements
• Product configuration management
• Setup new products
• Maintain and release BOMs
• EOL handling
• Manage relationship with suppliers
• PCB ordering for prototypes
• Set up sourcing of key components
• Quality control of suppliers and contract manufacturer
• Track delivery time
• Monitor product quality
• Handling product returns (RMAs)

Education and Experience:

• MS/BS in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent education/experience) and 5+ years of professional experience in follow-up of manufacturer.
• Proven experience from leading roles in supply chain & manufacturing

Qualifications:

• Ability to drive change with manufacturing partners & internal teams 
• Knowledge of electronics manufacturing, including production testing and hardware design.
• Working knowledge of quality standards such as ISO 9001
• Genuine interest for process improvements

Oslo Perks & Benefits

• You'll be working from a great location in Nydalen, Oslo, with public transport and shopping centers just outside the door. We can also offer:
• Free lunch, snacks and beverages every day
• Monthly social gathering like summer and new year’s parties, celebrations, team building and happy hours (“lønningspils”)
• Weekly sport activities like cageball, indoor climbing, running and squash
• Monthly innovation day - “Hack a Gecko” (hack-a-thon event for fun and learning)
• Weekly info meeting for all employees
• Paid volunteer days
• Employment Stock Purchase Plan 
• 5 weeks of vacation, plus Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
• Parking for car, motorbike and bikes available
• Flexible working hours
• Free mobile telephone
• Last, but not least: an amazing culture with skilled colleagues

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.