Careers

We invite you to explore a career with Kinetic by applying for the IC Layout Designer position, based in San Jose, CA. In this position, you will contribute your layout designer skills with high-performance mixed-signal ICs and analog blocks, etc for a wide range of customer applications.

Job Description

Layout designer responsible for the layout of high-performance mixed-signal ICs and analog blocks such as amplifiers, buffers, comparators, regulators, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, etc. Responsibilities include working with circuit design engineers to physically layout circuit blocks using foundry PDKs in process nodes between 28nm and 180nm.

Qualification

• Thorough knowledge of industry standard EDA tools from Cadence
• Experience with layout of high-performance analog blocks such as analog to digital converters, references, digital to analog converters, OpAmps etc
• Experience with floor planning, block level routing and top-level chip routing
• Knowledge of high-performance analog layout techniques such as common centroid layout, shielding, use of dummy devices, and electromigration criteria
• Demonstrated experience with analog layout for silicon chips in mass production
• Experience with high-voltage (20V+) devices preferred
• Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills
• 5+ years of experience in high performance analog layout

Responsibilities

• The layout of high-performance mixed-signal and analog designs
• Responsibilities include working with circuit design engineers to physically layout circuit blocks following best practices from the industry
• On this team, you will perform a critical role in the tape-out of complete mixed-signal designs
• Working schedule is to be mostly onsite

We invite you to explore a career with Kinetic by applying for the Sales Account Manager position, based in San Jose, CA. In this position, you will contribute your sales and business development experience to help achieve sales targets for Kinetic’s analog and mixed-signal circuits for a wide range of customer applications.

Duties and responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to the following:

• Perform business development activities to discover and generate new business opportunities.
• Achieve sales objectives for profitable revenue growth by developing prospective opportunities which realize new profitable accounts, and achieving other sales objectives as determined by the sales plan.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Engineering to develop new profitable customers and/or lucrative market opportunities.
• Formulate and execute a sales plan and strategy that achieves broad penetration, in alignment with marketing and engineering strategic roadmaps.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key client decision makers to provide effective information flow to and from Kinetic executive management.
• Prepare and present an annual sales plan for assigned customers/territory based on projected market conditions, client/prospect status and product availability.
• Manage timely communication of business level activity for forecasting and reporting.
• Coordinate with Kinetic Product Lines Leadership to respond to new customer product enquiries and price quotations to identify and assess new opportunities for existing products as well as opportunities for new product development.
• Coordinate sales operations with all other departments/divisions of the Company, including collaboration and support with Finance, Marketing, Operations, and R&D to support profitable account management.
• Utilization of CRM for new sales opportunities and account management.
• Stay abreast of Semiconductor Industry news to be aware of trends that affect the long- and short-term sales plans.

Qualifications

• BSEE preferred, BS in Business or equivalent.
• Self-starter with a high level of sales enthusiasm and energy (hunter mentality).
• Engineering background is preferred with a background in Analog and Mixed-signal ICs.
• Strong technical knowledge of semiconductor IC products is required.
• Exemplary track record with Business development and/or Sales experience.
• Ability to drive the development and execution of prospective opportunities.
• A positive individual that will have fun, promote teamwork, and contribute to a cooperative effort with customers and Kinetic colleagues.
• A minimum of 3 years of sales experience, successfully selling IC or semiconductor related products to new accounts.

In this Application Engineer role, you will work with marketing team to define new products and design demo boards for display product line including schematic/layout design, new product testing/debug. This AE position will focus on display product, especially for MicroLED backlight application.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the reference design of display products (LCD Display and MicroLED backlight) and the design of IC evaluation board.
• Sample commissioning and functional verification.
• Assist in the implementation of various type tests of products.
• Formulation, filing and change of product technical documents (including PCB process, drawings, etc.)
• Assist in the improvement and function upgrading of Display/LED backlight product.
• Manage the laboratory, maintain the test equipment, and be responsible for the analysis and archiving of experimental data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or above from a key university, with three years of working experience.
• Have a good theoretical foundation in electronics, and be familiar with LCD display and MicroLED backlight.
• Proficient in PCB design software and office software.
• Be proficient in using multimeter, oscilloscope and other electronic measurement related tools and equipment.
• Have strong practical ability.
• Familiar with new product development process.
• Good English reading and writing skills, basic oral English communication skill.
• Work seriously, rigorous and meticulous, have a good spirit of innovation and teamwork, can take the initiative to learn, and have a strong sense of responsibility.

This position requires close communication with FAEs and Marketing department. As a member of the Kinetic family, you need to have a professional background in electronic information, as well as work experience in the communication, industrial, automotive, medical and white goods. Drive demand creation activities and develop Kinetic business selling of division products to achieve design in/win and sales revenue targets.

Responsibilities

• Participated in the implementation of annual, quarterly and monthly marketing activities according to the overall planning of sales and marketing department.
• Develop new customers, promote new products and manage customers.
• Weekly and monthly sales summary and report.
• Market development, customer communication and business negotiation.
• Distributors communication and management, assist distributors to serve customers.

Qualifications

• BSEE or above equivalent technical degree with preference for analog & power semiconductor expertise (>2 years).
• Sales experience of electronic components, familiar with electronic terminal customers, such as PC/NB, industry, communication, automotive, etc. (Non-mobile business)
• Strong ability to work independently, with certain organizational ability, pressure resistance and toughness.
• Good presentation and communication skills, good team work spirit.
• Medium and large distributors or IC manufacturers experience is preferred.

In this DC/DC and LED power Applications Engineer role, you will work with Customers, R&D, Marketing and Field Applications departments to define, validate and provide customer support for new state-of-the-art power management ICs. You will investigate new architectures and apply your creativity to design challenges together with product definer and IC designer. You will provide technical support to customers, develop technical documentation and training material for Sales. You will perform new silicon road test prior to product release.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the reference design of power products (DCDC power supply and LED backlight) and the design of IC evaluation board.
• Sample commissioning and functional verification.
• Assist in the implementation of various type tests of products.
• Formulation, filing and change of product technical documents (including PCB process, drawings, etc.)
• Assist in the improvement and function upgrading of DCDC/LED backlight product.
• Manage the laboratory, maintain the test equipment, and be responsible for the analysis and archiving of experimental data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or above from a key university, with 5 years of working experience.
• Have a good theoretical foundation in electronics, and be familiar with the structure of DCDC power supply.
• Proficient in PCB design software and office software.
• Be proficient in using multimeter, oscilloscope and other electronic measurement related tools and equipment.
• Have strong practical ability.
• Familiar with new product development process.
• Good English reading and writing skills, basic oral English communication skill.
• Work seriously, rigorous and meticulous, have a good spirit of innovation and teamwork, can take the initiative to learn, and have a strong sense of responsibility.

In this Field Application Engineer role, you will work with Sales team to provide professional and timely technical support for customers, including schematics/PCB layout review, on site trouble shooting, finally win the business.

You are responsible for actively collecting new product ideas, customer application pain points and giving feedback to Marketing team. You are responsible for product training for sales, distributors and technical seminar on customer side.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Kinetic Power parts promotion to Non-smartphone customers, follow projects, debug supports, and the capability to fix the design in, win business.
• Develop new customers, promote new products and manage customers.
• Weekly and monthly sales summary and report.
• Seminar or Workshop for technical portion, on-line or off-line.
• Find new segments/opportunity and new products suggestion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or above from a key university, with three years of working experience.
• Have a good theoretical foundation in electronics, and be familiar with the structure of analog power parts.
• Proficient in PCB design software and office software.
• Be proficient in using multimeter, oscilloscope and other electronic measurement related tools and equipment.
• Have strong practical ability.
• Good English reading and writing skills, basic oral English communication skill.
• Work seriously, rigorous and meticulous, have a good spirit of innovation and teamwork, can take the initiative to learn, and have a strong sense of responsibility.