Principal Engineer, Electrical Engineering – Advanced Packaging

Role Overview

The Principal Electrical Engineer is a technical leader responsible for defining, designing, and governing the electrical architecture of advanced semiconductor packaging equipment (etch, deposition, etc.). This role drives system-level electrical design excellence, ensures compliance with industry standards, and partners closely with systems, mechanical, process, and manufacturing teams to deliver robust, scalable, and high-performance tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the electrical system architecture for advanced packaging semiconductor tools, including power distribution, grounding, EMC/EMI, controls, and safety systems.
• Develop and decompose electrical requirements for subsystems such as RF power delivery, motion control, sensors, PLC/safety systems, and mixed-signal electronics.
• Lead system and electrical design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR).
• Ensure compliance with SEMI standards, CE/UL, EMC, and safety regulations.
• Collaborate with systems engineering to align architecture and requirements.
• Partner with process engineering to correlate electrical behavior with wafer performance.
• Lead root cause analysis of electrical and electromechanical issues.
• Drive DFMEA/FMEA, reliability analysis, and risk mitigation.
• Mentor engineers and establish best practices.
• Support product roadmap planning and innovation.
• Work with manufacturing and supply chain for scalability and robustness.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in semiconductor capital equipment.
• Expertise in RF systems, motion control, power distribution, or safety systems.
• Knowledge of SEMI standards, CE/UL, and EMC regulations.
• Experience with requirements management and FMEA.
• Proven technical leadership in complex programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with advanced packaging tools.
• Familiarity with PLCs and real-time control systems.
• Experience in certification and field issue resolution.
• Track record of influencing product architecture.