Senior/Principal - ASIC Product Engineer, Onsite

About the role

The Post-Fab Product Realization department (05236) is seeking an experienced and motivated Product Engineer to join our team working on the development, production, and delivery of semiconductor integrated circuit products.

Responsibilities

• Contribute as part of a team and lead efforts to deliver products for mission critical applications.
• Partner with a diverse team of subject matter experts to:
• Establish and maintain product definitions,
• Define test requirements and processes,
• Analyze and improve yields,
• Track development and production progress,
• Pursue failure analysis to assure all product requirements are met.
• Perform a diverse set of complex assignments requiring multi-disciplinary thinking, close teamwork, flexibility, and versatility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement.
• Demonstrated experience with analog and digital circuit design and analysis.
• Hands-on experience testing and de-bugging circuitry, with clear mastery of tools such as oscilloscopes, logic/network/spectrum analyzers, function/pulse generators, etc.
• Proven experience with design and analysis tools (e.g., Matlab and LabVIEW), analog simulation codes (e.g., LTSpice), and HDL simulation codes (e.g., ModelSim).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in formal product development and engineering.
• Experience in Electronics or Electrical engineering.
• Ability to apply coordinated technical judgment using the scientific method to recognize and formulate problems in both R&D and manufacturing settings.
• Process Change Control management and new process validation, while improving producibility and yield through experimental design.
• Proven ability to define, interpret, and translate microelectronics requirements into test and verification protocols, as well as authoring analyses, verification plans, and qualification documents.
• Skilled in developing and troubleshooting manufacturing processes.
• Industry or academic experience with CMOS fabrication and/or microelectronics packaging is beneficial.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills with the ability to lead troubleshooting teams, summarize data, and effectively present conclusions.
• Active DOE Q-level clearance.
• Experience in working with supply chain professionals to help identify needs.
• Experience in Process Change Control management, Process Development and new process validation.
• Experience in authoring written analyses, requirements traceability reports, verification/ validation plans, qualification plans, etc.
• Ability to present data clearly and concisely.
• Excellent interpersonal communications skills and ability to work well in a teaming environment to develop positive relationships.
• Industry or academic experience in the area of microelectronics packaging including plastic encapsulated and ceramic packaged parts.
• Demonstrated ability to apply coordinated technical judgment using the scientific method to recognize and formulate problems in both R&D and manufacturing environments.
• Interest in developing the skills necessary to act as a Deputy Product Realization Team Lead within the ASIC's Post Fab team, with the intention of potentially transitioning to a Product Realization Team Lead as the need or opportunity arises.

Benefits

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide.
• Extraordinary co-workers.
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world.
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities.
• Flexible work arrangements for many jobs include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home).
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance.