Principal Engineer, Technology Development (RF GaN)

Location: USA - Vermont - Essex Junction; on-site work includes time in a manufacturing clean room

Salary: $85,000.00–$146,000.00 per year

Company

hirify.global manufactures essential semiconductors for high-growth markets, including AI applications, through operations across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

What you will do

• Develop innovative RF GaN semiconductor technologies for a 200mm manufacturing fab.
• Create integrated process flows and device structures meeting performance, reliability, yield, and cost objectives.
• Deliver performance and reliability demonstrations across technology qualification milestones, from concept through manufacturing installation.
• Collaborate with testing, failure analysis, process, reliability, manufacturing, modeling, and TCAD engineering teams.
• Plan, execute, and analyze experiments, including constructional analysis, inline measurements, and test-lab assessments.
• Evaluate manufacturability capability and defectivity while supporting environmental, health, safety, and security requirements.

Requirements

• Technical university degree in electrical engineering, solid-state physics, microelectronics, chemical engineering, materials science, or a related field.
• BS with 2–4 years of experience, MS with 1–3 years, or PhD with 0–1 year of experience.
• Knowledge of GaN HEMT and semiconductor device physics, including DC, S-parameter, load-pull, and pulsed I-V characterization.
• Experience with semiconductor processing, particularly wide-bandgap or III-N materials.
• Overall GPA of at least 3.0 and proven good academic standing.
• Fluent written and verbal English and the ability to work on-site in a manufacturing clean room are required.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in electrical engineering, materials science, solid-state physics, engineering, or physical science.
• Research experience with GaN HEMT RF or power devices and wide-bandgap device physics.
• Experience with GaN-on-silicon processing and device characterization.
• Project management, leadership, planning, and organizational skills.
• Experience working in a global matrixed environment with minimal supervision.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with accelerated training for new college graduates.
• Mentorship, networking, and leadership opportunities.
• Cross-functional collaboration and talent mobility opportunities.
• Work in a global semiconductor manufacturing organization focused on security, longevity, and sustainability.