Electrical Engineer (Semiconductor Sensors)

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States

Salary: $124,000–$171,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops materials science and engineering solutions, equipment, and services for semiconductor chips and advanced displays.

What you will do

• Design, test, analyze, troubleshoot, and repair sensors, PCBs, embedded firmware, and electrical systems.
• Develop a new family of semiconductor process tool sensors, including sensor transducers, analog and digital circuits, and embedded systems.
• Collaborate with sensor architects, physicists, and system hardware and software engineers to deliver complete sensor systems.
• Perform chamber integration, verification, prototype bring-up, debugging, and continuous improvement of sensor designs.
• Review schematics, layouts, and bills of materials, and coordinate PCB supplier activities.
• Develop supplier-site pass/fail criteria and test procedures for microcontroller boards and other PCBs.

Requirements

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics.
• At least 4 years of experience in sensor development.
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor processes, related physics, and vacuum process tools.
• Training in laser, optics, and/or GHz/mm-wave devices.
• In-depth experience with schematic design and simulation tools such as OrCAD and SPICE.
• Knowledge of serial interfaces and peripherals, including I2S, I2C, SPI, ADCs, and DACs.

Nice to have

• Experience testing and debugging optical systems, optoelectronic assemblies, photodetectors, and sources such as PDs, IR devices, and LEDs.
• Embedded firmware development experience.
• FPGA experience.
• Knowledge of industrial communication standards such as ECAT or DNet.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive environment focused on learning, development, and career growth.
• Comprehensive employee benefits and health and wellbeing programs.
• Opportunity to work with remote engineering teams.
• Travel required approximately 10% of the time.
• Relocation eligibility is available.