CCD Sensor Engineer

Location: Milpitas, California, United States

Salary: $117,800–$200,300 annually

Company

hirify.global develops inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics for semiconductor and electronics manufacturing.

What you will do

• Characterize CCD sensors using quantum efficiency, read noise, dark current, linearity, full well, and CTE measurements.
• Design and debug sensor electronics, including clocking, bias, and analog front ends.
• Integrate sensors into prototype camera assemblies, including mounting, alignment, flatness, and occasional thermal-management troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with optical, firmware, electrical, and mechanical teams on system integration.
• Build test setups, perform calibration, analyze data, and root-cause image artifacts.
• Document designs and test results, conduct design reviews, and train manufacturing teams during production handoff.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience with CCD or CMOS imaging sensors; minimum qualifications also specify 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, 3 years with a master’s degree, or 0 years with a doctorate.
• Good mechanical aptitude and comfort with fixturing and assembly.
• Experience troubleshooting analog, digital, and power supplies; making low-noise measurements; and using oscilloscopes, source meters, and photometers.
• Familiarity with photon transfer curve analysis and sensor test methodology.

Nice to have

• Python or MATLAB experience for data analysis.
• Cleanroom handling and ESD-safe assembly experience.
• Embedded or FPGA experience for sensor timing and readout.
• Experience with cooled, scientific, or low-light imaging.
• Knowledge of optical alignment, interferometry, or flatness metrology.
• Experience taking a design from prototype to production.

Culture & Benefits

• Work spans bench-based experimentation and desk-based engineering within a cross-functional Central Engineering organization.
• Full-time employment with medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits.
• 401(k) with company matching, employee stock purchase program, paid time off, and paid company holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement, student debt assistance, development programs, financial planning, wellness, and family care benefits may be available.
• Use of AI, recording tools, or other technologies to generate interview responses is not permitted unless explicitly approved as an accommodation or invited by the interviewer.