- Technical, multidisciplinary leadership of GaN power IC development projects
- Liaise with CGD experts in Analog IC Design, Reliability, Power Device Design, Testing and Operations
- Work with Project Managers and technical teams to develop new products, meeting the time, cost and performance targets
- Understand the critical path of projects from a technical point of view and identify topics early to resolve with the multidisciplinary team for best-in-class R&D execution
- Manage product requirements and specifications in collaboration with Marketing, Business Development and Application Engineering.
- Feasibility studies of novel GaN IC products
- Master's degree in a relevant engineering or science subject
- Solid experience of developing semiconductor devices, preferably power devices
- Semiconductor industry experience
- Expert in the development and design of at least one of the following: Power device packaging; Analog ICs; Power semiconductors; GaN devices; Semiconductor testing and reliability.
- Experience in project management
- Strategic thinker with practical skills and experience
- Inspires confidence in colleagues, partners and customers
- Comfortable in a fast-paced start-up environment
- Willing and able to travel and work with partners in Europe, the Americas and Asia
- Pro-active by nature, responsive to changing needs of the projects and business
- Good communication and presentation skills. In particular, writing white papers and application notes as well as presenting technical topics to an audience.
- A mindset for precise and high-quality results
- An eye for detail
- Knowledge of power semiconductor device physics, preferably GaN
- Skilled in power electronics
- Experience with semiconductor failure analysis
- Experience as system or device technical lead
- Experienced in FMEA
- Project management qualifications
- Six Sigma black belt
- Experience in 8D problem solving or similar framework
- Excellent salary
- Share options scheme available (so you own a piece of the company)
- Pension scheme (6% Company contribution)
- Life Assurance (3x Salary)
- BUPA Cash Plan (Level 3)
- Flexible working options (both location and times)
- Annual leave allowance of 33 days (including bank holidays)
- Training and development
- Cycle to work scheme
- IP bonus scheme
- Involvement in collaborative projects and grants with University of Cambridge and other partners
- Recruitment referral bonus
- Regular social events including frequent company lunches, annual summer party, Christmas party, team building and wellbeing activities
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Senior/Principal Power Device R&D Engineer - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Cambridge GaN Devices
Description
Senior/Principal Power Device R&D Engineer
Team – R&D Engineering
Location – Cambridge
Contract – Permanent, Full time
Company Background
Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) is a tech start-up with the mission to transform the way the world deploys energy by delivering the most efficient power switch. No more wasted energy and yes to efficient power electronics that can enable less CO2 emissions and smaller, less bulky electronics. CGD is a fabless semiconductor company, spun out of the world-renowned Electronics Department at the University of Cambridge, and is focused on designing, developing and commercialising power transistors and Integrated Circuits based on the most efficient material available, Gallium Nitride (GaN).
Triggered by a world-wide need to save energy and achieve a more sustainable use of natural resources, the power electronics market will see significant innovation over the next 10 years. Having already built a team who are leaders in their field, with decades of expertise in the power semiconductor industry, CGD are leading the way towards this energy-revolution.
Would you like to contribute to shaping the future of power electronics, by joining a growing team in a passionate and innovative environment? Join CGD and be part of the adventure
The Opportunity
CGD are looking for a Senior/Principal Power Device R&D Engineer to join our growing engineering team. You will principally be the technical lead of development projects of the newest GaN power devices and ICs. These projects are highly multi-disciplinary. You will work with project managers, power device engineers, analog IC designers, packaging engineers and many more. You will be involved in R&D projects through their full life cycle from concept to market entry and beyond.
In this role, you will be able to develop and use your knowledge of a variety of aspects of semiconductor device development at the forefront of GaN device R&D.
The outcome of your work will be novel GaN power products entering the market.
This role is based at the company's office and lab in Cambridge, UK, although it is expected that some travel will be required from time to time for this role.
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We believe in equal opportunities
It takes a diverse and inclusive community of passionate, talented and committed people to build a system to shape the future of power electronics.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all employees. We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.
We are well set up for collaborative hybrid working, with some members of the team working in the UK office and some from home in the UK and other cities in Europe and Asia.
Senior/Principal Power Device R&D Engineer professionals in Cambridge
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