Principal GaN Reliability Engineer

RTX•Andover, MA

1d•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

An exciting opportunity has opened for a Principal GaN Reliability Engineer to join our RF Microelectronics/Module Design & Foundry Services Department (RFMicro) at Raytheon in Andover, MA. RFMicro develops, designs, and manufactures compound semiconductor devices, microwave/millimeter wave integrated circuits, and modules for defense applications. Your subject matter technical expertise in reliability testing and characterization, device physics, and applied statistics is key to the success on this role. As a lead engineer, you will need to communicate efficiently and effectively with a cross-functional team and are expected to demonstrate strong ownership and accountability. This 1st shift role will be 100% on-site and based in Andover, MA

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
A minimum 8 years of prior work experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field with minimum 5 years of prior work experience with device-level reliability testing and characterization in compound semiconductor field, preferably GaN and GaAs
Experience in the design and execution of reliability test plans
Experience with applied statistic, reliability modeling, data analysis, and metrics generation
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Solid state device physics knowledge
Semiconductor fabrication experience
TCAD on GaN electrothermal
Failure analysis experience with SEM, FIB, STEM, etc.
Experience in RF field
Experience with lab tools such as probe stations, curve tracers, Keithly/Keysight equipment
Experience with related industry standards such as JEDEC, MIL
Python, PyQt, and data analysis tools (Pandas, Sklearn, Matplotlib)
Strong problem-solving skills
Project management skills
Strong informal and formal reporting and presenting skills

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end reliability tasks (plan, design, test, analyze, report) with strong initiatives to go above and beyond
Push Device Reliability Function to a higher level through exploration of new ideas, advising and implementing new approaches and methodologies
Relentlessly interact with a team of process engineers, technology owners, support team, and project leads
Produce key reliability metrics such as MTTF, failure rates, and safe operating conditions
Work with compound semiconductor transistors, passive components, and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs)
Interact with probe stations and multiple reliability testing systems (DC and RFOL)
Support onsite wafer foundry’s next-generation technology development, tool qualification, and reliability-oriented design rule verification and development
Coordinate failure analysis