Semiconductor Device Modeling Engineer

HRL Laboratories•Malibu, CA

3d•$140,700 - $175,950

About The Position

HRL Laboratories is looking for a creative and motivated device modeling engineer to join a world-class team of scientists and engineers developing next-generation technologies. In this role, you will push on the frontier of understanding quantum control and transport in semiconductor devices, working in tight feedback loops with fabrication and test efforts. You will utilize both commercial and proprietary device simulation tools to model state-of-the-art electronic technologies like FinFETs and gate-all-around transistors, as well as design and analyze a variety of other classical and quantum nanodevices, including semiconductor spin qubits. Particular areas of focus include understanding semiclassical and quantum transport, electrostatic integrity, and response to device stressors such as heat and strain to predict and optimize performance and interpret experimental data.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related discipline
Experience with commercial semiconductor TCAD (technology computer-aided design) tools such as Sentaurus Device and Process as well as general purpose multiphysics simulation software (such as COMSOL)
Expertise in fundamental theory and computational modeling of the electronic, optical, thermal, and magnetic properties of semiconductor materials and devices.
Experience with commercial multiphysics simulation software
Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with fellow team members, present ideas and results in technical presentations, and contribute to written research reports.
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Nice To Haves

Experience developing and applying semiclassical and quantum transport techniques for semiconductor devices such as the Boltzmann transport equation (BTE) and non-equilibrium Green's functions (NEGF)
Background in collaborative code development utilizing multiple computer languages, including C++ and Python.
Applied knowledge of numerical analysis and scientific computing techniques, including high-performance computing platforms
Detailed understanding of semiconductor fabrication and characterization techniques, such as epitaxial growth, lithography, electrical characterization, optical spectroscopy, and/or microscopy
Strong understanding of semiconductor process flow, layout, and basic circuit design/simulation
Experience in device design for extreme environments such as cryogenic, radiation, or high temperature

Responsibilities

Push the frontier of understanding quantum control and transport in semiconductor devices.
Work in tight feedback loops with fabrication and test efforts.
Utilize commercial and proprietary device simulation tools to model state-of-the-art electronic technologies like FinFETs and gate-all-around transistors.
Design and analyze a variety of other classical and quantum nanodevices, including semiconductor spin qubits.
Understand semiclassical and quantum transport, electrostatic integrity, and response to device stressors such as heat and strain to predict and optimize performance and interpret experimental data.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with fellow team members.
Present ideas and results in technical presentations.
Contribute to written research reports.