Senior Staff Device Characterization Engineer

Renesas Electronics•Palm Bay, FL

About The Position

Join Renesas’s Technology Development team as a Senior Engineer, contributing to power device development and semiconductor device characterization. The role oversees and maintains test equipment, performs wafer-level and packaged-part measurements, develops software to support device development and modeling, and works with team members to debug test-chip programs. It also involves upgrading lab hardware and software as testing requirements change.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
At least 10 years of hands-on experience in semiconductor device characterization.
Familiarity with HP RMB or SPECS.
Familiarity with Unix systems.
Proficiency using electronic lab equipment, including automated probers, semiconductor parameter analyzers, and S-parameter systems.
Knowledge of the underlying device physics of tested devices.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Splus/R, Python, MatLab, or JMP.
Experience in semiconductor layout using tools such as Cadence Virtuoso.

Responsibilities

Oversee and maintain semiconductor test equipment, including HP4062/4073 testers with EG2080, EG4090, and TEL Precio XL probers using custom RMB code.
Use HP8753 and Cascade full-temperature probers with HP IC-CAP software.
Manage an Agilent B1500 with a manual probe station.
Perform wafer-level and packaged-part measurements, including process and device characterization, EPROM testing, raw device I-V curves, and reliability tests such as HCI and HTRB.
Conduct transient manual measurements, including gate charge and reverse recovery.
Perform S-parameter measurements using an HP8753D with a manual probe station and IC-CAP software.
Develop software as needed by the device development and modeling team.
Work with team members to debug test-chip programs.
Upgrade lab hardware and software as testing requirements change.