Sr. Principal Semiconductor Reliability Engineer

Raytheon Technologies • Andover, MA

71d • $124,000 - $250,000

About The Position

An exciting opportunity has opened for a Sr. Principal Semiconductor Reliability Engineer to join our Advanced Microelectronic Solutions Department (AMSD) at Raytheon in Andover, MA. AMSD 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) and a minimum 15 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance.
• Short-term disability, long-term disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program.
• Parental leave.
• Paid time off and holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree