Test Engineer for Superconducting Electronics

imec•Kissimmee, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

imec USA’s Florida-based R&D Center focuses on pioneering superconducting electronics for next-generation applications. We develop new sustainable technologies addressing the growing energy needs of data centers, AI, and high-performance computing. Superconducting digital technology is one of the potential new solutions to deliver data center-scale compute power at 100x better energy efficiency in small-volume systems. Leveraging imec’s core expertise in semiconductor scaling, heterogeneous integration, and system development, imec is pioneering superconducting solutions for decentralized, autonomous AI systems, enabling revolutionary AI architectures with unique capabilities. We are seeking a motivated and talented early-career Test Engineer for Superconducting Electronics. In this position, you will contribute to the testing and characterization of superconducting electronic devices. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with a full-stack, cross-site development team integrated across Kissimmee, Florida, and Leuven, Belgium. We are working on all aspects of this new digital technology, from developing a new superconducting process using state-of-the-art 300mm silicon wafer BEOL technology to circuit design, system architecture, and software optimization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
Experience in device measurement and characterization.
Strong programming skills, with experience in Python.
Experience with software control of laboratory instruments.
Good communication skills and are comfortable interfacing with internal and external customers.
Able to take initiative and work independently while being part of a collaborative team.
Pragmatic and hands-on, with a can-do attitude.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
Experience with database management and hardware-to-model correlation.
Experience working in an R&D environment.

Responsibilities

Take responsibility for maintaining and updating automated test software drivers and scripts.
Configure test hardware for DC, RF, and digital testing.
Contribute to the measurement and characterization of superconducting electronic devices.
Improve and optimize existing design and characterization methodologies and procedures.
Collaborate with design and hardware-to-model team leads to solve test and data-processing bottlenecks.
Contribute to funded and bilateral projects through their definition and execution, depending on your level of experience and expertise.
Report results to colleagues and customers.
Contribute to publications in international journals and conferences.