Senior Principal Design Engineer

About the role :

The experienced candidate with suitable skills is required to carry out key tasks and to meet the deadline of the project. The successful candidate will work with a high-power chip technology development team to design and develop state-of-the-art technology and deliver world-class high-power chips on the market.

What you will do :

Responsible for building a technology platform for power device (IGBT / FRD) design and new technology development to meet customer requirements in a manufacturable and cost-effective way

Responsible for improving the device's overall performance for the existing products, in particular, improving the device's reliability and robustness

Performing TCAD process and device simulations, and layout design

Creating and maintaining design rules and generation rules when required using controlled procedures

Responsible for engineering device tests (static, dynamic, reliability, etc) and data analysis, part of manual testing might be involved

Responsible to guide and work with chip and other function teams to meet timely deliveries

Train and advance the skills of existing technical employees to expand their capability and responsibility

Experience of IGBT design for EV / HEV application preferred

Encourage and manage the process of producing technical publications and invention patents

What you will need : Hard Skills :

Hand-on experience in power device design and technology development, fine geometry trench and thin wafer technology is necessary, 12” experience is a plus

Proficiency in TCAD process and device simulation

Understanding of power device physics, fabrication and characterization principles

Knowledge and experience in design for reliability and robustness of power devices

Ability to address design and engineering issues and to provide suitable solutions

More than 8 years of working experience in IGBT (or FRD) design and / or processing

Proficient in reading English literature and writing in English

Soft Skills :

Leadership skills in building and leading project teams in a global, intercultural environment– “exemplified engagement”

Master’s degree or above, major in Microelectronics or semiconductor-related

Good Communication skills in both oral and written English

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