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Let us represent you when dealing with experienced corporate recruiters and managers. Professional athletes and entertainers have agents - you should too! All fees are paid by the employers. Click on the Company History tab for more information. CURRENT OPENINGS Photovoltaic (PV) Engineer High-caliber individual with several years experience in PV cell development & manufacturing. The critical needs would be: 5+ years experience in PV cell development, integration and process optimization for cell performance and low-cost manufacturing. Extensive experience in electrical characterization of PV Cells, diagnosing/troubleshooting and implementing robust solutions for reliable, high-efficiency solar cell performance. Experienced with solar cell layout, laser scribing, encapsulation, reliability. Experienced in process engineering/characterization (one or more process modules, such as TCO's, a-Si, etc.) Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* New Product Development Manager Work in a lab environment managing the customer process, utilizing semiconductor type equipment in a cleanroom. Formulate, schedule and plan develiopment projects using three core processes: high resolution photo, patterning and electroforming. The focus in on R&D, not manufacturing process engineer. Effectively work with a team of engineers and technicians. Assist in troubleshooting manufacturing processes. Experience in photo, thin film, plating or sputtering. Supervise three employees. MS / BS. Location:
Massachusetts ********************************************* Senior Product Marketing Manager Perform market research and
gather data to identify market opportunities for compnay initial
product launch and develop marketing plans for the future products.
Ideal candidate will also define product specifications to meet
target market applications and comply with industry standards.
Require monitoring competitive activity and market trends in market
for memory devices. Required to define product performance
specifications which will comply with industry standards. Prepare
product data sheets, create marketing literature and assist with
public relations activities. Salary: 120K ********************************************* Senior Photo Engineer Support lithography process development.
Will have development experience with BEOL and FEOL photo processes
at the 0.35 um and lower in a high volume manufacturing environment.
Process Development of BEOL and FEOL photolithography modules.
Design experience, select chemicals, select tools and execute
process development projects. Work with equipment engineering on
uptime and throughput improvement projects Location: Texas ********************************************* Device / Process Integration Engineer MS / PhD preferred, 3 years experience. Device Physics, Process Integration for CMOS, LDMOS, Power Management Device Applications and/or experience with BiCMOS, TCAD, Cadence and Virtuoso a plus. Position requires very strong analytical and people skills. Competence in emerging technology areas important. Location: Southern California ********************************************* Senior Process Engineer - Photolithography Responsible for sustaining and developing
manufacturing capability for the photo area. Primarily focused on
coat, develop and stepper processes by: establishing operating
equipment specifications, improving manufacturing techniques and
production yields, Introducting new process equipment to improve
production efficiencies, determining proper materials and
environmental controls for automotive quality manufacturing. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Senior RF Design Engineer Key member of the product development team.
This individual will take a hands-on leadership role in the
definition, design and release of high performance analog products
for volume wireless applications. Lead RF Designer with RF
integrated circuit expertise. Lead the design, layout, validation
and release of high performance integrated circuit products in a
highly competitive market environment. Work closely with marketing,
application and system engineers to understand and maximize customer
value in new products. Assist and drive product and test engineering
functions to complete the timely release to production of new
products. Act as a technical leader within our team on product
direction, process technology, circuit design and layout, and the
product development process. Lead, mentor, and coordinate engineers
in the above activities. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Applications Engineer / Architect Reporting to the CTO and a key member of the CTO staff, that will bring to the Company detailed technical expertise in the system level requirements of components used to make state of the art, high volume RF systems and an ability to translate those system level requirements to highly detailed product specifications. Modeling, analysis and specification expert -- high performance wireless products. Define and specify functional requirements for sub-system or circuit blocks. Develop behavioral models to define and validate system performance. Become staff expert on wireless standards including GSM/GPRS and EDGE, CDMA and various emerging standards such as WCDMA, LTE, WiMAX, 802.11, etc. Completed multiple product level definition and modeling projects for wireless products. Direct experience working with GSM and EDGE standards, WCDMA/UMTS experience a plus. Demonstrated working knowledge of a cell phone RF component chain. Strong system analysis skills feedback, linear and non-linear, time and frequency based. Skilled with appropriate modeling and analysis tools such as MathCAD, Matlab, ADS or ADHL. Successful experience working with customers on the front and backend of product development cycles a plus. Successful experience as a key member of a team that has developed successful products. Comfortable in a well-equipped RF test laboratory, and be familiar with all general and GSM and or WCDMA/UMTS specific RF test methodologies. 5-10 years RF component industry experience. Some travel required (10% -15%). BSEE, MSEE preferred. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Scientist Direct product development activities. Including experimental design, analysis of results (all levels), feedback and optimization of processes for cost & performance. Detailed understanding of the interactions between process, structure and properties of epitaxially grown thin films, including compound semiconductors. Independent work ethic, identify and resolve problems. Critical communication link between management, advisory board and technical staff. PhD in materials, applied physics, electronics or similar or MS and demonstrated industry expertise in a scientific role. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Process Engineer Procure, install, modify and operate
processing systems, including transfer batch processes from
university development partners. Experience with related laboratory
materials processing including thermal processes, vacuum deposition,
chemical processing roll-to-roll (R2R) and/or epitaxy preferred,
experimental design and analysis, mechanical & vacuum system design.
Independent work ethic, identify and resolve problems, communicate
with and direct external vendors. Transition to process development
role upon facility completion. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Equipment Technician Maintain and operate laboratory systems. Experience with related laboratory materials processing including thermal processes, vacuum deposition, chemical processing - R2R and/or epitaxy desired mechanical & vacuum system design execution. Independent work ethic, identify and resolve problems, communicate with engineering and scientific staff. Process development support role. Experience in similar processes and/or equipment maintenance. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Process Integration Engineer Contribute to the development and transfer to manufacturing of key new fabrication processes while working with the Company's contract foundry's engineering and operations staff as well as vendors of new equipment and materials. The primary responsibility will be the process development for a Phase Change Memory integrating the key technologies (processes and materials) of the company product. This individual will have the responsibility for identifying and implementing critical enabling technologies necessary for the successful development and transfer to manufacturing of a phase change memory device. Interaction with Semi equipment manufacturers and suppliers of proprietary thin film materials will also be required. The successful candidate will have the ability to identify and mitigate high risk areas of development, identify root causes and then develop and implement solutions. BS, MS, or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, materials science, physics, chemical engineering, chemistry, or related physical or engineering science. 5+ years experience in key module process development in semiconductor fabrication environment. Demonstrated experience in thin film deposition of GST materials is highly desired. Knowledge of design of experiments (DOE), statistical process control (SPC) and statistical software a plus. Should have experience with AFM, SEM, and other analytical characterization tools. Location: Boston Area ********************************************* Analog Design Engineer Directly involved in all stages of development including product definition, design, simuation, layout, charagerization, validation and transition to production. Emphasis will be on design of DC-DC converters utilizing CMOS technologies. Responsibilities include top level architecture design, complex analog circuit design including data converters/bandgap references/linear regulations/DC-DC converters/padring design, top level circuit modeling/simulation/verification, design reviews/technical presentations. BSEE with 7+ years of experience in CMOS analog and mixed mode IC design. Must possess a good understanding of device physics and processing. DC-DC converter modeling and design experience. Location: Arizona ********************************************* Senior Analog Designer Responsible for analog circuits including DACs and ADCs, high speed or precision amplifiers, or power converters. Examples of RF circuits include mixers, high frequency amplifiers, PAs, LNAs, TIAs, clock recovery circuits or frequency synthesizers. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Product Engineer Responsible for transitioning the prototype
design of company's proprietary low cost diode memory devices into
volume production. Will perform test and evaluation of die and
packaged parts to verify product integrity and coordinate transfer
of data into product specifications. Will design test fixtures for
bench level or ATE as necessary. Additional Functions: generation of
production documentation associated with new products, data anslysis,
certification of test hardware and software for production, maintain
all product documentation with manufacturing, responsible for cost
reduction through yield and manufacturing improvements. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Process Engineer - Photolithography Will work closely with process Development
Engineering Group. Primary responsibility will be in implementation
and integration of key technologies (processes and materials)
focused on the company process. Individual will be focused on the
process development and commercialization for novel and disruptive
solid state memory devices. Must have the ability to identify and
mitigate high risk areas of fabrication process flow, identify root
causes and development and implement solutions. Location: California Bay Area ********************************************* Memory Logic Design Engineer Responsible for managing the design of a family of controller chips which will interface to proprietary low cost diode memory array and achieve compatibility with industry standard removable memory cards and other system interfaces. The ideal candidate for this position will have an advanced understanding of the following technical areas: Knowledge and experience in the logic design of Flash memory, including charge pumps. Knowledge of industry standard solid state removable media characteristics and specifications such as SD, MMC and other card formats. Error correction techniques and design. Creating memory array architectures and specific implementation methods to allow memory array device designs to work efficiently with standard memory controller implementations. Design, debug, and characterization of memory systems necessary to validate and qualify memory device functionality with potential for transfer to production. BS or MS, in electrical engineering CIS, or related fields. 8 to 10 years experience in memory chip design, characterization, and qualification. Location: Boston Preferred (Possibly California) ********************************************* Senior Product Engineer Development and support of New Products for
the Energy Metering Product Line. Responsibilities will include
characterization, qualification, and release of new product to
manufacturing. Other responsibilities will include sustaining
activities for existing products such as Failure Analysis and Yield
Enhancement. Candidate will interface with design, test development,
applications, marketing and manufacturing to support these
activities. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Marketing Manager Manage and lead marketing and applications
engineering organization in fast growing product line. Define and
manage marketing strategies and develop strategic relationships with
key customers in target markets. Lead product definition activities.
Identify and assess new market opportunities. Work and sales and
application engineers to drive and secure customer design-ins and
design-wins. Provide training materials for sales/distribution
personnel and execute sales and FAE training. Support strategic
planning activities, including annual business planning process.
Develop and maintain CRM systems to identify new opportunities and
trends. Collaborate with other marketing groups to provide product
promotion at key customer accounts and in key market segments. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Wet Etch Equipment Specialist This position involves the preventative and corrective maintenance of the tool sets found in the Diffusion/CVD/Wet Etch area. Wet Etch Tool set includes, Akrion Gama, SEZ 201, JST, FSI Mercury, FSI/BOC BCDS and Fortrend wafer transfer systems. Responsible for monitoring Equipment in the area and be familiar with issues; Performing routine PMs and Maintenance as required; Creating/Modifying Procedures and PM specifications as needed to improve tool availability or enhance training of other technicians; Ordering consumable and non-consumable parts for tools as assigned; Trouble shooting minor and complex tool issues to resolution; Using SPC to trouble shoot issues or determine the health of tools in the area. Minimum of an AS degree in Electronics. A minimum of 10 years experience in a semiconductor-manufacturing environment with a minimum of 5 years technical experience in repair and preventative maintenance on Wet Bench technology preferably Akrion Tools. Must posses excellent communication skills, which includes verbal and written. Must be proficient in MS office products and various OS platforms. Must understand the concept of consumable and non-consumable parts costs associated with the job and look for ways to reduce costs without affected tool or product performance. Must have a basic knowledge of SPC and how it is used in the manufacturing environment. Position requires routine replacement of Acid and Solvent drums on the Bulk Chemical Distribution System. Location: Texas ********************************************* Section Head Manage a small group of engineers in specific disciplines (Photo, Metals/Diffusion/Implant and Grind/Polish/Etch). Specific requirements include; At least 10 years semiconductor or MEMS experience in a manufacturing environment. Minimum of a BS in engineering or physics discipline. MS preferred but not required. Manage small group of engineers by driving continuous improvement initiatives, prioritizing projects, helping to manage timelines, driving data driven mentality and helping to introduce the utilization of new technique to improve processing. Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills. Ability to drive projects (or direct others to drive projects) from beginning (idea generation) to end (full implementation). Able to work around any potential roadblocks that arrive. Focuses on bringing forth proposed solutions to problems to management (not just problem statements). Capable of organizing and running an effective meeting. Location: Massachusetts
SALARY:
80 - 110K
********************************************* Associate Engineer Assist the Product and Test Engineering Groups with packaging and testing of the company's Read/Write and One Time Programmable memory products. This individual will be responsible for the design, construction, and troubleshooting / debug, of test fixtures in support of product and test engineering. Familiar with Automated Test Equipment programming and methodologies. Also be responsible for bench level functional and parametric characterization testing. Construction of breadboard fixtures to support the design analysis, development and revision of existing and new products. Perform various product tests and write test reports. Analysis of product electrical performance data using appropriate test equipment, schematics, program diagnostics and associated documentation. Assist with the development of printed circuit boards and integrated circuits using CAD software packages. Associates Degree in Electronics or two year certificate. 4 to 8 years related work experience in the electronics field. Must have basic knowledge of analog and digital electronics theory. Excellent troubleshooting skills. Knowledge of test equipment and operation of lab equipment including power supplies, oscilloscopes, multimeters, curve tracers, semiconductor analyzers, frequency counters, function generators, and soldering stations. Hands on knowledge of computer applications including Windows, Excel, and MS Word. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Photolithography Equipment Engineer - Steppers Company develops a MEMS based fuel cell to
provide portable power for cellular telephones, notebook computers and
other small form factor electronic devices. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Quality Engineer Manage and support the quality functions of
various microwave component devices. Perform internal audits, maintain
and enhance ISO 9001:2000 and AS 9100 quality and generate failure
analysis reports, support and supervise inspection personnel. Work
closely with the materials planners, buyers and quality engineers to
identify supplier and internal quality requirements and objectives.
Support customers with audit functions, generate quality plans. Support
customer on-site inspections and review and approve applicable
documentation associated. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Senior Semiconductor Device Engineer Support memory product design through improvements in device performance, dielectric reliability, and metallization electrical parameters. As a senior device engineer you will: Develop, implement, and characterize electrical and process test structures. Develop device simulation models to predict device behavior and correlate simulations to experimental data. Interact closely with circuit design teams to understand device parametric requirements and with process development teams on process issues and next generation device technology. Perform and/or direct electrical and reliability characterizations. MS/PhD in electrical engineering or physics; 3+ years of industry experience in semiconductor IC device physics, reliability, device modeling, characterization, and analysis. Hands on proficiency with electrical measurement and device simulation tools (e.g. Medici, Dessis, Sentaurus, etc.). Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Layout Engineer Prepare drawings and schematics of semiconductor memory devices. The primary responsibility will be creating drawings, layouts and schematics through communications with design engineers and utilizing automated design tools. Identify and verify specifications by examining engineering documents; performing calculations. AutoCAD, CAD, Drafting, Drafting Tools, EDA Tools (Cadence). BS mechanical engineering or equivalent technical experience. 5+ years experience in schematic layout and capture. Experience with modern Cadence EDA tools. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Equipment Maintenance Technician Responsible for electronic/mechanical repair and maintenance of semiconductor related manufacturing equipment. Primary focus will be the repair/maintenance of Wafer Fab production equipment. This will include aligners, wafer track systems, metal deposition equipment, diffusion furnaces, dicing equipment and other general duties. Will also have responsibility to repair/maintain electronic test equipment, burn-in systems and various production assembly equipment as needed. Will maintain accurate equipment records for all equipment maintenance performed. Perform scheduled preventive maintenance. Must have Associates degree in electronic theory or equivalent such as technical school or military training along with a minimum of four years of directly related experience in repair/maintenance of Wafer Fab production equipment. Must be able to interpret and work from electronic schematics, mechanical prints. Location: Boston, Massachusetts area ********************************************* Senior Process Engineer Provide process engineering expertise to
support customer product demonstrations. Responsible for designing and
conducting experiments to develop doping/implant processes for advanced
semiconductor processing. Responsible for making presentations to
customer as well as at national and international conferences.
Participate in R&D work in developing new ion implanters. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Software Test Engineer Organize and perform a variety of verification and quality assurance tests for personal identification systems incorporating state of the art fingerprint sensors. Responsible for organizing tests and test subjects, configuring test systems, compiling test checklists, performing the detailed tests, documenting the results and managing the test data. Will also verify the product performance specifications and assist in the continuing improvement of product quality. BSEE or Computer Science Degree; Experience in the development and application of software/system test methodologies. Must possess good technical understanding of Microsoft Windows Personal Computers including the various operating systems, file structures, application interaction and use on a Microsoft Windows network. At least one year of relevant experience in a product quality testing related role is required. Location: Southeast ********************************************* Packaging Engineer Lead effort in the design and development of a new generation of semiconductor IC packaging for advanced finger print sensors. Focus will be on the development of custom substrates and coating materials. Provide direction to the chip designers in the development stage, along with marketing personnel, to design an optimum cost effective, robust and aesthetically pleasing semiconductor package. BS/MS with 5 years experience. Strong working knowledge of substrate design is required. Experience in material section, thermal and electrical properties of IC packages. Location: Southeast ********************************************* Product Marketing Engineer, /Coupler Primary role for this position is
to provide marketing support for the iCoupler and isoPower products
which are based on a proprietary patented high-voltage isolation
technology. These products are sold into a wide variety of markets and
have spawned a rapidly growing product-line. Location: Massachusetts ********************************************* Test Engineer Develop production test hardware and software for Mixed Signal IC's used in satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcasts. Support design, system and product engineer and new product characterization. Requires: BSEE with 5 years experience in the field of test engineer. Ability to understand Digital and Analog circuits. Skills in C/C++ for UNIX systems. General knowledge of PC applications. General knowledge of test equipment such as multimeter, oscilloscope, function generator, logic analyzer, etc. ATE experience on Teradyne Catalyst. Experience with Mentor DFT tools. Experience with ORCAD. Location: Open ********************************************* Semiconductor Senior Test Engineer - Analog Mixed Signal Be responsible for implementation of test solutions for analog and mixed signal ASIC devices involving digital, analog, memory, and RF cores. Create test specifications and implement test solutions including DIB/Probe cards/fixture design. Coordinate test efforts between design and manufacturing teams, ASIC suppliers design and test teams, and other test engineers. Provide project technical leadership, mentoring, and development of test engineers within the group. Occasional travel to California, Boston, and other Supplier sites(5%) Requires a BSEE or equivalent, MSEE desired. 7+ years of semiconductor industry, semiconductor device characterization, and test experience. Excellent verbal and written English communication skills required. Teradyne Image software and A500 series, Catalyst or Tiger ATE experience. Location: Boston, MA / Dallas, TX /
Silicon Valley ********************************************* Analog/Digital IC Layout Designer 8+ years experience Layout/Mask Design for bipolar and CMOS analog ICs as well as digital CMOS ICs. Must be proficient with the Cadence Virtuoso suite of tools. Must have a good understanding of fundamental circuit design and theory. Must have strong schematic to layout translation skills. Must have proven abilities in using CAD tools for various IC design tasks including AP&R (VirtuosoXL and/or Silicon Ensemble) as well as layout verification (DRC, LVS, ERC). Must have solid understanding or experience in schematic capture tools.. Must understand A/D and D/A converter designs. AS degree required; BS preferred. Location: Open ********************************************* Applications Engineer Responsible for providing technical support to Field Applications Engineers and Business Unit Directors, including the development of application notes and reference designs. You will also work with customers and third parties to specify and deliver solutions. Provide demo and application development/support and develop market requirement lists, product specifications and technical training plans. Successful candidate will possess a BS degree in a related engineering discipline and a minimum of 5 years of directly related experience. Successful candidate will also possess strong interpersonal and communications skills. Knowledge of analog product is essential. Location: Many Nationwide ********************************************* RF Packaging Engineer Responsible for developing, managing and sustaining subcontracted assembly for packaged RF power products while achieving high yields at the lowest possible cost. Will work with the semiconductor fabrication, device design and applications engineering functions to support overall product development roadmap. Develop packaging concepts; Evaluate, select and manage contract manufacturers that provide packaging services for the company. Work with packaging suppliers and internal groups to reduce cycle time and drive down component costs by modifying the designs; Formalize assembly, packaging and test specifications for in house applications and procurement purposes. Perform simulation, modeling and analysis used in assembling a GaN device in plastic or ceramic packaging. BS Degree in Engineering, Physics or related technical field. Minimum of 5 years of experience in semiconductor packaging. Location: Many Nationwide ********************************************* MEMS Capping Process Engineer Provide engineering sustaining support for Capping area
including day to day support of new equipment startup and capping
process development. Provide line support (sustaining) for Capping area
lot disposition, training and defect reducing efforts. Support the
developments, evaluation and transfer into manufacturing of new products
and processes. Support evaluation and acceptance of additional
equipment. Maintain Capping area at QS9000 and ISO9000 levels. Perform
experiments including data analysis using statistical methods. Location: Massachusetts |
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