The Opportunity
CGD are looking for a Senior Power Device Engineer to join our growing engineering team. You will principally be the technical lead of research and innovation projects of the newest GaN power devices and ICs. These projects are highly multidisciplinary. The Senior Power Device Engineer will work with project managers, power device engineers, analog IC designers, packaging engineers and many more.
You will be involved in Research & Innovation (R&I) projects through their full life cycle from concept to demonstrators and beyond.
This role is based at the company's office and lab in Cambridge, UK, although it is expected that some travel will be required from time to time for this role.
Location: Cambridge, UK. Contract: Full‑Time, Permanent.
Main Responsibilities
- Technical, multidisciplinary leadership of GaN power IC research and innovation projects
- Feasibility studies of novel GaN IC concepts: Hands‑on concept simulations, evaluations, design (TCAD to device design), characterization of novel concepts
- Liaise with CGD experts in Analog IC Design, Reliability, Power Device Packaging Testing and Operations
- Understand the critical path of projects from technical point of view and identify topics early to resolve with the multidisciplinary team for best‑in‑class R&D execution
- Manage technology requirements and specifications in collaboration with Marketing, Business Development and Application Engineering
Essential Skills and Experience
- Experience as an R&D Engineer or similar in the development of semiconductor devices, preferably wide bandgap power devices
- Knowledge of power semiconductor device physics, preferably GaN. Semiconductor industry experience is preferred
- Expert in the development and design of at least one of the following: power device packaging, analog IC's, power semiconductors, GaN devices, semiconductor testing and reliability.
- Hold a degree in a relevant engineering or science subject
- Strategic thinker with practical skills and experience
- Inspires confidence in colleagues, partners and customers
- Comfortable in a fast‑paced start‑up environment
- Willing and able to travel and work with partners in Europe, the Americas and Asia
- Pro‑active by nature, responsive to changing needs of the projects and business
- Good communication and presentation skills. Writing white papers and application notes as well as presenting technical topics to an audience.
- A mindset for precise and high‑quality results
- An eye for detail
Desirable Skills and Experience
- Skilled in power electronics
- Experience with semiconductor failure analysis
- Experience as system or device technical lead
- Experienced in FMEA
- Project management qualifications
- Six Sigma black belt
- Experience in 8D problem solving or similar framework
Benefits
- Excellent salary
- Share options scheme available (so you own a piece of the company!)
- Pension scheme (6% Company contribution)
- Life Assurance (3x Salary)
- BUPA Private Medical Insurance
- BUPA Cash Plan (Level 3)
- Flexible working options (both location and times)
- Annual leave allowance of 33 days (including bank holidays)
- Training and development
- Electric Car Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- IP bonus scheme
- Involvement in collaborative projects and grants with University of Cambridge and other partners
- Recruitment referral bonus
- Regular social events including frequent company lunches, annual summer party, Christmas party, team building and wellbeing activities
Equal Opportunities
It takes a diverse and inclusive community of passionate, talented and committed people to build a system to shape the future of power electronics.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all employees. We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.
Studies have shown that women tend to apply to jobs if they meet all, or almost all, of the requirements whereas men apply even if they meet only some of the requirements. If that sounds like you then please apply and we’ll provide feedback.
We are well set up for collaborative hybrid working, with some members of the team working in the UK office and some from home in the UK and other cities in Europe and Asia.
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