Staff Product Development Engineer – GaN IC (Gallium Nitride)

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Your role
Key responsibilities in your new role

• Technical Leadership: Lead cross-functional engineering teams through the product generation process (PGP) for complex GaN ICs, driving risk assessments and execution strategies
• Product Characterization & Validation Strategy: Define comprehensive post-silicon validation, characterization, and matrix lot strategies to robustly evaluate GaN HEMT and integrated circuit performance
• Yield & ATE Optimization: Partner with Test Engineering to architect advanced production test concepts, optimize automated test equipment (ATE) coverage, and drive yield enhancement methodologies to hit cost and volume targets
• Reliability & Qualification Ownership: Architect qualification plans matching JEDEC and AEC-Q100 standards, leading failure analysis (FA) task forces to resolve complex, deep-level reliability mechanisms unique to GaN materials
• Design & Technology Interaction: Act as a core consultant to IC Design and Process Technology teams, providing data-driven feedback from silicon data to influence next-generation architectures and technology nodes
• Mentorship: Coach and mentor junior and mid-level product engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and systematic problem-solving

Your profile
Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

• Education: Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Microelectronics, or a related technical field
• Experience: 8+ years of experience in semiconductor product engineering, test engineering, or device validation, with a proven track record of bringing complex ICs to mass production
• GaN/WBG Expertise: Expert-level knowledge of wide-bandgap semiconductor physics, specifically GaN HEMT behavior, high-voltage monolithically integrated circuits, and parasitic effects (e.g., dynamic Rdson, trapping effects)
• Statistical Methods: Mastery of statistical data analysis (e.g., JMP, Spotfire), part average testing (PAT) methodologies, and statistical process control (SPC) to evaluate product capability indices (Cpk)
• Lab & Automation Mastery: Deep experience defining high-voltage/high-frequency lab setups, including double-pulse testing, and utilizing Python or LabVIEW for automated characterization
• Soft Skills: Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills to align multi-site, international teams

Additional information

The candidate must be eligible to meet the requirements of export control regulations, including the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and Canadian government security requirements; and/or (as necessary):

• Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance
• Must not pose a risk for safeguarding of controlled goods
• Must be eligible to handle US export-controlled data

Infineon welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Salary pay information:

In case, your desired work location is Villach/Austria, the employment is in accordance with the collective salary and wage agreement for employees of the electrical and electronics industry, employment group G (https://www.feei.at/aktuelles/mindestloehne-und-gehaelter-eei/). The monthly salary is paid 14 times p.a. A higher compensation can be offered depending on your expertise and skills.

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