Expert Research Engineer

As a research engineer:
You are a practical and outcome-oriented researcher who strives to deeply understand theoretical principles and translate them into innovative applications for next-generation devices.
By leveraging state-of-the-art EDA tools and employing highly efficient and precise design methodologies, you minimize the number of prototyping iterations required for semiconductor chips.
You stay up to date with the new academic and commercial developments and trends in your technology domain.
You share and interact around these insights with your peers.
You are a team player, you collaborate with your peers, internal stakeholders and potentially external partners to develop and demonstrate innovative photonic devices.

Qualification

• An expert with a bachelor or master in electronic engineering, or an equivalent field. PhD (or equivalent by experience) is a definite plus.
• Experience in designing semiconductor devices, particularly CMOS circuits.

• Minimum : 5+ years experience in one or more of the following
• Design of CMOS analog and digital circuits (pixel circuits, AD/DA converters, PLLs, high-speed interfaces, and various logic circuits)
• Development of imaging, display, or optical communication devices
• Design of device driver circuits (FPGA-based systems using Xilinx, Intel, or Lattice, high-speed signal processing, timing control)
• Hands-on experience with EDA tools from Cadence, Synopsys, or Mentor

• CMOS Image Sensors : Design of high-sensitivity and high-speed sensors; experience with pixel, ADC, and timing control; integration with optical systems
• MEMS Devices : Design of mirrors and sensors; experience with electrostatic and magnetic actuation; process development
• Liquid Crystal Devices : Backplane (either silicon-based or TFT-based) design, LC cell design, driving circuit development, and optical evaluation
• Silicon Photonics : Experience in designing waveguides, modulators, and photodetectors; familiarity with optical EDA tools
• Semiconductor Processes : Development and evaluation of SOI, CMOS, and MEMS processes; experience with wafer-level implementation
• Has a hands-on innovation and can-do mindset.
• Entrepreneurial research mindset: from ideation with end-users, through high-precision prototyping to finalizing the design.
• Works thoroughly and can work independently and with great perseverance towards a result that meets the requirements and constraints.
• Is pro-active, takes initiative and shows end-to-end problem ownership.
• Is a loyal team player with good communication skills and willing to travel on occasion.

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