Design Engineer in Greenock

Diodes Incorporated wafer fabrication facilities in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland (UK) has ~300 employees and produces wafers to support analog ICs and discrete components.

These products are used in a wide variety of different markets, including automotive, industrial, consumer, communications, and computing.

Headquartered in Plano, Texas, in the US Diodes have over eight thousand employees worldwide, have twenty-one locations globally, with manufacturing in the United Kingdom, Germany, China, and Taiwan.

We are looking for a Senior Discrete Design Engineer at our Greenock site. Relocation and sponsorship are available for successful Candidates.

Job Title

Responsible to

• Design Manager
• Purpose

Designing new Discrete Analog products and processes to increase our capability to serve our chosen MOSFET markets; Low Voltage, Medium Voltage and High Voltage.

• Key Responsibility Areas
• The specification, design, and development of new Discrete products and technologies: product definition, application, circuit, device and process simulation, layout, design of experiments, measurements, analysis of trial results
• The development of Discrete process platforms, establishment and re-use of design rules and functional blocks to reduce TTM and maximize RFT design
• Providing technical support for improving the performance, manufacturability, yield, and reliability of products as part of the company continuous improvement activity
• Developing the value of the Intellectual Property portfolio by documentation, re-use, and protection, as appropriate
• Assisting in the solution of customer problems associated with use of our products

Person Specification

Qualifications

Degree or equivalent in Physics, Electronics, or related discipline

Qualifications

• Higher degree in semiconductor related Physics
• At least 5 years’ experience.
• Knowledge of power semiconductor structures, simulation, and test.
• PC Literate (Word, Excel, Access.)
• LINUX / UNIX system literate.
• Able to analyse data and write concise accurate technical reports.
• Worked in a team environment.
• Safety conscious in a wafer fab or laboratory environment.
• Understanding and experience of semiconductor devices and manufacturing processes.
• Able to measure semiconductor devices, understand behaviors and suggest improvements.
• Designer of Discrete bipolar and MOSFET power semiconductor devices and technologies.
• User of one of the commercial T-CAD simulation software suites (Silvaco, Synopsis, TMA, or ISE, etc.)
• User of commercial CAD layout packages (e. g., KLayout, LEdit, Cadence, ICED etc.)
• User of circuit simulation software (e. g., P-spice, Cadence.)
• Wafer fabrication process experience.
• Analogue / Power Management market and applications aware.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Self-motivation with a positive attitude to work.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• High levels of self-motivation and flexibility.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to develop strong relationships.
• Highly organized approach, accurate with a high level of attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Conscientious, accurate, analytical, confident, eager to acquire new skills, creative.
• Other
• I am able and prepared to travel abroad to support the design, development, or transfer of products.
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