Senior Staff Engineer, Device Modeling

pSemi Corporation is a Murata company driving semiconductor integration. pSemi builds on Peregrine Semiconductor’s 30-year legacy of technology advancements and strong IP portfolio but with a new mission—to enhance Murata’s world-class capabilities with high-performance semiconductors. With a strong foundation in RF integration, pSemi’s product portfolio now spans power management, connected sensors, optical transceivers, antenna tuning and RF frontends. These intelligent and efficient semiconductors enable advanced modules for smartphones, base stations, personal computers, electric vehicles, data centers, IoT devices and healthcare. From headquarters in San Diego and offices around the world, pSemi’s team explores new ways to make electronics for the connected world smaller, thinner, faster and better.

Job Summary

Member of team responsible for modeling development for pSemi’s patented high-performance UltraCMOS™ technology. This position will work closely with modeling engineers and CAD to support internal design groups and external foundry customers with model extraction flow development and data analysis.  The role will be responsible for mentoring junior engineers and providing guidance to design teams in their area of expertise.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

This position has responsibility for:

•     Provide input on projects and priorities for the group.

•     Project leadership and ownership on complex model extractions.

•     Methodology development for advanced physics in model extraction.

•     Provide equipment specifications for advanced measurement system configuration.

•     Detail analysis of characterization data.

•     Model implementation and flow development for multiple EDA platforms.

•     Provide technical insight to help guide development on other teams.

 

Competency Requirements

In order to perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Critical Thinking; Skilled at finding logical flaws in arguments and plans; identifies problems and solutions that others might miss; provides detailed insight and constructive criticism into problems and complex situations.
• Working with Ambiguity: Achieves forward progress in the face of poorly defined situations and/or unclear goals; able to work effectively with limited or partial information.
• Displaying Technical Expertise: Keeps his/her technical skills current; effectively applies specialized knowledge and skills to perform work tasks; understands and masters the technical skills, knowledge, and tasks associated with his/her job; shares technical expertise with others
• Driving for Results: Aggressively pursues challenging goals and objectives; willing to put in considerable time and effort to accomplish objectives; takes a highly focused, goal driven approach toward work.
• Making Accurate Judgments and Decisions: Bases decisions on a systematic review of relevant facts and information; avoids making assumptions or rushing to judgment; provides clear rationale for decisions.

 

Minimum Qualifications (Experience and Skills)

• Typically requires 8 to 12 years of experience in semiconductor industry depending on education level and experience
• Demonstrated ability to define and lead projects to completion
• Demonstrated ability to develop a novel or non-standard model extraction flow
• Strong understanding of semiconductor device physics
• Understanding of the relationship in semiconductor manufacturing and device operation
• Statistical model development and analysis
• Model implementation and flow development for multiple EDA platforms
• Provide technical insight and support to the design community, modeling team, and technology team. Familiarity with measurement system for advanced characterization (IV, CV, S-parameters, Pulsed-measurements, Load-Pull, IMD, etc.)
• Experience developing a design of experiment for model extraction
• Understanding of the interaction between semiconductor manufacturing and device performance

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Compact model development BSIM, PSP and/or HISIM model extraction methods
• Experience in high frequency measurements for S-parameters, IP3, IMD, and NF. of RF device physics, measurements, and extraction

•     Detailed knowledge of some advanced modeling (i.e. noise, RF, large signal, thermal, etc

•     Background or understanding of electromagnetic theory

•     Basic understanding of RFIC design

 

Education Requirements

• MS EE or related field, Ph. D preferred

 

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role