Senior Staff Device Characterization Engineer at Renesas Electronics — Palm Bay, FL

• Oversee and Maintain Test Equipment:
• Utilize HP4062/4073 testers with EG2080, EG4090, and TEL Precio XL probers, leveraging custom RMB code.
• Work with HP8753 and Cascade full-temperature probers using HP IC-CAP software.
• Manage Agilent B1500 with a manual probe station.
• Perform measurements on wafer level and package parts. Measurements include process and device characterization testing, EPROM testing, device raw I-V curves as well as reliability tests like HCI and HTRB.
• Conduct transient manual measurements, such as Gate charge and Reverse recovery.
• S-Parameter measurements using as HP8753D with manual probe station and IC-CAP software.
• Develop new software as needed by device development and modeling team.
• Work with other team members to debug test chip programs.

Lab development:

• As testing requirements change, upgrade hardware and software to meet needs
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• A minimum of 10 years of hands-on experience in semiconductor device characterization.
• Familiarity with HP RMB or SPECS. Familiarity with Splus/R, Python, MatLab or JMP a plus.
• Familiarity with Unix systems.
• Proficiency in using various electronic lab equipment, including but not limited to:
• Automated probers
• Semiconductor parameter analyzers
• S-parameter systems
• Experience in semiconductor layout using tools like Cadence Virtuoso.
• Knowledge of underlying device physics of tested devices.