Senior Product Engineer

Senior Product Engineer (UK)

Team – Product, Test and Quality Engineering of Operations

Location – Cambridge, UK

Contract – Full-Time, Permanent

About CGD

Making Sustainable Power Electronics Possible

A spin-out of the Cambridge University, Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) is a fabless semiconductor company that develops a range of energy-efficient GaN-based power devices to make greener electronics possible.

The global power semiconductor market is expected to exceed $50BN. In addition to the multi-million seed fund and Series A and now B private investments, CGD has so far successfully secured four projects funded by iUK, BEIS and EU (Penta). The technical and commercial expertise of the CGD team combined with an extensive track record in the power electronics market has been fundamental in early market traction of our proprietary technology.

Bringing Innovation into Everyday Life

The environmental need for solutions to resolve the world's most significant challenges (energy consumption and CO2 emissions) inspires us to contribute to society by preserving nature with energy-efficient power solutions.

With a mindset on pushing the limits of semiconductor (GaN) properties and an outstanding team of worldwide experts leveraging knowledge, IP, and decades of research, we demonstrate technological advancement by developing green solutions for everyday electronics, respecting our planet's natural resources, and creating a more sustainable future for the generations to come.

Why Work for CGD

We Champion Commitment, Celebrate Empowerment, and Reward the Brave.

We are interested in change-makers with a passion for power semiconductors who are willing to explore unconventional ways to meet the company's green agenda.

At CGD, we pride ourselves on putting empowerment and commitment at the core of our company culture. We offer a relaxed yet productive working environment where everybody is valued and respected and becomes part of commercial success while experiencing professional growth.

If your heart beats for innovation, challenge, and growth, and if the prospect of joining a friendly and game-changing company is for you, we want to hear from you.

The Opportunity

CGD is looking for a Senior Product Engineer to join our growing product engineering team. Reporting directly to the VP of Product and Quality Engineering, this is an amazing opportunity to join CGD at an early stage and help grow the product engineering function combined with project management responsibilities.

You will work closely with both internal teams, and with leading Asian fab, assembly, test and qualification subcontractors, to help deliver best performance and highest quality GaN devices for our international customers and develop the enabling technologies to enhance our product range.

The role is based at the company's office in Cambridge, UK, though it is expected that travel to Asian subcontractors will be required for this role.

Main Responsibilities

Reporting to the VP of Product and Quality Engineering, you will play a key role in the development and manufacture of CGD's Automotive products. This will include responsibility for New Product Introduction (NPI), Yield Engineering, and Automotive Product Quality. It will require close interaction with CGD's internal team as well as CGD's Asian partners that provide CGD with wafer fab, assembly and test, reliability test and failure analysis services.

In addition to Product Engineering responsibilities, the role also requires an ability to provide Project Management oversight for the development of Enabling Technologies at our subcontractors.

Requirements

Skills and Experience

Essential

• A Bachelor's degree or above in Electronics, Microelectronics, Semiconductor Physics, Engineering or similar disciplines
• Demonstrable experience within the semiconductor industry from working in a Product Engineering, Test Engineering or Quality Engineering role from NPI to high volume production stage
• Solid experience in the following areas: 
  • Wafer fab: Process Integration, Yield Enhancement, D0 Control and Defect Reduction strategy.
  • IC Assembly: QFN/DFN/TOLL Assembly Process or Package Design, Assembly Quality Control, BOM optimization, Yield Engineering
  • IC Test: Test Program Development, Wafer Probe and IC Test Hardware Development, Yield Engineering
  • Fabless Semiconductor:  IC Product Qualification Plan, IC Reliability and Failure Study, RMA Handling
• Knowledge of WAT, WS/CP and FT data analysis and correlation methods
• Strong data mining and analytical skills combined with excellent ability for clear and concise data presentation and derived conclusions
• Extensive use of semiconductor industry data analysis tools/software and ability to create scripts for standard analysis and journals, e.g. yieldHUB, Spotfire, JMP etc.
• Broad experience of supplier selection and management from within a fabless semiconductor company
• Good knowledge of general semiconductor industry process quality control system and statistical analysis methodology: SPC charts review, Cp, Cpk improvement, etc. 
• A solid understanding of ISO9001 and ISO14001 general Quality and Environmental policies
• Demonstrable experience of Project Management of Technology Developments, NPI and IC Qualification
• Experience of Automotive product and quality engineering challenges including FMEA, PPAP preparation, ASIL rating and AEC-Q101 qualification plans
• Experience of assessing and selecting non-destructive and destructive semiconductor failure analysis methods and techniques
• Good communication skills and team player attitude
• Self-starter, flexible and able to handle multiple projects in parallel
• Willing and able to travel worldwide when needed
• Fluent in English, both writing and speaking

Desirable

• External and Internal Quality Audit experience, ideally VDA6.3 trained auditor
• Experience of power discrete or power integrated circuit manufacture
• Multi-culture awareness

Benefits

• Excellent salary
• Share options scheme available (so you own a piece of the company)
• Pension scheme (6% Company contribution)
• Life Assurance (3x Salary)
• BUPA Private Medical Insurance
• BUPA Cash Plan (Level 3)
• Flexible working options (both location and times)
• Annual leave allowance of 33 days (including bank holidays)
• Training and development
• Electric Car Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• IP bonus scheme
• Involvement in collaborative projects and grants with University of Cambridge and other partners
• Recruitment referral bonus
• Regular social events including frequent company lunches, annual summer party, Christmas party, team building and wellbeing activities

We believe in equal opportunities

It takes a diverse and inclusive community of passionate, talented and committed people to build a system to shape the future of power electronics.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all employees. We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.

We are well set up for collaborative hybrid working, with some members of the team working in the UK office and some from home in the UK and other cities in Europe and Asia.