SiC Power Device Design Engineer

Job Title: SiC Power Device Design Engineer

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Here's the Gist

In this position within Wolfspeed's Power Device R&D department, you will be leading device design projects for next-generation silicon carbide (SiC) power MOSFETs, JFETs, JBS diodes and high voltage IGBTs. You will be participating in all aspects of silicon carbide power device development, with an emphasis on device design efforts. You will interact with key customers as well as colleagues from Process Development, Test and Validation, and New Product Introduction to master understanding of the full product life cycle of the new technologies.

The Day-to-Day:

• Lead device design efforts in various SiC power device structures, including SiC power MOSFETs, JFETs, BJTs, IGBTs, PiN diodes, JBS diodes, and GTO thyristors.
• Develop and demonstrate new device concepts for future generations of SiC power devices.
• Provide performance optimized device designs, with considerations to manufacturability and reliability.
• Interact with power electronics applications team, fabrication process development team, and TCAD team, and produce device designs with optimal characteristics.
• Characterize and analyze experimental devices and provide insights to the team.
• Advise device modeling teams (SPICE, TCAD) with device physics insights.
• Prepare technical presentations and papers for internal meetings, as well as conferences and journals.

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements):

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or closely related area
• Strong understanding in semiconductor device physics
• Strong understanding of MOS interface physics
• Strong understanding of trap behaviors in semiconductor devices
• Experience in semiconductor device simulators (Silvaco, SYNOPSYS)
• Experience in CAD layout software
• Understanding of semiconductor fabrication processes and process integration
• Understanding of semiconductor device characterization methods
• Design of experiments and data interpretation skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communications/presentations skills

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

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