Electronics Engineer

Summary

This position is part of the Defense Microelectronics Activity, Defense Microelectronics Activity. The incumbent serves as a Device Engineer as a key member in the Modeling and Simulation team in support of the DMEA Foundry team.

Duties

• This position is being filled under the memorandum from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) "Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense," dated October 15, 2021. As an Electronics Engineer at the NH-0855-2 some of your typical work assignments may include: Serves as Device Engineer as a key member in the Modeling and Simulation team in support of the DMEA Foundry team. Responsible for the design and optimization of TCAD device simulations to accurately represent next generation SiC and/or Si power device behavior and performance. Responsible for executing device testing and characterization to ensure device operation. Performs measurements with semiconductor device parameter analyzers and semi-automated wafer probe systems, LCR meters, oscilloscopes, etc. Measures semiconductor devices at wafer-level or package-level to verify electrical behavior and extract key performance parameters. Assists the lead Process Control Monitoring (PCM) engineer to verify PCM test structure electrical behavior. Assists in the design of PCM test structures to validate process/device performance and monitor process stability using Cadence Virtuoso for design/layout activities. Identifies device requirements and key system performance parameters to analyze results from electrical/reliability testing and provides feedback to the Foundry team.

Education

You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html **NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.