Lead Hardware Design Engineer – Power Semiconductor Systems (GaNSiC)

At Nexperia our GaN department is expanding its team with the addition of a Lead Hardware Design Engineer. This is your opportunity to make a real impact on a global semiconductor manufacturer producing over 100 billion devices every year.

What our Lead Hardware Design Engineer will do

Reporting to the GaN Lab Manager you will join a small highly skilled team of electronic engineers laboratory reliability measurement and failure analysis specialists and project managers. The team is responsible for the qualification and characterisation of wide-bandgap semiconductor devices primarily GaN as well as other technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver complex hardware solutions for the qualification and characterisation of wide-bandgap semiconductor devices (GaN SiC IGBT)
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Technical Leaders to define and develop design specifications based on stakeholder requirements
• Evaluate and implement off-the-shelf solutions for product qualification and characterisation
• Lead hardware firmware and software development activities across projects
• Design analogue and digital circuits in accordance with defined specifications
• Develop bench-top systems to support early-stage product performance assessment
• Communicate project progress effectively to key stakeholders including project management marketing test and applications teams
• Support and mentor junior engineers in their technical development and day-to-day activities

What Our Lead Hardware Design Engineer Will Need

Essential

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent with proven experience in hardware design
• Strong knowledge of power semiconductor devices e.g. GaN SiC IGBT MOSFETs with an understanding of performance characteristics and limitations
• Hands-on experience in analogue and digital power electronics design
• Experience programming microcontrollers e.g. ARM ST TI PIC and a working knowledge of VHDL
• Proficiency in simulation tools such as LTspice Simulink or similar platforms
• Experience across the full hardware product lifecycle from concept through to validation and release
• Ability to plan manage and execute development activities through to testing and final delivery
• Strong specification writing skills particularly for outsourced development
• Experience with CAD PCB design (schematic capture and layout)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to less experienced colleagues

Beneficial

• Experience working in a semiconductor laboratory environment e.g. reliability testing measurement systems
• Familiarity with automotive qualification standards and reliability tests e.g. HTRB HTGB H3TRB IOL HAST/UHAST
• Experience with both text-based and graphical programming environments such as Python and LabVIEW

Your benefits will include

Remuneration & RewardCompetitive starting salary Bonus up to 6% excellent contributory pension scheme of up to 9% recognition rewards scheme EV salary sacrifice scheme income protection 12 x salary life assurance policy.

Health & Wellbeing 33 days annual leave flexible benefits scheme enhanced parental leave on-site medical centre enhanced sick pay subsidised canteen employee assistance programme retail & entertainment discounts a variety of sports & social clubs.

Professional Development Possibility for funded academic support up to PhD level employee goal setting and development plans huge growth potential both internally and globally within the business in both management and technical pathways.

Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability A global commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2035 working with suppliers who embrace and comply with the Nexperia Supplier Code of Conduct paid time off for every employee to support charitable work up to 4 times per year.

Diversity Equity and InclusionCorporate members of Neurodiversity in Business and a Disability Confident Employer. Dedicated Employee Resource Groups for Neuroinclusion the LGBTQ community and Women in Nexperia with a commitment to increase women in management positions to 30% by 2030.

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D&I Statement

As an equal-opportunity employer Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all and we consider all applicants fairly as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested.

In addition we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Womens groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.