Senior Microelectronics Research Scientist

7 days ago


El Segundo, California, United States The Aerospace Corporation Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Microelectronics Research Scientist to join our team at The Aerospace Corporation. This position will be based in El Segundo, CA, and requires 100% onsite work.

About the Role

The successful candidate will provide technical support to national security space programs, internal, and academic collaborators, conducting innovative basic and applied research on microelectronic device technologies and applications to space systems. They will also present results of assessments/research internally, to customers, at scientific meetings, and publish research in refereed scientific journals.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide technical support to national security space programs, internal, and academic collaborators.
  • Conduct innovative basic and applied research on microelectronic device technologies and applications to space systems, including reliability and radiation hardness.
  • Present results of assessments/research internally, to customers, at scientific meetings, and publish research in refereed scientific journals.
  • Support the adoption and assessment of new technologies and applications, space systems, including reliability and radiation hardness.
  • Perform radiation testing on microelectronic and optoelectronic components using gamma-rays, x-rays, neutrons, energetic protons, and energetic heavy ions.
Requirements

To be considered for this role, you must have:

  • A Ph.D. degree from an accredited college/university program in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline (pursuing or conferred within last 12 months).
  • 0-1 year of industry work experience.
  • Coursework related to semiconductor reliability or radiation effects.
  • Knowledge of microelectronic and/or optoelectronic device physics.
  • Experience in testing semiconductor devices.
  • Knowledge of radiation environments and the effects of TID and SEE in microelectronics.
  • Experience with Python/Labview/Matlab or similar software for data analysis and collection.
  • Willingness to travel domestically up to 10% of the year to customer site/radiation test facility/conferences.
  • A U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications

It would be impressive if you have one or more of the following qualifications:

  • A strong publication record and demonstrated ability to develop and execute innovative research projects especially those related to microelectronics.
  • Experience designing advanced test structure using layout tools such as Cadence Virtuoso or L-Edit IC.
  • Experience with radiation hardness-by-design and reliability-by-design test chip development.
  • Experience in microelectronics reliability, RF testing, and/or radiation testing.
  • Experience with GaN, GaAs, SiGe, or related RF/5G semiconductor technology.
  • Experience with modeling/simulation of radiation effects or radiation transport using TCAD tools, MCNP, SRIM, GEANT4, or CREME96.
  • Experience with VHDL/Verilog/FPGA/Microprocessor programming.
Compensation

This is a full-time position with an estimated annual salary range of $105,000 - $125,000.



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