Integrated Circuit Test Engineer

Company: Senseeker Engineering, Inc.
Location: Santa Barbara
Posted on: August 6, 2022

Job Description:

Job Description: -Senseeker Engineering is looking for a test engineer to contribute to the operation and verification of integrated circuits (ICs) such as infrared image sensor readouts and other transduction interface ICs. Duties will include understanding how to operate developmental parts, testing ICs for operation and specifications compliance and providing feedback to the design team for future parts, operating the ICs at customer facilities and training customers how to use them. Devices under test include bare wafers under probing conditions and packaged ICs in both room temperature and cryogenic environments. On occasion, testing extends beyond direct IC verification into infrared focal plane array (FPA) functional and performance characterization under controlled scene conditions. The engineer will be expected to follow established practices for operation and documentation when performing existing test procedures as well as when creating new procedures when necessary. This position will work closely with others in the test group and the company at large, as well as with customers and vendors, and requires good verbal and written communication skills.Work Experience: -Greater than 5 years of experience.Required Education: -Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or physics. - -Preferred Education: -Master's degree in electrical engineering or physics with experience in image sensors or advanced mixed-signal circuits.Required Attributes: - ---- US person status required for this position, pursuant to the terms of government contracts with Senseeker*--- Experience developing and testing electronic systems--- Experience with signal analysis in the time and frequency domains--- Hands-on experience with data analysis through scripting (preferably in MATLAB)--- A wide range of experience with electronic lab equipment and software--- Practical knowledge of digital data storage and transmission concepts and systems--- Excellent teamwork and communications skills with very good written and verbal communication--- Organized and methodical documentationDesired Attributes:--- Practical test experience with analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), image sensors and infrared DROICs ---- Experience with noise analysis and modeling in analog and/or mixed-signal systems--- Knowledge of ADC performance metrics (e.g., linearity, speed, resolution, etc.)--- Knowledge of radiometric/photonic systems and characterization thereof--- Experience with test electronics development and interfacing with subcontractors--- Experience with printed circuit board (PCB) design--- Experience with wafer probing, screening test development and data curation--- Experience with automated test equipment (ATE) test plan development, preferably with image sensors--- Experience with field-programmable gate array (FPGA) systems--- Experience with vacuum systems and cryogenicsJob Type and Location: -Full-time in Santa Barbara, CA -Benefits: -Competitive compensation, development opportunity, flexible schedule, relaxed working environment, located in a great beachside community. -*This position requires work on projects which are protected under US ITAR laws, consequently, only US Persons will be considered for this position by law. -For this purpose, the term "US person" means an individual who is a citizen of the United States, a lawful permanent resident alien of the US (e.g., a "Green Card" holder), a refugee, or someone in the US as a protected political asylee, or under amnesty. - -Senseeker Engineering Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applications for employment without regard to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, sex, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

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