Senior Characterization Engineer Job in Tessenderlo, Belgium

Senior Characterization Engineer Job Description

For over a decade, our customers in the automotive electronics market have inspired us to create, manufacture and deliver advanced Mixed Signal semiconductors, sensor ICs, and programmable sensor IC systems. Through the stringent quality expectations and challenging economic targets demanded by our automotive customers, Melexis has developed the capability to produce world class, value driven, innovative products. Industry leading innovation in programmable sensors, sensor interface devices and microcontrollers provide our customers with competitive advantage in system cost, capability and flexibility.

We are looking for an ambitious senior characterization engineer for our site in Tessenderlo, to drive further growth. He/ she will be responsible for the development of characterization set up and characterization methodologies. He/ she will measure and evaluate analog and digital characteristics of the IC’s Melexis is designing and will create a comprehensive report to highlight the main results and conclusions. Furthermore, he/she will develop new characterization methods and techniques in a specific area of expertise and disseminate, exchange knowledge across the sites and maximize the standardization of the methods and techniques.

Accountabilities:

• Design and validate characterization setup required for characterization plan execution
• Actively contribute to elaboration of characterization plan
• Develop measurement algorithms and execute measurements of all IC parameters according to the characterization plan
• Ensure that measurements of all IC parameters are according to the characterization plan.
• Analyze characterization data and provide performance/correlation feedback to design team, including characterization report.
• Perform required measurements and analysis aimed to identify the root causes of IC bug
• Ensure continuous improvement of Quality and Productivity by actively giving input to the group leader
• Develop new characterization methods and techniques regarding specific areas of expertise. Make sure they are accepted by our customers.
• Follow up publications/standards related to the specific expertise in order to stay up to date with the  market trends and / or develop and sustain contacts with external competence centers to import knowledge.
• Disseminate, exchange knowledge across the sites and maximize the standardization of the methods and techniques.
• Lead and coach other characterization engineers / technicians to make them successful in their job performance.

• Analog and digital electronics: Can read and understand IC design schematics. Able to predict the behavior of the IC and to use the standard Melexis design tools to analyze projects.
  Have thorough knowledge in Analog HW design, Digital HW design (including FPGA/PLD), PCB layout.
• Programming: be familiar with basics  of FW design and such languages as C, Verilog / VHDL
• Measurement techniques: Able to conduct research in order to define characterization techniques in special area of expertise and able to define the characterization plan in the specific area according to the customer requirements or industry standards, perform and deploy the defined measurements. Able to define the optimal measurement technique, given the need depicted in the characterization plan.  Understands the pro and contra of the measurement method used and to predict the measurement errors induced by the setup.
• Statistical methods: Able to use and interpret a basic statistical analysis as well as inferential statistics.
• Product documentation: Acquainted with datasheets of hardware components and device specification.
• Tools development:  be able to design, develop and validate a dedicated measurement (control) systems  and mechanical setup aimed to support characterization activities
• Documentation: Deliver the appropriate documents to the customer and to the internal organization to keep tracking of the internal milestones, decisions of findings. Display a professional presentation skill. Keep test results organized.

Senior Characterization Engineer Job Requirements

Requirements:

• Master with electronic educational background
• 2-3 year hands-on experience designing HW, FW and/or testing ICs
• Fluency in English is a must. Knowledge of any major European / Asian language is a strong asset
• Working experience in International Industry is a plus
• Working experience with virtual teams
• Low to medium travel intensity
• Low level software experience

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