Design Characterization Engineer

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Santa Clara, CA, USA
In-Office
111K-140K Annually
Entry level
Semiconductor • Manufacturing
The Role
Characterize and optimize CMOS image sensor performance by bringing up new silicon, validating functionality, developing testing methodologies, analyzing pixel-level and analog/digital subsystems, and identifying improvements. Collaborate with design, process, applications, production, and quality teams to resolve system issues and support product transitions, yield, reliability, and quality goals.
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We are seeking a highly skilled Design Characterization Engineer to join our fast‑paced, innovation‑driven R&D team. In this role, you will characterize and optimize CMOS image sensor performance, collaborate closely across engineering disciplines, and help deliver industry‑leading sensor products with exceptional quality.
 
Responsibilities: 
  • Bring up new silicon and validate CMOS image sensor functionality and performance in partnership with design engineers
  • Develop and refine characterization methodologies to evaluate image sensor behavior and collect performance data
  • Analyze pixel‑level, analog, and digital subsystems to identify fundamental performance limitations and propose technical improvements
  • Collaborate with analog and digital design teams to tune performance parameters and resolve system‑level issues
  • Work cross‑functionally with process, applications, production, and quality teams to transition new designs into production and resolve yield, reliability, and overall product quality issues
 
Requirements 
  • MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • Strong expertise in CMOS analog, mixed‑signal, and/or digital design, along with solid understanding of semiconductor device physics
  • Proficiency with Python and/or MATLAB for data analysis and automation
  • Experience or strong interest in hands‑on electrical testing using oscilloscopes and other lab instrumentation
  • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams
 
Annual base salary for this role in California, US is expected to be between $110,600 - $140,000. 
Actual pay will be determined on several factors such as relevant skills and experience, the pay of employees in the similar role etc.
 
EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability

Skills Required

  • MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • Strong expertise in CMOS analog, mixed-signal, and/or digital design
  • Solid understanding of semiconductor device physics
  • Proficiency with Python and/or MATLAB for data analysis and automation
  • Experience or strong interest in hands-on electrical testing using oscilloscopes and other laboratory instrumentation
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams
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The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, California
1,448 Employees
Year Founded: 1985

What We Do

Founded in 1995, OMNIVISION has been at the leading-edge of technology, developing and delivering advanced digital imaging, analog, and touch & display solutions for multiple applications across several industries. With more than 3,000 employees worldwide and over 13 billion products shipped, OMNIVISION is a well-known global fabless semiconductor company. Our products can be found everywhere in people’s lives including mobile phones, security & surveillance, automotive, computing, medical, and emerging applications. Across these segments, OMNIVISION’S award-winning technology enables a smoother human/machine interface in many of today’s commercial devices. In this way, OMNIVISION delivers solutions that put its customers at the leading edge of technology. Whether it be developing the first mobile handset camera accessory in 2002, introducing the world’s smallest NTS camera in 2006 or launching PureCel CMOS image sensors in 2013, our dedication to providing reliable, innovative imaging and sensing solutions continue to be the primary aim. The company has recorded numerous industry firsts in its relentless quest for technology breakthroughs that deliver #InfiniteIngenuity: • Guinness World Record for the World's Smallest Commercially Available Image Sensor (OV6948) in 2019. In 2021, it beat its own record with the new OH0TA OVMed® • First to commercialize backside illumination technology in 2007 (OmniBSI™) • Industry's 1st to deploy the most mature LED Flicker Mitigation (LFM) solution in mass production for multiple automotive applications • Automotive industry leader with HALE, our HDR & LFM Engine combination algorithm • Developer of Nyxel® near-infrared technology with by far the best quantum efficiency in CMOS near-infrared imagine • Creator of CameraCubeChip™, the industry’s 1st wafer-level camera modules • First and only global shutter image sensors with cybersecurity, for ADAS and autonomous vehicles • First to introduce RBG-Ir technology to medical

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