Senior Power Device Engineer

Senior Power Device Engineer

Team – R&D Engineering

Location – Cambridge, UK

Contract – Full-Time, Permanent

About CGD

Making Sustainable Power Electronics Possible

A spin-out of the Cambridge University, Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) is a fabless semiconductor company that develops a range of energy-efficient GaN-based power devices to make greener electronics possible.

The global power semiconductor market is expected to exceed $50BN. In addition to the multi-million seed fund and Series A and now B private investments, CGD has so far successfully secured four projects funded by iUK, BEIS and EU (Penta). The technical and commercial expertise of the CGD team combined with an extensive track record in the power electronics market has been fundamental in early market traction of our proprietary technology.

Bringing Innovation into Everyday Life

The environmental need for solutions to resolve the world’s most significant challenges (energy consumption and CO2 emissions) inspires us to contribute to society by preserving nature with energy-efficient power solutions.

With a mindset on pushing the limits of semiconductor (GaN) properties and an outstanding team of worldwide experts leveraging knowledge, IP, and decades of research, we demonstrate technological advancement by developing green solutions for everyday electronics, respecting our planet’s natural resources, and creating a more sustainable future for the generations to come.

Why Work for CGD

We Champion Commitment, Celebrate Empowerment, and Reward the Brave.

We are interested in change-makers with a passion for power semiconductors who are willing to explore unconventional ways to meet the company’s green agenda.

At CGD, we pride ourselves on putting empowerment and commitment at the core of our company culture. We offer a relaxed yet productive working environment where everybody is valued and respected and becomes part of commercial success while experiencing professional growth.

If your heart beats for innovation, challenge, and growth, and if the prospect of joining a friendly and game-changing company is for you, we want to hear from you.

The Opportunity

CGD are looking for a Senior Power Device Engineer to join our growing engineering team. You will principally be the technical lead of research and innovation projects of the newest GaN power devices and ICs. These projects are highly multi-disciplinary. The Senior Power Device Engineer will work with project managers, power device engineers, analog IC designers, packaging engineers and many more.

You will be involved in Research & Innovation (R&I) projects through their full life cycle from concept to demonstrators and beyond.

This role is based at the company’s office and lab in Cambridge, UK, although it is expected that some travel will be required from time to time for this role.

Main Responsibilities

In this role, you will be able to develop and use your knowledge of a variety of aspects of semiconductor device development at the forefront of GaN device R&D. The outcome of your work will be technology foundation for novel GaN power products entering the market.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Technical, multidisciplinary leadership of GaN power IC research and innovation projects
• Feasibility studies of novel GAN IC concepts: Hands-on concept simulations, evaluations, design (TCAD to device design), characterization of novel concepts
• Liaise with CGD experts in Analog IC Design, Reliability, Power Device Packaging Testing and Operations
• Understand the critical path of projects from technical point of view and identify topics early to resolve with the multidisciplinary team for best-in-class R&D execution
• Manage technology requirements and specifications in collaboration with Marketing, Business Development and Application Engineering.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Experience as an R&D Engineer or similar in the development of semiconductor devices, preferably wide bandgap power devices
• Knowledge of power semiconductor device physics, preferably GaN. Semiconductor industry experience is preferred.
• Expert in the development and design of at least one of the following: power device packaging, analog IC’s, power semiconductors, GaN devices, semiconductor testing and reliability. 
• Hold a degree in a relevant engineering or science subject
• Strategic thinker with practical skills and experience
• Inspires confidence in colleagues, partners and customers
• Comfortable in a fast-paced start-up environment
• Willing and able to travel and work with partners in Europe, the Americas and Asia
• Pro-active by nature, responsive to changing needs of the projects and business
• Good communication and presentation skills. Writing white papers and application notes as well as presenting technical topics to an audience. 
• A mindset for precise and high-quality results
• An eye for detail

Desirable

• Skilled in power electronics
• Experience with semiconductor failure analysis
• Experience as system or device technical lead
• Experienced in FMEA
• Project management qualifications
• Six Sigma black belt
• Experience in 8D problem solving or similar framework

• Excellent salary
• Share options scheme available (so you own a piece of the company!)
• Pension scheme (6% Company contribution)
• Life Assurance (3x Salary)
• Private Health Insurance
• Medicash cash plan
• Annual leave allowance of 33 days (including bank holidays)
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Training and career development
• Family friendly policies
• Cycle to work scheme
• EV leasing scheme
• Volunteer leave
• IP bonus scheme
• Involvement in collaborative projects and grants with University of Cambridge and other partners
• Recruitment referral bonus
• Regular social events including frequent company lunches, Christmas party, team building and wellbeing activities

We believe in equal opportunities

It takes a diverse and inclusive community of passionate, talented and committed people to build a system to shape the future of power electronics.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all employees. We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.

Studies have shown that women tend to apply to jobs if they meet all, or almost all, of the requirements whereas men apply even if they meet only some of the requirements. If that sounds like you then please apply and we’ll provide feedback.

We are well set up for collaborative hybrid working, with some members of the team working in the UK office and some from home in the UK and other cities in Europe and Asia.