Semiconductor Component Characterization Engineer

AlpSemi; Grenoble; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Ownership of projects

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Alpsemi in Grenoble, France, is seeking a Semiconductor Component Characterization Engineer to support the design and development of WBG devices for electrification. This on-site CDI role focuses on setting up measurement plans, analyzing results, and building data processing tools to optimize device performance.

You will implement wafer campaigns, manage measurement tools, and collaborate with the design team to share insights. Proficiency in Python and data analysis is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or PhD in electronics, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in wafer characterization, ideally of analog components.
• Strong knowledge of data processing and automation (Python or equivalent languages).
• Autonomous, rigorous, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage wafer characterization campaigns using dedicated equipment.
• Ensure first-level maintenance and management of measurement tools.
• Process characterization data and analyze results.
• Collaborate closely with the design team to share insights and improve component performance.
• Develop tools for data processing and automation (Python scripts).
• Actively support simulation and validation activities.

Skills

Python

Data processing

Automation

Teamwork

Multitasking

Education

Engineering degree or PhD in electronics/electrical engineering

Tools

Wafer characterization equipment

Job description

Semiconductor Component Characterization Engineer

Alpsemi

• CDI
• On-site
• Grenoble

Who we are

Build the devices that will power sustainable electrification worldwide!

AlpSemiis an industrial deep tech company building next-generation semiconductor power switches.

We are driving a generational technology shift: enabling the large-scale adoption of Solid-State Circuit Breakers, a breakthrough technology set to transform power protection and distribution, much like LEDs transformed lightning and digital cameras transformed photography.

Our technologies address one of the biggest challenges of our time: enabling sustainable electrification at scale byoptimizingpower consumption across global markets such as IA data centers, thereby improving access to electricity worldwide.

As part of our growth, we are hiring a SemiconductorComponentCharacterizationEngineer to support the design anddevelopmentof WBG devices for electrification applications. You will be responsible for setting up measurement plans, analyzing experimental results, and developing data processing tools to optimize component performance.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage wafer characterization campaigns using dedicated equipment.
• Ensurefirst-levelmaintenance and management ofmeasurementtools.
• Processcharacterizationdata andanalyzeresults.
• Collaboratecloselywiththe designteamtoshareinsights andimprovecomponent performance.
• Developtoolsfor dataprocessingand automation (Python scripts).
• Activelysupport simulation and validationactivities.

Job requirements

• Engineeringdegreeor PhD inelectronics,electricalengineering, or arelatedfield.
• 3 to 5yearsofexperiencein wafercharacterization,ideallyofanalogcomponents.
• Strongknowledgeof dataprocessingand automation (Python orequivalentlanguages).
• Autonomous,rigorous, and capable ofmanagingmultipleprojectssimultaneously.
• Strong communication, collaboration, andteamworkskills.

What we offer

Joining AlpSemi is an opportunity to accelerate your growth, unlock your potential and develop the skills, mindset and ownership that will shape your entire career. From day one, you will work on meaningful technical challenges, learning from experienced entrepreneurs and engineers, and contribute to building products that will redefine one of the most critical infrastructures in our society: power systems.