Staff Engineer, Design Evaluation Engineering

Analog Devices; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company is seeking an experienced Staff Design Evaluation Engineer in Edinburgh. This role involves developing measurement solutions for integrated circuits and requires extensive experience in the semiconductor industry. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical, communication, and technical skills, along with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Responsibilities include collaborating across multiple teams, managing project schedules, and mentoring other engineers. This position offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7+ years related experience with semiconductor ICs.
• Experience with mixed signal integrated circuits and Gate Drivers.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to meet aggressive schedules.

Responsibilities

• Develop hardware and software measurement solutions for integrated circuits.
• Execute design evaluation development process phases.
• Analyze data and generate measurement reports.
• Coach/mentor engineers in the ECS group.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Microsoft Office Software

Statistical data analysis

Knowledge of software languages (LabVIEW, Python, C/C#)

Hands-on experience with measurement equipment

Education

BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics Engineering

Tools

Cadence Allegro

OrCAD

Job description

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ : ) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $9 billion in FY24 and approximately 24,000 people globally, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible™. Learn more atand onand.

Staff Design Evaluation Engineer Job Description

The Energy Conversion Systems group is currently looking for an experienced Staff Design Evaluation Engineer tojoin our team in Edinburgh.The group consists of a 50+ new product development (NPD) engineers across the US, Europe and the Philippines.

The engineer will work with the new product development team to characterize a wide range of products targeted towards Automotive E-powertrain, Energy Storage Systems (ESS), Renewable Generation and complementary industrial process control applications.

The successful candidate will be working as part of a project team comprised of members from disciplines such as Marketing, Design, Product, Test, Assembly, Quality, Wafer Foundry and Applications Engineering to bring a product concept to market. The ideal candidate should be a self-motivated individual and fast learner with strong technical, analytical and communication skills.

Role and Responsibilities :

• Development of innovative hardware and software measurement solutions for a range of integrated circuit products.
• Execution of the design evaluation development process including the development phases of Silicon Functionality, Sampling, Characterization and Correlation.
• Work with Design Engineers in defining & developing measurement methods and plans to fully evaluate new products.
• Implement pre-tapeout verification of solutions using Design Simulation tools, such as LTSpice.
• Define schematics and work with Layout Engineers in the design of Printed Circuit Boards hardware for measurements.
• Carrying out bench top performance measurements and standard robustness tests to characterize device performance.
• Analyze data to generate and present meaningful measurement reports.
• Manage and maintain project schedules and costs that align with the product targets.
• Support creating Market collateral through writing articles or proposing circuits from the Lab (CFTL).
• Opportunity to coach / mentor other measurement Engineers in the ECS group.
• May participate in customer or training related visits (Travel 10%)

Required Skills and Qualifications :

• BS or MS degree in EE or ECE. Typically requires minimum of 7+ years related and progressive experience with semiconductor ICs.
• Strong analytical skills. Ability to solve complex problems through design of appropriate experiments and analysis of complex data.
• The ideal candidate would have experience with the evaluation of mixed signal integrated circuits and have an understanding of Gate Drivers, Silicon Carbide FETs and Power Products.
• Strong teamwork, inter-personal and communication skills are essential coupled with demonstrated ability to work at a high level of performance both independently and in large multi-discipline development teams spanning multiple time zones.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work to aggressive schedules.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and in particular performing statistical data analysis using Excel or other data tools.
• Hands on experience with bench top measurement equipment is required, combined with excellent understanding of measurement and metrology theory.
• Knowledge of software languages, ideally LabVIEW, Python or C / C#.
• Knowledge of mixed signal PCB design and associated CAD / Simulation tools such as Cadence Allegro or OrCAD.

Job Req Type : ExperiencedRequired Travel : Yes, 10% of the timeShift Type : 1st Shift / Days