Staff R&D Device Engineer — Advanced CMOS Architect

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Visa Sponsorship

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

401(k) retirement plan

Weekly Learning & Development

Commuter benefits (Parking & Uber)

Lunches daily, dinners 3x per week, Sn

Stocked office kitchen

Job summary

fab2, an early-stage hardware startup, seeks a Staff R&D Device Engineer to bridge process development, electrical test, and integration in Austin. You will define initial transistor architectures and drive deep diagnostic analysis.

In this hands-on role, you will extract core device parameters and build technology performance models, targeting improvements in device performance, scaling, power, cost and production time.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Solid State Physics, or a closely related field
• Rigorous understanding of advanced CMOS/MOSFET device physics and solid‑state electronics fundamentals
• Deep experience with semiconductor device measurement (I-V/C-V) and probe station operation
• Strong skills in data analysis and scripting to accelerate testing and learning cycles.
• A knack for translating complex device physics concepts clearly to cross‑functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Design device architectures and tailor novel transistor structures to meet device specifications
• Execute tape‑outs and test key designs
• Perform electrical characterization (I-V/C-V) on transistors and MOSCAPs across process splits to establish baseline device behavior
• Dissect complex electrical and physical data to pinpoint bottlenecks and inform material and flow improvements
• Extract core device parameters to construct foundational technology performance models

Skills

CMOS/MOSFET physics

I-V/C-V measurement

Data analysis

Scripting for testing

Education

PhD in EE or related field

Tools

TCAD

HSPICE

PDKs

Python

MATLAB

Job description

fab2, an early-stage hardware startup, seeks a Staff R&D Device Engineer to bridge process development, electrical test, and integration in Austin. You will define initial transistor architectures and drive deep diagnostic analysis.

In this hands-on role, you will extract core device parameters and build technology performance models, targeting improvements in device performance, scaling, power, cost and production time.