Senior Device Development Engineer

A need has arisen for a highly motivated senior development engineer to work within PragmatIC’s cutting edge, expanding R&D team. If you are experienced in managing R&D projects and leading technology development activities including materials screening, process development and process integration, then this is the role for you! You will have a solid understanding of the fabrication and evaluation of thin films, micro-electronics and/or MEMS.

Key tasks

• Manage research and development projects and activities
• Lead complex experimental work, encompassing;
• Detailed process flows, and device fabrication
• Test, analysis and interpretation of device electrical performance
• Refinement of processes
• Evaluate process, device and technology requirements working closely with colleagues to introduce new technologies, resolve technical challenges and identify improvement opportunities

Qualifications and training

• Demonstrable experience in a similar industrial or academic role
• A degree (or equivalent experience) in electronic engineering, physics, materials science or chemistry
• Good computer literacy skills including documents, spreadsheets, databases and presentations

Skills and experience

• A track record of innovation and problem-solving in the field of micro- and nano-electronics
• Detailed knowledge of micro- or nano-scale device fabrication and characterisation techniques
• Detailed knowledge of the measurement techniques and analysis skills associated with thin film and micro-electronic devices
• A practical “hands-on” approach to problem solving
• A critical, questioning approach to the analysis of complex trial data
• Ability to work well with team members, industrial project partners and customers
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Willingness to work under pressure to tight deadlines
• Clear understanding of the commercial considerations in research work