Role:
- Manage the MOCVD GaN epitaxy/characterization group within the R&D organization.
- Provide very close collaboration with R&D LED Wafer Fab Process Engineering team.
- Device characterization, design of experiments, epitaxy design.
- Apply technical leadership and domain expertise in Gallium Nitride (GaN).
- Define strategies and technology applications.
- Leverage cross-functional collaboration across the areas of semiconductor process development, modeling, simulation, and characterization.
Requirements:
- MS or PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Applied Physics.
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Very strong understanding of semiconductor device physics.
- Very strong understanding of characterization techniques (SIMS, XRD, SEM, TEM, etc.).
- Good theoretical knowledge of light extraction techniques.
- Comfortable in or about an R&D clean room environment.
- Strong familiarity with semiconductor wafer fabrication processes (photolithography, thin film metal deposition, dielectrics, wet/dry etching, etc.)
- Excellent interpersonal skills, working with or managing peers, engineers, and technicians.
- Ability to present and communicate complex scientific findings and drive equally complex engineering solutions.
- Ability to overcome unforeseen challenges in a dynamic work environment with shifting timelines.
About Avicena
Avicena is a privately held company developing microLED based ultra-low power high bandwidth interconnects for chip-to-chip communications. This technology will revolutionize High-Performance (HPC) and Cloud computing, as well as other industries where low power interconnects are critical like camera sensors, autonomous vehicles, and aerospace. Avicena is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with a development center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was founded in 2019 by leading technologists from the optical networking industry with a track record of delivering breakthrough products. (www.avicena.tech)
To learn more about this position and career opportunities at Avicena, contact [email protected]
