Job Description

#WeAreIn for jobs that impact everyone's life. What if your ideas could change the way the world connects, powers up, or thinks? As a Staff Engineer Characterization in our Research & Development team, you'll have the opportunity to merge creativity with your technical expertise by shaping the future of technology, driving groundbreaking projects, and bringing new ideas to life. Are you in?

Your Role

Key Responsibilities

- Perform and analyze HVDC, AC, CV, and transient electrical characterization for on‑wafer and packaged GaN HEMTs
- Design on‑wafer test structures and automate probing stations/measurement systems for efficient data acquisition
- Interpret physical analysis data (SEM/TEM, thermal imaging, EDX, SIMS) to support device physics understanding and failure analysis
- Coordinate characterization data with modeling teams to develop compact device models for circuit simulation
- Partner with design and application engineering teams to diagnose device behavior and drive performance improvements
- Develop, troubleshoot, and standardize test procedures; provide technical guidance to operators, technicians, and junior engineers
- Maintain characterization databases, ensure data integrity, and produce clear technical reports and documentation

Your Profile

Qualifications and Skills

- MSc in Electrical Engineering or Physics (PhD preferred)




- Minimum 3 years of experience in semiconductor power device characterization
- Robust foundation in compound semiconductor materials, GaN E-HEMT physics, and high‑voltage/CV measurement techniques
- Proficiency with semiconductor parameter analyzers, CV systems, and high‑voltage characterization equipment
- Programming/automation skills (Python, C++, LabVIEW, or MATLAB) and experience with statistical data analysis, such as Spotfire
- Excellent problem‑solving, technical writing, and verbal communication abilities
- Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, multi‑disciplinary R&D; environment

Export Control Eligibility

- Must be eligible to meet the requirements of export control regulations, including the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and Canadian government security requirements; and/or (as necessary):
- Candidate must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance
- Individual must not pose a risk for safeguarding of controlled goods
- Must be eligible to handle US export‑controlled data

Compensation

Minimum of $98,080.00 salary per year / Maximum of $134,860.00 salary per year. All employees eligible to participate in an incentive plan.

EEO and Accommodation Statement

Infineon welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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📌 Staff Engineer Characterization (Ottawa)
🏢 Infineon Technologies
📍 Ottawa