Hardware Engineer

Senior Device Reliability Testing Engineer – Graphene Photonics

Black Semiconductor Aachen, Germany

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

Design Enablement Characterization & Verification & Quality Yield

Overview Application

About us

We see the semiconductor industry as a realm of possibility. We see opportunity. We see the profound impact that our graphene solutions will have in transforming the industry....

About our technology

The semiconductor industry’s growing demand for more powerful chips with higher bandwidth and lower power finds its solution in our technology....

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Device Reliability Testing Engineer to drive reliability qualification, failure analysis, and accelerated life testing for our integrated graphene photonics products....

  • Design and execute wafer-level device and packaging reliability test plans for graphene-based electro-optic and photonic devices...
  • Characterize and monitor key performance metrics, including extinction ratio, insertion loss, bandwidth retention, energy efficiency, dark current stability, responsivity degradation, and NEP drift over device lifetime...
  • Lead high-speed RF and optoelectronic characterization using Vector Network Analyzers (VNA), establish system-level test configurations, and develop compact model validation procedures...
  • Conduct advanced failure analysis using Raman spectroscopy, AFM, SEM/TEM, and opto-electrical probing, and investigate graphene-specific failure modes...
  • Drive structured root cause investigations using FMEA/8D methodologies and feed findings back to Design and Process teams...

Your Qualifications

  • Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or Photonics Engineering...
  • Specialized experience spanning research, development, and volume manufacturing in semiconductor device physics, optoelectronics, or reliability engineering...
  • Hands-on experience in photonic device characterization and reliability testing...
  • Experience with high-speed RF testing (>40 GHz) and VNA-based S-parameter measurements...

Our work culture

People Over Processes. At Black Semiconductor, flexibility

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Job Details

Location
Aachen, Germany
Experience Level
Not specified
Salary Range
Not specified

Company Overview

Black Semiconductor

Our technology integrates high-speed graphene photonics directly onto any electronic chip, inspiring innovators to rethink compute architectures.

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