Principal Engineer, Electrical Engineering – Advanced Packaging
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Role Overview
The Principal Electrical Engineer is a technical leader responsible for defining, designing, and governing the electrical architecture of advanced semiconductor packaging equipment (etch, deposition, etc.). This role drives system-level electrical design excellence, ensures compliance with industry standards, and partners closely with systems, mechanical, process, and manufacturing teams to deliver robust, scalable, and high-performance tools.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the electrical system architecture for advanced packaging semiconductor tools, including power distribution, grounding, EMC/EMI, controls, and safety systems.
- Develop and decompose electrical requirements for subsystems such as RF power delivery, motion control, sensors, PLC/safety systems, and mixed-signal electronics.
- Lead system and electrical design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR).
- Ensure compliance with SEMI standards, CE/UL, EMC, and safety regulations.
- Collaborate with systems engineering to align architecture and requirements.
- Partner with process engineering to correlate electrical behavior with wafer performance.
- Lead root cause analysis of electrical and electromechanical issues.
- Drive DFMEA/FMEA, reliability analysis, and risk mitigation.
- Mentor engineers and establish best practices.
- Support product roadmap planning and innovation.
- Work with manufacturing and supply chain for scalability and robustness.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in semiconductor capital equipment.
- Expertise in RF systems, motion control, power distribution, or safety systems.
- Knowledge of SEMI standards, CE/UL, and EMC regulations.
- Experience with requirements management and FMEA.
- Proven technical leadership in complex programs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with advanced packaging tools.
- Familiarity with PLCs and real-time control systems.
- Experience in certification and field issue resolution.
- Track record of influencing product architecture.
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