Manager, Reliability Engineering (ENG08004)

Location: Durham
Department: Engineering

Summary

This is an exciting time to be a Nitronex employee. We are the only fully-qualified, ISO certified supplier of Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon RF power transistors for wireless communications applications in the world. Our Sigantic® manufacturing process delivers GaN-on-Silicon RF power transistors to meet the increasing power, frequency and bandwidth requirements found in the communication infrastructure and military markets. By combining the performance of GaN devices with the economy and familiarity of silicon substrates, Nitronex now gives communications OEMs the ideal solution. Nitronex is able to deliver on the promise of GaN-on-Silicon through the interlocking disciplines of GaN process development, RF device design and intellectual property.

The continued success of our company is the result of the creativity and hard work of our employees. At Nitronex, you will play a vital role in our vision. Our vision is to become the pre-eminent and worldwide leader of high performance RF power devices based on GaN technology. We support and develop a team of employees whose skills, commitment and values exemplify the highest quality of performance to the company, our customers, co-workers and shareholders.

Job Summary:

The Reliability Engineering Manager reports to the Director of Process Engineering and is responsible for initiating, coordinating and documenting reliability activity within Nitronex Corporation – this includes technology platform as well as product qualification activities.  In this capacity, this key position will interface routinely with the Process Integration, Quality, Test and Product Development functions within the company to insure new products and technologies comply with applicable guidelines.  The candidate will also be a major participant in Change Review Board meetings and follow-on actions - recommending appropriate experimental methods, characterization, and qualification requirements to insure the continual improvement of our process, products and methodologies.  

Nitronex has a strong record of technical publication in the area of GaN reliability and views such publications as vital to the adoption of its emerging products and technologies.  With this said, the candidate will be expected to drive the company’s ongoing participation at professional forums, conferences and in peer-reviewed journals.  More generally, this position will be responsible for creating, and keeping up-to-date, all external-facing reliability material, and on occasion will be involved with  presenting this material directly to our customers.

Nitronex is a rapidly growing organization with outstanding opportunity for career advancement.  To be successful in this role, the candidate needs to be a self-starter with strong organization, interpersonal and communication skills - and exhibit willingness and ability to be hands-on with day-to-day activities. 

Responsibilities:

·         Manage all in-house and outsource reliability activity

·         Apply appropriate statistical methods to accurately predict product lifetimes 

·         Document reliability methodologies and results for qualification reports, technical publications and presentations

·         Participant in Change Review Board meetings and drive relevant follow-on actions

·         Support Quality organization with failure analysis – perform and/or oversee electrical and physical analysis

Required Skills/Experience:

·         MS in electrical engineering or related discipline (materials, physics or chemical) with a minimum of five years relevant professional experience

·         Experience with packaged part environmental testing and qualification

·         Understanding of HTOL, HTRB, HAST, and ESD test methods

·         Specific familiarity with early life failure rate estimation highly desirable

·         Familiarity with JEDEC and MIL qualification standards

·         Familiarity with electrical test methods and fundamental device principals 

·         Familiarity with FA methodologies such as C-SAM, SEM, FIB, EDAX

·         Proficiency with statistical analysis methods and life-test software packages such as JMP, Weibull+, Mini-Tab

·         Experience with RF and on-wafer reliability test methodologies a strong plus

·         Willingness to travel (~1-3 weeks/year) in support of customer visits and conference participation

·         U.S. Citizenship or green card required

To apply, submit your resume and cover letter to:

E-mail:
hr@nitronex.com
Fax: 919-807-9200

US Mail:
Attn: Human Resources
Nitronex Corporation
2305 Presidential Drive
Durham, NC 27703