Senior Power Module Design Engineer

Company: Cree Inc.
Location: Fayetteville
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

We presently have a job vacancy for a Senior Power Module Design Engineer in our Power Packaging Electronics Group located in our Fayetteville, AR technology center. This job opportunity is for an experienced Design Engineer with a thorough and detailed understanding of power module design, assembly, and manufacturing. The applicant must be knowledgeable and have direct experience in thermal, mechanical, and electrical power module design, assembly processes, and electronics packaging materials.

What can Cree | Wolfspeed do for you?

Opportunity to design and develop next generation power packaging technologies that can significantly impact many energy-related applications such as electric vehicles, wind, solar, smart grid, and defense applications

Ability to work on challenging multi-discipline engineering problems within a team environment as well as across other teams

Opportunity to design and develop prototypes using state-of-the-art design and simulation tools that are transitioned to a product and inserted into real world applications

Further your professional career by on-site training, attending professional/engineering conferences, external certifications, and by working with the best of the best

What can you do for Cree | Wolfspeed?

Interface with power electronics engineers, electrical engineers, process engineers, and production engineers to develop power modules that meet electrical, mechanical, long-term reliability, and cost requirements (concept to production).

Perform design, development, and productization efforts for transfer-molded packages and multi-chip power modules

Perform power module prototyping and assembly in initial prototype stages

Assist in conducting experiments, acquiring, and analyzing data

Must be excited to learn new skills

What you need for success:

Requires a 4-year degree and 5+ years of experience in industry, academia, or federal research laboratory. Applicants with an M.S. or Ph.D. degree will also be given strong consideration but not required

5+ years of CAD electronics design experience

Knowledge and capability to efficiently use a wide variety of design and modeling software programs

Knowledge and direct experience in industry standard and/or next generation assembly packaging processes such as wire bonding, die/substrate attach, vacuum reflow soldering, encapsulation, plating, lid seal, etc.

Knowledge and experience working with common packaging materials

Technical project planning and leadership experience

Excellent communication skills (i.e., verbal, written, and presentation)

Excellent team player

Highly preferred skills and certifications:

10+ years of experience in industry, academia, or federal research laboratory

10+ years of CAD electronics design experience

Direct experience with taking a design from concept to a qualified and reliable commercial product

Experience in leading DFMEA documents

Design for manufacturability (i.e., tolerance design, assembly efficiency, cost reduction, etc.)

Experience in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

Design of experiments and statistical analysis experience using JMP or Minitab

Demonstrated expertise in “back of the envelope” thermal, electrical, and mechanical calculations and design optimization

Knowledge of power devices such as SiC MOSFETs, SiC Schottky Diodes, Si IGBTs, etc.

Knowledge in electronics packaging test equipment

Knowledge in power module reliability and failure modes

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Posted 28 Days Ago

Full time

2019-8104

About Us Cree | Wolfspeed is a powerhouse semiconductor company focused on silicon carbide and GaN technologies.

After more than thirty years of forging new technology adoption and transformation, our Wolfspeed® power and radio frequency (RF) semiconductors and lighting class LEDs are leading the industry through unrivaled expertise and capacity.

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