Radiation Effects Staff Engineer

Job  : 2401 E 86th St, Bloomington, MN 55425, USAPosted:
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Salary Bold Thinking. World Changing. At Sky Water, our ingenuity helps improve lives around the world by manufacturing U.S. made semiconductors that are essential ingredients of modern life. Automotive safety enhancements, life-saving medical devices, consumer electronics and American security require semiconductors. Working in our Minnesota headquarters, Florida, or Texas location — employees join together to improve the world. Explore what’s possible.

Joining our U.S.

- based team means contributing to and learning about the commercialization of some of the most exciting technologies the world has ever seen. We are turning “science fiction” into everyday reality through technologies such as superconducting, 3D integrated circuits or computer chips, carbon nanotubes, photonic logic devices, micro electro-mechanical systems and other emerging device topologies. We manufacture products for aerospace and defense, medical, automotive, consumer and industrial markets, to name a few.

Our customers include emerging leaders who rely on our intellectual property security and quality manufacturing services. Step into the future. Sky Water’s values of Integrity, Excellence, Collaboration, Empowerment and Growth Mindset guide us to cultivate an empowered, learning environment. We also invest in developing highly skilled, dedicated employees — and employees who are entering the workforce for the first time, from the military, and a variety of educational backgrounds.

Are you bold thinking? Find your place on our team and help us change the world! Sky Water is hiring a Radiation Effects Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership in developing, qualifying, and deploying radiation-hardened semiconductor technologies. This individual will serve as a subject-matter expert for internal development teams and external customers, with responsibility for radiation-hardness-by-process (RHBP), radiation-hardness-by-design (RHBD), radiation-effects testing, and radiation-hardness assurance.

The successful candidate will guide technology and IP development from requirements definition through test-chip design, radiation qualification, customer engagement, and production readiness.

Key Responsibilities Serve as Sky Water’s technical authority for radiation environments, radiation effects, test methods, and mitigation strategies. Lead the development and implementation of RHBP and RHBD solutions for semiconductor devices, circuits, IP, and technology platforms. Translate mission environments and customer requirements into device, circuit, process, test, and qualification requirements. Provide expertise in total ionizing dose (TID), enhanced low-dose-rate sensitivity (ELDRS), displacement damage, and single-event effects, including SEU, SET, SEL, SEB, and SEGR.

Architect radiation test chips, device structures, circuits, monitors, and supporting test hardware. Develop and lead radiation test campaigns using X-ray, gamma-ray, proton, neutron, and heavy-ion sources. Define test conditions, bias configurations, dosimetry, sample sizes, annealing requirements, data-analysis methods, and acceptance criteria. Analyze radiation-induced degradation and identify the underlying device, circuit, or process failure mechanisms. Guide process, device, design, reliability, and product teams in evaluating the performance, area, power, reliability, and manufacturing trade-offs associated with RHBP and RHBD.

Develop radiation-hardness-assurance and qualification strategies consistent with applicable military, aerospace, JEDEC, and customer requirements. Support QML activities and compliance with…