Electrical Design Engineer

Impinj delivers the Physical Intelligence that connects the physical world to the AI-powered digital world, fueling automated workflows and improving consumer experiences. From retail merchandise and groceries to packages and shipping pallets, Impinj products and solutions identify and track tens of billions of everyday items, providing real-time operational insights about every item enterprises make, move and sell. We are, quite literally, the eyes and ears of smart enterprise systems. Come help us build technology and solutions that enable businesses to visualize everything, waste nothing and act instantly.

Team Overview:

The Silicon Characterization Engineering team supports and helps coordinate lab-based probe station device characterization projects and commitments to schedules. This requires experience working daily in a semiconductor R&D lab within a fast-paced and motivated design team.

What You Will Do:

• Conduct device characterization testing by applying a semiconductor parameter analyzer, applying scripting to control embedded switch matrix and probe station operations through a GUI
• Streamline characterization and debug processes, including collection of data and reporting, through automation, scripting, and innovative methodologies
• Apply troubleshooting skills to resolve device characterization debug issues
• Set up and, when needed, build custom test hardware and tools
• Support RMA efforts for the field application and sales team such as I-V tracing, RF sensitivity, conductivity test Rp/Cp, etc.
• Collaborate closely with Industrialization and Silicon Processing Engineers on evaluations and analysis of EPIC (end-point integrated circuit) products
• Learn and perform Impinj's dry inlay die shear, bend, and THT & TCT test methodologies on samples from RFID Inlay builds
• Record microscope images of bonded die on dry inlays
• Communicate with Impinj Operations and Engineering teams, regarding the builds and analysis status and any emerging issues
• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and provide feedback to optimize and improve them.

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with 8+ years of experience
• 4+ years of hands-on semiconductor lab experience using R&D lab test equipment, especially semiconductor parameter analyzers like the Agilent B1500 or Tektronix SCS4200
• Working knowledge of Bipolar and MOS device physics, semiconductor fab flow and processing, and RF principles
• Experience in test scripting automation (Python, Perl, C++, or similar); working experience with AI assistant or productivity tools