IC Validation Engineer

Location: Haywards Heath, England, United Kingdom

Department: Technical

Workplace: on_site

Employment Type: full

Description

At Universal Quantum we aim to make the world a better place by engineering the future of computing. Together, we are creating truly impactful quantum computers. Our machines will be capable of solving problems until now considered impossible, with applications ranging across a broad range of industries, including healthcare, materials and aerospace. We are looking to hire an IC Validation Engineer to join an established ASIC design group working on developing and running measurement solutions to evaluate a range of cryogenic-compatible ASICs and micromachined components. Passionate about helping create technologies which can change the world? We may be the right place for you, so get in touch! 

What You’ll Accomplish: 

• Work closely with the design team to implement Design for Test (DFT) best practices and improve product documentation. 

• Responsible for the creation of reports detailing the performance of ASICs at nominal and cryogenic temperatures. 

• Working with the hardware group, develop and support in-house evaluation capabilities and work with the ASIC design team to ensure designs fit within these capabilities. 

• Work with silicon at various stages of assembly and work with suppliers to define and produce packaging for chip-specific evaluation. 

• Work with the design team to help identify root causes of functional or performance deviations. 

Requirements

The 3 Most Critical Attributes We’ll Use to Compare Candidates: 

1. Experience with detailed product evaluation and able to give recommendations on DFT improvements or hardware requirements. 
2. Ability to develop practical test solutions to non-standard silicon and operating environments. 
3. Willingness to work in a team to debug silicon or manufacturing issues and trace to the root cause. 

Must-have Skills:

• 7+ years' experience in engineering measurement. 

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or equivalent. 

• Strong Python programming skills. 

• Strong teamwork, interpersonal and communication skills for in-person and remote collaborators. 

• PCB design/layout experience. 

• The role requests to be full-time on-site in our office in Haywards Heath. 

• Focus on preparing detailed reports on yielded evaluation. 
• Setting up supplier relationships for assembly and equipment..
• Demonstrate a strong discipline for thorough documentation.

Nice-to-have Skills 

• Embedded programming and FPGA experience. 
• Labview

Please feel encouraged to apply even if you don't match all the requirements of our job description. We would love to receive your application even if you think you're only a partial match to the profile we are looking for.

Benefits

Competitive salary, equity options, an unlimited paid holiday allowance, flexible schedule, a 10% matching pension, a generous parental support policy, private health/dental insurance, personal development budget, group life insurance and relocation support.

We are committed to nurturing diversity and inclusion
At Universal Quantum, we're passionate about working with and for all kinds of minds. As a proud signatory of the Tech Talent Charter (TTC), we have made a number of formal commitments to help to hold ourselves accountable to both our team and peers. This includes pledging to collaborate and share best practices with others, to continuously develop plans to drive inclusion across our business, and to collect and share our diversity data annually. We welcome team members from all backgrounds, and work to create an environment where everyone can flourish freely.