Senior / Principal Sensor R&D Engineer

Overview and purpose of the role

The main purpose of this role is to make significant contribution to the development Flusso’s core sensor technology portfolio, including:

• Creation of ideas and inventions for enhancing and extending our core technology, ensuring its cost-effectiveness and competitiveness.
• Hands-on development of core technology assets, including prototyping, characterisation, validation and qualification.
• Collaboration with manufacturing partners for the development of manufacturing processes and production test solutions for sensor devices.

• Ideation of new sensor technology and product concepts and contribution of them to Flusso’s roadmaps, in line with business strategy;
• Design of MEMS devices for sensor products:
• Study of existing technology and coming up with novel MEMS concepts
• Contribution to MEMS wafer process requirements and specifications
• Theoretical and numerical analysis
• Modelling & simulation.
• Validating modelling/simulation results with experimental data
• MEMS layout and design
• Materials specification and selection
• Provide inputs for and review qualification specification and tests.
• Packaging recommendations for new MEMS
• Contribution of ideas for the creation of protectable IP, and in drafting patent applications;
• Design of experiments and hands-on testing for proof of concept for new designs and ideas , including where necessary:
• Design/update of circuitry
• Firmware modification for test purposes
• Coming up with optimal designs or techniques to extract sensor data with best signal to noise ratios.
• Analysis of test data to extract information about true performance of new sensing technology, products and solutions;
• Participation in project planning activities, in particular for estimation of time/effort needed for sensor development tasks;
• Reporting project task status and presenting results for peer review in project team meetings;

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering or similar field. Post graduate degree strongly preferred.
• Extensive experience of development of MEMS devices. With significant know-how (including knowledge of relevant tools) of one or more of:
• Simulations and/or layout
• Wafer process development and fabrication
• Packaging
• Device characterisation & testing
• Device qualification
• Preference will be given to candidates with knowledge and experience in one or more of the following:
• Sensor development
• Circuits and/or firmware
• Data Analysis
• Relevant patents and/or publications in the field.

• Having excellent theoretical knowledge and analytical skills.
• Enjoys developing new technology ideas and product concepts.
• Willing to learn new technology and skills beyond their core expertise.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, start-up environment.
• Pro-active by nature, responsive to changing needs of projects and the business.
• Good communication, documentation and presentation skills.
• Highly conscious of the importance of
• Complete and well-defined requirements for technology and solutions
• Careful management and control of design information and data to avoid costly loss or corruption of information

• Base salary
• Bonus (% of base salary) based on company and personal performance
• Workplace pension contribution 3% of full base salary (we can trade with salary level for higher)
• Bupa Cash Plan Level 3 (employee only)
• Private Medical insurance with cover for spouse/partner and dependent children
• Group Life Insurance covers up to 4 x salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (adjusted for part time roles)
• Support for relocation (loan discharged over two years service)