Optical Simulation Engineer Jobs in Davis, CA (NOW HIRING)

Duties This position is being filled under the memorandum from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) "Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense," dated October 15, 2021. As an Electronics Engineer at the NH-0855-2 some of your typical work assignments may include: * Serves as Device Engineer as a key member in the Modeling and Simulation team in support of the DMEA Foundry team. * Responsible for the design and optimization of TCAD device simulations to accurately represent next generation SiC and/or Si power device behavior and performance. * Responsible for executing device testing and characterization to ensure device operation. Performs measurements with semiconductor device parameter analyzers and semi-automated wafer probe systems, LCR meters, oscilloscopes, etc. * Measures semiconductor devices at wafer-level or package-level to verify electrical behavior and extract key performance parameters. * Assists the lead Process Control Monitoring (PCM) engineer to verify PCM test structure electrical behavior. * Assists in the design of PCM test structures to validate process/device performance and monitor process stability using Cadence Virtuoso for design/layout activities. * Identifies device requirements and key system performance parameters to analyze results from electrical/reliability testing and provides feedback to the Foundry team. Requirements Conditions of employment * Must be a U.S. Citizen * Selective Service requirements apply. Please visit http://www.sss.gov for more information * Suitable for Federal employment determined by required background investigation * Must obtain/maintain Secret security clearance * Drug Testing Designated position: Yes * May be required to successfully complete a probationary period * Financial Disclosure: Not Required * Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt * Recruitment/Relocation/Retention Incentive may be authorized at Management's discretion. Qualifications Your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0855 as listed below: A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.) **NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. Education You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: **NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. Additional information Other Notes: * Direct Deposit of Pay is required. * Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. * The overall salary range listed above is provided for informational purposes as it represents the full range that is applicable to current employees in this occupation/grade; however, a selectee's initial pay is always set below the maximum rate of the range. * Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Agency's interest. * Relocation and/or Recruitment incentive may be authorized if determined by the Hiring Manager to be in the best interest of the Agency. * Telework is available in accordance with DOD Policy basis. Remote work is not authorized. Re-employed Annuitant: If you have retired from civilian federal service and you are interested in employment as a re-employed annuitant, information can be found at: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see ) This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position. All applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.