Senior Electrical Characterisation Engineer

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential quantum computing organization seeking a Senior Electrical Characterisation Engineer to join their Process Integration team in London. Our client is developing cutting-edge quantum processors based on silicon technology, and this role sits at a critical intersection between semiconductor manufacturing and quantum hardware development.

You'll work closely with foundries, process engineers, and quantum engineers to understand, qualify, and improve the silicon devices at the heart of quantum processors. Through electrical characterisation and large-scale data analysis, you'll identify manufacturing variability, diagnose device behavior, and provide actionable feedback that directly impacts fabrication processes.

Responsibilities

• Drive electrical characterisation of fabricated silicon devices, developing high-throughput screening methods to assess threshold voltage, gate oxide reliability, channel mobility, and other key parameters
• Transform electrical data into manufacturing insights by identifying patterns, variability, and device failures, connecting them to semiconductor process steps including photolithography, etching, oxide growth, CMP, and doping
• Develop automated measurement and test infrastructure using Python-based instrument control workflows across room-temperature and low-temperature wafer probing environments
• Analyse large-scale electrical datasets using statistical process control, yield analysis, and data-driven techniques to monitor wafer uniformity, defect density, and process drift
• Collaborate directly with semiconductor foundries and process engineers, providing clear feedback to improve device performance, consistency, and yield
• Build scalable characterisation processes by establishing testing standards, calibration procedures, SOPs, and data pipelines
• Shape next-generation characterisation methodology as the organization scales

What We're Looking For

Essential Requirements:

• Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Semiconductor Physics, Materials Science, or closely related discipline
• 3+ years' experience in semiconductor device testing, reliability engineering, electrical characterisation, or yield analysis within a foundry, IDM, or semiconductor R&D environment
• Strong understanding of silicon CMOS fabrication processes, semiconductor device physics, and foundry workflows
• Hands-on experience with semiconductor parameter analysers, SMUs, and wafer probe stations, including DC and/or RF electrical testing
• Strong Python skills for instrument control, automation, and automated test execution
• Highly analytical approach with ability to work with large datasets to identify trends, anomalies, and root causes
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across semiconductor, process, hardware, and quantum engineering teams

Desirable Experience:

• Quantum device physics, including quantum dots, single-electron transistors (SETs), or charge-stability mapping
• Cryogenic electrical characterisation and low-temperature measurement systems
• Semiconductor yield improvement, process control, or statistical analysis
• Automated wafer-level testing and high-throughput characterisation
• Advanced or emerging semiconductor technologies

How We Work With You

Candidates apply through Get A Job.ai, where our talent team will review your application. If your background aligns with this role, we'll conduct an initial screening call to discuss your experience and career goals. We then submit qualified candidates to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client organization directly—all applications and communications should go through Get A Job.ai.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process with our recruitment team.

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