Principal GaN Reliability Engineer

Principal GaN Reliability Engineer – Raytheon

Date Posted:
Country: United States of America
Location: MA112:
Andover MA 358 Lowell St Dukes 358 Lowell Street Dukes, Andover, MA, 01810 USA
Position Role Type: Onsite
Security Clearance: DoD Clearance:
Secret
Citizenship Requirements: U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

Raytheon’s Advanced Microelectronic Solutions Department (AMSD) develops, designs, and manufactures compound semiconductor devices, microwave/millimeter wave integrated circuits, and modules for defense applications. With more than 100 years of experience and engineering expertise, AMSD creates a safer, more secure world. The Principal GaN Reliability Engineer will apply expertise in reliability testing and characterization, device physics, and applied statistics to lead end‑to‑end reliability activities and drive innovation in reliability methods.

• Own end‑to‑end reliability tasks (plan, design, test, analyze, report) with strong initiatives to exceed expectations.
• Push Device Reliability Function to a higher level through exploration of new ideas, advising and implementing new approaches and methodologies.
• Relentlessly interact with a team of process engineers, technology owners, support team, and project leads.
• Produce key reliability metrics such as MTTF, failure rates, and safe operating conditions.
• Work with compound semiconductor transistors, passive components, and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs).
• Operate probe stations and multiple reliability testing systems (DC and RFOL).
• Support onsite wafer foundry’s next‑generation technology development, tool qualification, and reliability‑oriented design rule verification and development.
• Coordinate failure analysis.

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM and a minimum 8 years of prior work experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum 5 years of experience in device‑level reliability testing in the compound semiconductor field (preferably GaN and GaAs).
• Experience in the design and execution of reliability test plans.
• Experience with applied statistics, reliability modeling, data analysis, and metrics generation.
• U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

• Solid‑state device physics knowledge.
• Semiconductor fabrication experience.
• Failure analysis experience with SEM, FIB, STEM, etc.
• Experience in RF field.
• Experience with lab tools such as probe stations, curve tracers, Keithley/Keysight equipment.
• Experience with industry standards such as JEDEC, MIL.
• Python, PyQt, and data analysis tools (Pandas, Sklearn, Matplotlib).
• Strong problem‑solving skills.
• Project management skills.
• Strong informal and formal reporting and presenting skills.

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD – 203,000 USD. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid time off, holidays, and annual incentive compensation (subject to level and collective‑bargaining agreements).

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX also provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.