Display Systems Architect

Cannocksnap; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Plymouth is seeking a semiconductor display engineer to lead a team in designing next generation display systems. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and ten years of experience in the semiconductor industry, preferably with a strong background in process and product engineering. This role includes evaluating architectural designs, managing trade-offs, and maintaining specifications. Benefits include comprehensive medical coverage, paid parental leave, and collaborative work culture.

Benefits

Paid parental leave

Comprehensive medical coverage

Emotional and mental health support programs

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field required.
• Minimum of ten years experience in semiconductor industry leading teams.
• Preferred 15+ years experience in the same field.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team to design next generation display systems.
• Evaluate architecture trade-offs for performance and manufacturability.
• Maintain architecture and design specifications.

Skills

Semiconductor manufacturing

Process Engineering

Product Engineering

Yield improvement techniques

Reliability standard tests

Micro display characterization

Team management

Basic electronics understanding

Micro-optical systems knowledge

Digital pathway knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in optics/physics/engineering/computer science

PhD or Master's degree in optics/physics/engineering/computer science

Job description

Overview

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, Lens Studio, and Spectacles. The Spectacles team is pushing the boundaries of technology to bring people closer together in the real world. Our fifth-generation Spectacles, powered by Snap OS, showcase how standalone, see-through AR glasses make playing, learning, and working better together.

What You’ll Do

• Lead a multi-faceted engineering team to design and define the architecture of next generation display systems from concept to production.
• Evaluate and provide recommendations for trade-offs between architecture, performance, manufacturability, etc.
• Author and maintain architecture and design specifications.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Direct experience of semiconductor manufacturing
• Process Engineering across the wide range of fabrication techniques found in CMOS and/or MEMS fabrication
• Product Engineering of complex high density microelectronics
• Yield improvement and management techniques
• Implementation of recognised reliability standard tests
• Micro display characterization
• Experience managing a diverse, highly trained engineering team within a semiconductor setting
• Strong foundation in basic electronics, micro-optical systems, and knowledge of the digital pathway of image data within complex systems, such as those used in AR glasses

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in optics, physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science or related field
• A minimum of ten years experience working in the semiconductor industry leading cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD or masters degree in optics, physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science or related field
• 15+ years experience working in the semiconductor industry leading cross-functional teams

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