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Job Description
Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2199.06
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Microsystems Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Microsystems Engineers
- Systems Engineer
- System Engineer
- Radio Frequency Design Engineer (RF Design Engineer)
- Project Engineer
- Project Design Engineer
- Product Design Engineer
- Process Engineer
- MEMS Integration Engineer (Microelectrical Mechanical Integration Engineer)
- Control Systems Engineer
- Semiconductor Engineer
- Patent Engineer
- Nanotechnologist
- Mobile Device Engineer
- Microsystems Engineer
- Microelectronics Engineer
- MEMS Process Engineer (Microelectromechanical Systems Process Engineer)
- MEMS Engineer (Microelectromechanical Systems Engineer)
- MEMS Device Scientist (Microelectromechanical Systems Device Scientist)
- Device Engineer
Tasks for “Microsystems Engineer”
- Refine final microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) design to optimize design for target dimensions, physical tolerances, or processing constraints.
- Oversee operation of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) fabrication or assembly equipment, such as handling, singulation, assembly, wire-bonding, soldering, or package sealing.
- Evaluate materials, fabrication methods, joining methods, surface treatments, or packaging to ensure acceptable processing, performance, cost, sustainability, or availability.
- Design or develop sensors to reduce the energy or resource requirements to operate appliances, such as washing machines or dishwashing machines.
- Identify, procure, or develop test equipment, instrumentation, or facilities for characterization of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) applications.
- Develop or validate product-specific test protocols, acceptance thresholds, or inspection tools for quality control testing or performance measurement.
- Develop or file intellectual property and patent disclosure or application documents related to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, products, or systems.
- Plan or schedule engineering research or development projects involving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology.
- Conduct experimental or virtual studies to investigate characteristics and processing principles of potential microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology.
- Design or develop industrial air quality microsystems, such as carbon dioxide fixing devices.
- Develop formal documentation for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, including quality assurance guidance, quality control protocols, process control checklists, data collection, or reporting.
- Create or maintain formal engineering documents, such as schematics, bills of materials, components or materials specifications, or packaging requirements.
- Demonstrate miniaturized systems that contain components such as microsensors, microactuators, or integrated electronic circuits fabricated on silicon or silicon carbide wafers.
- Devise microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) production methods, such as integrated circuit fabrication, lithographic electroform modeling, or micromachining.
- Validate fabrication processes for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), using statistical process control implementation, virtual process simulations, data mining, or life testing.
- Design or develop energy products using nanomaterials or nanoprocesses, such as micro-nano machining.
- Design sensors or switches that require little or no power to operate for environmental monitoring or industrial metering applications.
- Develop or validate specialized materials characterization procedures, such as thermal withstand, fatigue, notch sensitivity, abrasion, or hardness tests.
- Research or develop emerging microelectromechanical (MEMS) systems to convert nontraditional energy sources into power, such as ambient energy harvesters that convert environmental vibrations into usable energy.
- Consider environmental issues when proposing product designs involving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology.
- Conduct or oversee the conduct of prototype development or microfabrication activities to ensure compliance to specifications and promote effective production processes.
- Communicate operating characteristics or performance experience to other engineers or designers for training or new product development purposes.
- Conduct harsh environmental testing, accelerated aging, device characterization, or field trials to validate devices, using inspection tools, testing protocols, peripheral instrumentation, or modeling and simulation software.
- Conduct acceptance tests, vendor-qualification protocols, surveys, audits, corrective-action reviews, or performance monitoring of incoming materials or components to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Develop customer documentation, such as performance specifications, training manuals, or operating instructions.
- Create schematics and physical layouts of integrated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) components or packaged assemblies consistent with process, functional, or package constraints.
- Manage new product introduction projects to ensure effective deployment of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices or applications.
- Investigate characteristics such as cost, performance, or process capability of potential microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device designs, using simulation or modeling software.
- Propose product designs involving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, considering market data or customer requirements.
- Conduct analyses addressing issues such as failure, reliability, or yield improvement.
- Develop or implement microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) processing tools, fixtures, gages, dies, molds, or trays.
Related Technology & Tools
- Polarimeters
- Critical point dryers
- Chemical mechanical polishing CMP systems
- Optical compound microscopes
- Laminar flow flume hoods
- Network analyzers
- Semiconductor parameter analyzers
- Thermal chambers
- Oscilloscopes
- Resistivity measurement systems
- Contact angle measurement systems
- Dry etchers
- Pulse generators
- Inspection microscopes
- Electron beam evaporators
- Rapid thermal annealers RTA
- Atomic force microscopes AFM
- Hotplates
- X ray diffractometers
- Vibration measurement systems
- Metal evaporators
- Spin coaters
- Picoammeters
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Digital multimeters
- Sputter deposition systems
- Plasma etchers
- Fluorescence spectrophotometers
- Electrochemical analyzers
- Countdown timers
- Raman scattering spectroscopes
- Vacuum chambers
- Atomic layer deposition ALD systems
- Isolation glove boxes
- Contact mask aligners
- Tube furnaces
- Mechanical probe stations
- Impedance meters
- Extractive Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Electronic balances
- Spectroscopic ellipsometers
- Radio frequency RF sputtering systems
- Parametric testers
- Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition PECVD systems
- Direct current DC sputtering systems
- Four point probes
- Deionized water systems
- Thin film measurement systems
- Time interval analyzers
- Curve tracers
- Hydraulic presses
- Personal computers
- Ellipsometers
- Die saws
- pH meters
- Oxidation furnaces
- Wire bonders
- Laser ablation thin film deposition systems
- Inductance capacitance resistance LCR meters
- Thin film deposition systems
- Inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etchers ICP-RIE
- Parylene coaters
- Photoresist dispensing systems
- Spectrometers
- Wet chemical etching systems
- Signal generators
- Stepper aligners
- Profilometers
- Ultraviolet ozone cleaners
- Transas Group PISCES2
- Microsoft Excel
- IRSIM
- Microsoft Access
- Dolphin Integration SMASH
- Dassault Systemes Abaqus
- ANSYS FLUENT
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- Synopsys Taurus Medici
- Process simulation software
- C
- Circuit simulation software
- Xcircuit
- PISCES IIB
- Practical extraction and reporting language PERL
- Microsoft Windows
- Mentor Graphics ModelSim
- IntelliCAD
- Penzar TopSPICE
- Linux
- Statistical process control SPC software
- MSC Software Patran
- Simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis SPICE
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Mentor Graphics LeonardoSpectrum
- C++
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Cadence PSpice
- Microelectromechanical systems MEMS simulation software
- Schematic capture software
- Synopsys HSPICE
- KLA-Tencor PROLITH
- COMSOL Multiphysics
- Linear Technology LTSpice
- Syborg Systems MicroTec
- Coventor CoventorWare
- UNIX
- Anisotropic Crystalline Etch Simulation ACES
- WinSpice
- Apple Macintosh OS
- ANSYS Multiphysics
- FLorida Object Oriented Design Simulator FLOODS
- Beige Bag Software B2 Spice
- Electric VLSI Design System
- Molecular visualization software
- Very high speed integrated circuit VHSIC hardware description language VHDL simulation software
- CAzM
- Microwind Dsch
- MEMSCAP MEMS Pro
- Microsoft Office
- Tanner EDA T-SPICE
- Coventor ARCHITECT3D
- ANSYS LS-DYNA
- SimWindows
- Web browser software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- SUPREM
- Finite element method FEM software
- Python
- Intusoft ICAP
- Siemens PLM
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Word
- FLorida Object Oriented Process Simulator FLOOPS
- Tanner EDA L-Edit
- Simulation software