Research Fellow, Electronic Engineering

Job Description

The successful candidate will work with Associate Professor Jeroen Anton Van Kan on the Development of the Most Advanced Ion Microscope for Proton Beam Writing in the world.

We are looking for a candidate to join our multidisciplinary team working towards developing a commercial proton microscope which offers unique advantages in probing semiconductor devices with 3D resolution down to ~10nm. The main responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Setting up low current measurement capabilities using our state-of-the-art focused proton beam facility as well as developing this capability in the new ion microscope that will be developed during this project. We aim to perform nanoscale imaging of 3D integrated circuits.

Qualifications

Required skill set

Desired skill set

• Experience or working knowledge of FPGA, SoC and IP Cores Direct Digital Synthesis, high-speed electronics, and low-noise instrumentation.
• Experience with Electron Beam or Ion Beam Induced Charge or Current measurements (EBIC, EBAC or IBIC)
• Electron or Ion microscopy
• Liaison with external companies for PCB manufacturing
• Able to provide extensive documentation of designs to facilitate future product development.
• Familiar with state-of-the-art simulation platforms such as TCAD, MATLAB/Simulink, PSIM and PLECS.
• Development of a computer user interface for the microscope, based on feedback from colleagues and beta users. Some competencies needed are -
  • Understanding, programming and use of LabVIEW test bench software.
  • Development of purpose-built electronic hardware and programming of user control interface (C programming).
  • 1 ppm resolution for controlling implementation (at ground and kV reference potential) in a focused charged particle beam system.
• Perform ion optics ray tracing calculation to improve the design of our new proton microscope. Typical software packages used are SIMION, COMSOL, Particle Tracer and others.

General skills

• Able to thrive in a dynamic, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary research team.
• Able to work independently by conducting experiments alone or in teams when required.
• Able to develop and maintain technical documentation.
• Strong verbal and written technical communication skills in English for multidisciplinary collaboration in a hybrid medium (e.g., Microsoft Teams).

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More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus
Organization: Faculty of Science
Department : Physics
Job requisition ID : 13454