Device Engineer - Somerville, United States
Originally posted 20 July 2026 by the employer.
Vertical gallium nitride (GaN) power devices.
About the role
Vertical Semiconductor is hiring a Device Engineer to work across the full lifecycle of vertical gallium nitride (GaN) power devices, from architecture and process integration through modeling, characterization, and reliability.
What you'll do
- Support device architecture, process integration, and technology development for vertical GaN power devices. - Run device modeling and simulation to inform design and process decisions. - Perform on-wafer and discrete device characterization, including DC, CV, and dynamic testing. - Support failure analysis and reliability investigations for wide-bandgap power devices. - Develop and review GDS layouts and test structures to support device learning and validation. - Build and run application evaluation boards to connect device behavior to system-level performance.
What you'll need
- B.S., M.S., or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a related field. - Experience with GaN, SiC, or other wide-bandgap semiconductors, ideally in power device applications. - Hands-on experience in at least one of: device characterization, process integration, or device modeling and simulation. - Experience with data analysis tools such as Python or MATLAB. - Demonstrated ability to collaborate across disciplines and keep clear technical records.
Skills: GaN, wide-bandgap, device characterization, device modeling, process integration
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 71-day median for Compound Semiconductor Engineering roles.
Compound Semiconductor Engineering · Compound Semiconductor
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Open roles in category
59
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Median days open
71 d
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Median salary
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| Metric | Vertical Semiconductor | All employers we track in this specialty (59 roles · 24 employers) |
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| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 59 |
| Median days open | 0 d | 71 d (−71 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | — |
Skills observed across this category: GaN, wide-bandgap, device characterization, device modeling, process integration
Who's hiring in this category
- Infineon Technologies · 9 open roles · median 42 d
- Coherent Corp · 7 open roles · median 120 d
- Lumentum · 6 open roles · median 107 d
- STMicroelectronics · 4 open roles · median 67 d
- Texas Instruments · 4 open roles · median 41 d
- Nexperia · 3 open roles · median 121 d
How we counted: 59 open Compound Semiconductor Engineering (Compound Semiconductor) roles from 24 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 22 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.