Principal MEMS Development Engineer - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$164,800 USD yearly
Originally posted 10 October 2025 by the employer — open 334 days.
About the role
This role involves leading the definition and execution of challenging technical projects to push forward MEMS technology and engineer resonators for SiTime’s timing products.
What you'll do
- Lead definition and execution of challenging technical projects.
- Develop new or improved resonators, MEMS technologies, and/or products.
- Design MEMS devices and characterize their electrical, mechanical, and thermal performance on wafer level and/or device level.
- Work with process team to drive continuous improvement in MEMS yields.
- Extend and enhance automated infrastructure for MEMS design, measurements, and data analysis.
- Design and analyze experiments to understand device physics, materials, and fabrication.
What you'll need
- Ph.D. in ME, EE, Physics, or equivalent.
- At least 3 years of industry experience.
- Ability to design, conduct, and analyze experiments.
- Excellent knowledge of mechanics, electrodynamics, thermodynamics.
- Knowledge in fundamentals of MEMS devices physics and fabrication.
- Experience with finite element simulation tools (COMSOL, ANSYS) and data processing tools (Matlab, Python).
Nice to have
- 3-10 years of industry experience.
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of programing languages.
- Experience with Statistical analysis and tools such as R or JMP.
- Knowledge in MEMS microfabrication.
Skills: MEMS, resonators, device physics, fabrication, finite element simulation
This role has been open 169 days — well above the 130-day median for MEMS/Sensor Design roles.
MEMS/Sensor Design · Mems Sensors
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Open roles in category
36
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Median days open
130 d
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Median salary
$164k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | SiTime | All employers we track in this specialty (36 roles · 13 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in category | 9 | 36 |
| Median days open | 169 d | 130 d (+39 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $164k |
Skills observed across this category: MEMS, resonators, device physics, fabrication, finite element simulation
Who's hiring in this category
- SiTime (this employer) · 9 open roles · median 169 d
- STMicroelectronics · 7 open roles · median 149 d
- Analog Devices · 5 open roles · median 65 d
- Qualcomm · 4 open roles · median 72 d
- Infineon Technologies · 3 open roles · median 20 d
- AIXTRON · 1 open role · median 165 d
How we counted: 36 open MEMS/Sensor Design (Mems Sensors) roles from 13 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Sept 2026. Figures refresh nightly.