Principal Product Modelling Engineer - Manchester, United Kingdom
Nexperia
Manchester, United Kingdom
3 days ago
Process & Device Engineering
Originally posted 2 October 2026 by the employer.
Join our Device Modelling team to advance semiconductor device models for power semiconductor technologies.
About the role
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain advanced semiconductor device models for power MOSFET and emerging power semiconductor technologies.
- Build compact device models using silicon characterization and simulation data.
- Perform device simulations to understand electrical, thermal, and reliability behaviour.
- Drive model calibration, validation, and correlation against measured silicon data.
- Collaborate with technology development teams to support new process generations and device architectures.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership within modelling projects.
What you'll need
- PhD or MSc in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or Semiconductor Physics.
- Extensive experience in semiconductor device modelling and simulation.
- Strong understanding of semiconductor device physics and power semiconductor technologies.
- Experience in compact model development and parameter extraction methodologies.
- Strong programming and data analysis skills using Python, MATLAB, or similar tools.
- Experience correlating simulation results with experimental characterization data.
Nice to have
- Experience with power semiconductor devices, primarily Silicon (Si); experience with SiC and GaN technologies.
- Knowledge of reliability modelling and semiconductor failure mechanisms.
- Experience supporting technology development or process integration projects.
- Familiarity with statistical analysis, Design of Experiments (DoE), and model optimization techniques.
- Track record of publications, patents, or conference presentations.
Skills: semiconductor device models, power semiconductor technologies, compact model development, parameter extraction, device physics