Sensor Systems Engineer - Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Analog & Mixed-Signal Design
Originally posted 9 April 2026 by the employer — open 154 days.
Join the Fingerprint Sensor team to develop biometric solutions for mobile devices.
About the role
What you'll do
- Develop hardware specifications for ASICs, sensors, and module components.
- Define system integration requirements across multiple sensor applications and product platforms.
- Optimize hardware/software interfaces and drive schemes to enhance overall system performance.
- Develop, analyze, and validate algorithms used in fingerprint sensing and biometric authentication.
- Characterize system performance in edge and corner cases through firmware development, test, and refinement.
What you'll need
- 2 years of hands-on industrial experience in module and systems characterization.
- Proven record in architecting, defining, and implementing multi-domain sensor systems.
- Experience in systems engineering with sensors, modules, or biometric technologies.
- Strong understanding of hardware/software interaction, including FW development and HW/SW co-optimization.
- Experience with algorithm development, validation, and system-level performance characterization.
- Proficient in using and programming lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, parameter analyzers, and network analyzers.
- Proficient in C/C++/C#, MATLAB, and JMP, and familiar with I²C, SPI, and MIPI interface protocols.
- Proficient with design and validation tools, such as Cadence and SPICE.
Nice to have
- Experience with fingerprint sensing, display-based sensors, or related biometric technology.
- Familiarity with ASIC specifications, sensor physics, or module-level design.
- Prior experience with mixed-signal or digital circuit design.
Skills: fingerprint sensing technologies, hardware specifications, ASICs, sensors, system integration, algorithm development, C/C++/C#
Market context
This role has been open 153 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 | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (36 roles · 13 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in category | 4 | 36 |
| Median days open | 72 d | 130 d (−58 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $164k |
Skills observed across this category: fingerprint sensing technologies, hardware specifications, ASICs, sensors, system integration, algorithm development
Who's hiring in this category
- SiTime · 9 open roles · median 169 d
- STMicroelectronics · 7 open roles · median 149 d
- Analog Devices · 5 open roles · median 65 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 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.