Principal / Senior Principal Inertial MEMS Engineer / Expert Consultant

Main Responsibilities

• Deliver inertial MEMS accelerometer and gyroscope sensor designs to meet target specifications with documented mechanical and electrical performance data and DFMEA analysis
• Collaborate with electronic designers, process engineers and test engineers to review and optimize sensor performance
• Work with FA and quality engineers to diagnose engineering issues using problem solving and analytical methods to determine and address the root causes
• Define internal MEMS sensor specifications and qualification requirements based on target applications
• Mentor junior engineers on motion sensor design

Skills/Qualifications

Essential

• 5+ years of hands‑on industrial experience in inertial MEMS devices development and familiarity with the trade‑offs between design and fabrication/packaging.
• Strong track record in developing and optimising solutions to meet target sensor performance and reliability requirements including demonstrable application of failure mode analysis
• Experience in design, architecture, characterization and validation of motion sensing systems.
• Degree in relevant subject, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, etc.
• 3+ years of industrial experience at senior engineer level or higher
• 3+ years of experience in a high volume production environment for inertial MEMS in consumer and/or automotive applications

Desirable

• Already working at principal or senior principal level (or a highly experienced senior engineer)
• Strong awareness of Intellectual Property (IP)
• System level expertise in MEMS inertial sensors (MEMS, electronics, packaging, etc.)
• Inertial MEMS process integration and optimisation for reliability
• Knowledge and experience of the characterization procedures and associated hardware for inertial MEMS devices
• Experienced in AI-driven MEMS product design flows and tools
• PhD in MEMS, advantageously on inertial MEMS, or equivalent additional industrial experience

Personal Attributes

• Proactive team player who is also capable of working independently under own initiative
• Able to work effectively within a globally distributed team and with partners
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Positive attitude and actively seeks to share ideas and information with colleagues worldwide
• Attention to detail
• Flexible approach to working to deliver business goals
• Able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines - level headed
• Supportive of the company culture and ethos
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Location: Flexible (based at one of our research centres in Europe with activity co-ordinated though our Belgium Research Center in the vibrant city of Ghent).