Senior product development engineer

General Information
Company: Pi Imaging Technology – a Zeiss company
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Contacts: info@piimaging.com
Position: Full time

Description
Pi Imaging Technology is a fabless semiconductor company creating single-photon detector arrays with very high sensitivity and low noise. We enable our partners to introduce innovative products; the end-users of these products perform cutting-edge science in the life sciences (confocal microscopy, fluorescence (FLIM) imaging) and quantum information. The technology is based on single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) designed in standard semiconductor technology. This enables photon-counting arrays with megapixel resolution and adaptable architectures. These arrays are integrated in plug-and-play products and supported through both FPGA firmware and C++ software to deliver a smooth operating experience to the end-users.

Position description
In this position you will work in a small electronics engineering team, covering a wide range of tasks related to the development of new and existing products. Most notably:
- Develop FPGA firmware and software for a high-speed serial communication interface
- Develop PCBs for high-speed serial communication/storage solutions together with high-bandwidth connections for the detector arrays
- Verify firmware and software and fix bugs reported by end-users
- Perform initial bring-up and characterization of new detectors
- Procure components and assembly services for prototypes
- Perform assembly of proof-of-concept / prototypes

Qualifications
- Ph.D. in electronics engineering or related field
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English

Required skills
- Ability to execute multiple tasks efficiently and independently
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work well in a team
- Advanced knowledge and experience in C++, VHDL and Altium Designer
- Knowledge and experience in designing FPGA firmware in VHDL with tight timing constraints
- Experience with high-speed serial communication (for example Xilinx Aurora, PCI-E)
- Experience with test and measurement requirements
- Experience in using data analysis software like python or similar

Nice-to-have skills
- Knowledge in statistics (Poisson and exponential distributions)
- Familiarity with semiconductor technology
- Familiarity with required testing to validate their semiconductor chips

What to expect
You’ll join a collaborative team, with the possibility to expand your microelectronics knowledge and participate in different development projects. A great opportunity to work on a cutting-edge technology in a flexible and dynamic working environment.