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Advanced Package Technology Principal Engineer

San Jose💼 Full-time🗓 2026-03-22 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design, model, and optimize advanced multi-chip-module (MCM) architectures and flip-chip BGA packages for high-speed photonic engines powering AI supercomputing.

Role type

Principal IC Package Mechanical FEA Engineer

Builds

High-performance packaging solutions for advanced ASICs, co-packaged fiber-optic transceivers, and complex chip-stacking approaches (3DIC, hybrid copper bonding, heterogeneous integration).

Domain

Semiconductor packaging, photonics, AI infrastructure, high-performance computing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Advanced packaging technologies (flip-chip, FOWLP, 2.5D/3D integration, chiplet architectures, TSVs), thermo-mechanical materials behavior, semiconductor packaging processes (die attach, underfill, molding, bumping, reflow), FEA simulation (Ansys Classic/Mechanical, Abaqus), model calibration with empirical data, lab-level experiment design, root cause analysis, manufacturing constraint balancing

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Ansys Classic, Ansys Mechanical, Abaqus

Responsibilities

Perform FEA simulations to evaluate stress, strain, warpage, delamination, thermal cycling, and reliability risks; Define simulation requirements and deliver actionable design/process recommendations; Support technology road mapping by assessing new materials and interconnect structures; Lead DOE studies and sensitivity analyses; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, scalable package architectures

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence

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