As a rapidly growing company in a dynamic and challenging market sector, Lilliputian Systems is aggressively seeking talented individuals to join our team. We offer a variety of challenging roles for technical and business professionals with demonstrated track records of creativity, drive, and entrepreneurial success. New employees will join a diverse team of great colleagues and will take on key roles in adapting a cutting-edge technology to critical applications. Lilliputian is a pre-IPO company offering competitive salaries and benefits. We are based 30 minutes north of Boston in Wilmington, MA.

If you feel your interests and experience are relevant to our mission, please submit your resume and cover letter today to careers@lsinc.biz.

Senior Process Development Engineer


General Responsibilities As part of the wafer fab team the Process Development Engineer is primarily responsible for developing and improving unit processes used to create the company’s fuel cell MEMS structures. A Senior Engineer is an experienced professional with a complete understanding of standard process engineering methods, who receives little instruction for routine work, and only general instructions for assigned projects.

Specific responsibilities

• Develop and improve MEMS manufacturing processes including photolithography, etch, thin films, plating, wafer bond and metrology processes.

• Integrate process modules into complete flows. Identify and solve process integration problems. Work with device design engineering to ensure design-process compatibility.

• Write specifications and instructions for the processes developed. Transfer processes to production and provide any required training.

• Maintain detailed records of process development activities, and ensure process changes are tracked. Effectively communicate activities and process information.

• Create and execute detailed project plans to meet the company’s design-process specifications, schedule and cost goals. Use initiative and judgment to prioritize projects and drive them to completion.

• Manage equipment evaluations, qualifications and installations. Work with external vendors.

• Design, execute and analyze experiments. Present data, analysis and recommendations both orally and in writing.

• Assist with sustaining processes, yield improvement tasks, technician management and equipment support as required.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science. Master’s preferred.

• Minimum 5 years MEMS/semiconductor process engineering experience. Minimum 3 years conducting development work. Experience must include photolithography, dry etch, wet etch and thin films.

• Minimum 3 years experience with DRIE and at least one of the following areas: wafer bonding, plating, ion beam processes, CVD, or PVD.

• Experience utilizing DOE, SPC, Gage R&R, process capability and statistical analysis.

• Demonstrated ability to plan, conduct and manage projects of moderate scope.

• Strong personal computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, and proficient at writing technical reports and process instructions.

• A willingness and desire to work hands on.

Reports To - Director of MEMS Process Development

Open Position: Principal, Lead Engineer, Package Development

Reporting to the CTO / VP Engineering, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading major design and development projects related to releasing the company’s first generation MEMS fuel cell devices to volume manufacturing.  Specific responsibilities include all development and technical aspects of the MEMS chip package, such as establishing the chip package architecture, selecting appropriate technologies and manufacturing processes for prototypes and volume production, and establishing the development programs to realize performance and cost targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technology development, selection and advanced design activities related to assembly and packaging of a complex fluidic MEMS chip package

• Identify and develop innovations needed to deliver product performance and cost

• Develop new assembly methods, materials, and tooling

• Work with outside vendors to develop and customize key components, manufacturing equipment and high volume manufacturing processes

• Manage projects to meet performance, schedule and cost goals

• Lead, mentor and train other personnel as required

Requirements

• Significant experience in one or more of the following areas:

  • MEMS packaging

  • Microfluidic packaging

  • Vacuum packaging

  • Wafer stacking

  • High temperature processing

• Demonstrated leadership skills on technically sophisticated major programs

• History of personal innovation

• Excellent analytical skills; must have the ability to do sophisticated data analysis using Excel, MATLAB and similar data analysis tools

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Must be able to lead technically and organizationally with team members covering broad technical backgrounds and drawn from different departments in the company

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in MEMS, optoelectronics, or semiconductor packaging

• Master’s degree in engineering or science, Ph.D. preferred

Open Position: Senior Systems Engineer

Company Description 

Lilliputian Systems, Inc. (LSI) is developing a revolutionary miniature fuel cell for the $50 billion portable power market.  The company’s breakthrough Fuel Cell on a Chip™ technology enables order-of-magnitude run-time improvement for portable consumer electronics.  Lilliputian Systems is a start-up company backed by top venture capital firms and preparing for first product launch.

Position Description

Reporting to the VP of Product Development, the successful candidate will lead critical prototyping and product development efforts for the highly motivated development team at Lilliputian Systems. The Senior Systems Engineer will be responsible for product architecture, user interface, system design and component development for a MEMS-based micro fuel cell used to power portable consumer electronics.  

Responsibilities

Lead development efforts to improve the performance of advanced prototypes and support prototype testing internally and at customer sites world-wide

Lead productization efforts including, selecting system architecture and component technologies, developing system design and component requirements, managing vendor component development, integrating and testing beta systems

Experience

• 10+ years, in a leadership position, for the design and transition to manufacturing of high volume, multi-disciplinary, systems products required
• Consumer electronics devices experience highly desired
• Significant experience required in several of the following areas:
  • System modeling
  • Fuel cell or fluidic systems
  • Precision fluidic controls
  • Miniaturized pumps and valves
  • Mass flow sensors and controllers
  • Electronics design and packaging
  • Control theory and embedded control subsystems
• Should be self motivated and proactive with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities; ability to independently determine and develop original technical approaches
• Must have excellent analytical skills; must have experience with modeling systems and analyze data using MATLAB, Excel and similar tools, experience with FEA and other advanced modeling tools preferred
• Needs to be able to communicate well with cross-functional team members, be able to efficiently collaborate with team members to achieve project goals, and contribute positively to the engineering community environment

Education

Engineering degree in EE, ME, Aerospace or equivalent, advanced degree preferred