Research Associate in Electronics Packaging Materials (Fixed Term)

A position exists, for a Research Associate in the Department of Engineering, to work on power electronics packaging.

The post holder will be located in West Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.

This role will conduct research on new power electronics packaging materials to enable separable parts of the device/module package. The position holder needs to investigate new bonding materials and new packaging structures. We aim to achieve a new type of power electronics packaging method after this research, which enables parts of the package to be repairable, replaceable, and recyclable.

Applicants will have expertise and knowledge in Power electronics packaging, including materials, structure, and design. Materials characterisation and analysis; Power electronics reliability analysis; Basic design specification of power electronic circuit and applications. Thermomechanical modelling, power electronic package prototyping, power cycling testing including rig development and operation, data analysis and programming skills.

Applicants should have experience in power electronic package design and testing; power cycling development and operation; reliability analysis; diagnostic methods such as microscopy and analysis; Proficient in using ANSYS (Icepack, MAXWELL, HFSS), COMSOL, MATLAB, CADs, Altium Designer

Applicants must have a PhD in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with focus on power electronics packaging and should have at least two accepted/published journal papers.

Salary Ranges: *Research Associate: £36,924 - £45,163

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 9 months in the first instance.

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Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV), publication list, and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Professor Teng Long (tl322@cam.ac.uk ) for queries of a technical nature related to the role or Michyla Castle (mc2149@cam.ac.uk ) for questions on the application process.

Please quote reference NM44822 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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