Careers

Sand 9 was formed in 2007 to bring novel nanoscale MEMS technology to market. The company is financed by premiere venture capital funds Commonwealth Capital Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Flybridge Capital Partners and Khosla Ventures. Sand 9’s disruptive products will displace incumbent technologies in large and growing billion-dollar markets.

Sand 9 places a high premium on making sure Sand 9 employees are motivated, challenged, and most of all, having fun. We foster a culture of engineering excellence, and are always searching for exceptional RF, analog, and MEMS engineers.

If you feel your interests and experience are relevant to our mission, please submit your resume and cover letter to jobs@sand9.com today.

Senior MEMS Design Engineer

This position offers an outstanding opportunity to join a well funded startup company on an exciting growth trajectory in a fun, collaborative atmosphere. Responsibilities include the electromechanical design, modeling, simulation and characterization of acoustic MEMS resonators for various applications from concept to production. The successful candidate must be very hands-on and willing to roll-up their sleeves to pitch in on whatever needs to be done at a small company. The position is located in Cambridge, MA.

Requirements:

Master’s in Electrical Engineering or Physical Sciences minimum
Minimum of 5 years MEMS industry experience
Solid understanding and experience with aluminum nitride (trimming experience a plus)
Proven track record in generating innovative MEMS designs (AlN experience)
Thorough understanding of structural mechanics and coupled, multi-domain physics
Advanced skills in FEA simulation tools such as COMSOL or Ansys
Strong knowledge of silicon MEMS processing
Experience in layout tools such as L-Edit
Good organization and communications skills for interaction with multi-disciplinary internal groups and external vendors
Proficient knowledge of lab equipment and measurement techniques
Positive work attitude with a desire to work in a dynamic environment
Eligible to work in the US

Preferred Skills:

Experience designing MEMS resonators or other RF MEMS devices
Experience with actuation mechanisms in addition to electrostatics
Experience with programming/scripting in MATLAB
Experience in using Ion beam and/or lasers to trim aluminum nitride

Principal Analog IC Design Engineer

This individual will research, define, design, simulate, supervise layout, characterize and release to production high-performance state of the art bipolar and CMOS integrated circuits in the following areas: oscillators, band gap references, current references, LDO regulators, DACs and operational amplifiers. The candidate must be a team player who is capable of mentoring team members on innovative analog design techniques. The position is located in Chandler, AZ.

Candidate Qualifications:

MSEE degree with 14+ years of experience in analog or mixed-signal IC development, or PhD degree with12+ years of experience in analog or mixed-signal IC development, with a proven track record of putting world-class designs into production
Hands-on design experience with low power CMOS and/or bipolar circuit designs
Experience with crystal oscillator designs
Experience with innovative band gap voltage reference design and current reference design required
Experience with LDO design required
Must possess strong intuitive and analytical understanding of transistor-level design and simulation
Must understand placement and layout issues with respect to mixed-signal IC design
Experience with analog behavioral modeling in Cadence and/or MATLAB (preferred but not required)
Cadence tool experience required
Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
A thorough knowledge of lab equipment and measurement techniques
Positive work attitude with a desire to work in a dynamic environment
Eligible to work in the US

Other:

Outstanding opportunity to join a highly successful well-funded startup company on an exciting growth trajectory in a fun collaborative atmosphere
Experience working in the early stages of start-up or high growth company is greatly desired
Candidates must be hands-on and willing to roll up their sleeves to pitch in on whatever needs to be done at a small company

Manager of MEMS Design Engineering

This position, located in Cambridge, MA, is responsible for managing a group of electrical, mechanical, and test engineers within the MEMS design and product development team. The activities of managing performance, developing skill sets, and allocating resources for new product development and engineering in the field of semi-conductor product design are critical for this position. Provide technical leadership to develop the best approach for MEMS oscillator design. Provide guidance and lead teams responsible for the design and development of electrical and software systems that will successfully enter production, leading to revenue growth for new products entering the market.

Direct next generation device architectures, design specifications, and device designs
Manage efforts for design changes and debugs
Coordinate with IC, fabrications, and production teams to ensure product meets all requirements
Improve design efficiency to lower development lead time and cost

Experience Required:

MSEE with 5-8 years experience managing a product design engineer team
7+ years of electrical engineering related experience, specifically with analog or mixed signal
Minimum of 1-2 years MEMS related experience
Familiarity with electronics, integrated circuits, oscillators, and resonators, ideally in the wireless application market
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work with multi-functional teams across several time zones, including external customer interactions
Solid understanding of mechanical design, MEMS fabrication, MatLab, FEA, and layout tools
Experience with IP and patent application management is preferred