Job options and remuneration in Chip Designing
What are the various job options in Chip Designing?
• Design Engineer :
- defines architecture,
- does circuit design, provide consultancy for layout,
- evaluates the prototype once the chip comes back from the lab
• Product Engineer :
- regarded as a team leader of the project.
- develops characterization plan, assembly guidelines, quality and reliability plan
- He evaluates the chip with the design and verification engineer
• Test Engineer :
- Develops test plan for the chip
- designs test board hardware,
- The work of Product and Test engineer are interdependent
• Applications/Systems Engineer :
- His mission is to ensure the chip works in the system designed or used by the customers, and complies with appropriate standards.
• Process Engineer :
- wafer process development,
- device modeling and
- Research and development projects.
• Packaging Engineer :
- develops precision packaging technology,
- new package designs for the chips,
- does the characterization of new packages
- does electrical modeling of the new designs
• CAD Engineer :
- supposed to evaluate and integrate new tools in the company specific flow
What is the remuneration that I can expect from this field?
• It is one of the highest paid fields in the industry.
• Starting salary is anywhere between 4, 00, 000 to 5, 00, 000 p.a.
• Professionals in this field can earn Rs75, 000 to Rs1, 00, 000 a month.
• The salary package is something which attract students in this field.
• The salary varies according to the organization and level of experience.