Microsystems Engineers
Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.
28 alternate job titles:
Applications Engineer
Arrhythmia Engineer
Control Systems Engineer
Design Engineer
Device Engineer
Engineer
GaN Device Engineer (Gallium Nitride Device Engineer)
Medical Device Engineer
MEMS Device Scientist (Microelectromechanical Systems Device Scientist)
MEMS Engineer (Microelectromechanical Systems Engineer)
MEMS Integration Engineer (Microelectrical Mechanical Integration Engineer)
MEMS Process Engineer (Microelectromechanical Systems Process Engineer)
Microelectronics Engineer
Microsystems Engineer
Mobile Device Engineer
Mobile Engineer
Patent Engineer
Process Engineer
Product Design Engineer
Project Design Engineer
Project Engineer
Radio Frequency Design Engineer (RF Design Engineer)
Semiconductor Engineer
Semiconductor Radiation Effects Engineer
Semiconductor Test Engineer
System Engineer
Systems Engineer
Test Engineer
Salary Information
Microsystems Engineers: $117,750 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Direct design or development activities. | Development |
| Design industrial processing systems. | Development |
| Design electromechanical equipment or systems. | Development |
| Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans. | Development |
| Document technical design details. | Development |
| Design micro- or nano-scale materials, devices, or systems. | Development |
| Create models of engineering designs or methods. | Development |
| Develop technical methods or processes. | Development |
| Create graphical representations of mechanical equipment. | Development |
| Design systems to reduce harmful emissions. | Development |
| Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation. | Development |
| Design alternative energy systems. | Development |
| Devise research or testing protocols. | Analysis |
| Research industrial processes or operations. | Analysis |
| Research engineering applications of emerging technologies. | Analysis |
| Schedule operational activities. | General |
| Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects. | General |
| Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources. | General |
| Prepare procedural documents. | General |
| Prepare contracts, disclosures, or applications. | General |
| Train personnel on proper operational procedures. | General |
| Conduct validation tests of equipment or processes. | General |
| Prepare proposal documents. | General |
| Operate precision equipment to control microscopic or nanoscopic processes. | General |
| Conduct quantitative failure analyses of operational data. | General |
| Inspect operational processes. | General |
| Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment. | General |
| Investigate the environmental impact of projects. | General |
| Design energy production or management equipment or systems. | Management |
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Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Apple macOS | Operating system software |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Bash | Operating system software |
| C | Development environment software |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software |
| Dassault Systemes SolidWorks | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Web page creation and editing software | |
| Git | File versioning software |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software |
| Linux | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Windows Server | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| SAS | Analytical or scientific software |
| Shell script | Operating system software |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software |
| UNIX | Operating system software |
| ANSYS LS-DYNA | Analytical or scientific software |
| ANSYS Multiphysics | Analytical or scientific software |
| Anisotropic Crystalline Etch Simulation ACES | Analytical or scientific software |
| Ansys Fluent | Analytical or scientific software |
| Beige Bag Software B2 Spice | Analytical or scientific software |
| CAzM | Analytical or scientific software |
| COMSOL Multiphysics | Analytical or scientific software |
| Cadence PSpice | Analytical or scientific software |
| Circuit simulation software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Computer aided design CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Coventor ARCHITECT3D | Analytical or scientific software |
| Coventor CoventorWare | Analytical or scientific software |
| Dassault Systemes Abaqus | Analytical or scientific software |
| Debugging software | Program testing software |
| Dolphin Integration SMASH | Analytical or scientific software |
| FLorida Object Oriented Design Simulator FLOODS | Analytical or scientific software |
| FLorida Object Oriented Process Simulator FLOOPS | Analytical or scientific software |
| Finite element analysis FEA software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Finite element method FEM software | Analytical or scientific software |
| IRSIM | Analytical or scientific software |
| IntelliCAD | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Intusoft ICAP | Analytical or scientific software |
| KLA-Tencor PROLITH | Analytical or scientific software |
| Linear Technology LTSpice | Analytical or scientific software |
| MEMSCAP MEMS Pro | Computer aided design CAD software |
| MSC Software Patran | Analytical or scientific software |
| Mentor Graphics LeonardoSpectrum | Analytical or scientific software |
| Microelectromechanical systems MEMS simulation software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Microsoft operating system | Operating system software |
| Microwind Dsch | Analytical or scientific software |
| Minitab | Analytical or scientific software |
| Molecular visualization software | Analytical or scientific software |
| National Instruments LabVIEW | Development environment software |
| PISCES IIB | Analytical or scientific software |
| PTC Creo Parametric | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Penzar TopSPICE | Analytical or scientific software |
| Process simulation software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Real time operating system RTOS software | Operating system software |
| SAS JMP | Analytical or scientific software |
| SUPREM | Analytical or scientific software |
| Schematic capture software | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Siemens ModelSim | Analytical or scientific software |
| Siemens PLM software | Analytical or scientific software |
| SimWindows | Analytical or scientific software |
| Simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis SPICE | Analytical or scientific software |
| Simulation software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Static Free Software Electric VLSI Design System | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Statistical process control SPC software | Industrial control software |
| Syborg Systems MicroTec | Analytical or scientific software |
| Synopsys HSPICE | Analytical or scientific software |
| Synopsys Taurus Medici | Analytical or scientific software |
| Tanner EDA L-Edit | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Tanner EDA T-SPICE | Analytical or scientific software |
| Transas Group PISCES2 | Analytical or scientific software |
| Unified modeling language UML | Requirements analysis and system architecture software |
| Verilog | Development environment software |
| Very high speed integrated circuit VHSIC hardware description language VHDL simulation software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Very high-speed integrated circuit VHSIC hardware description language VHDL | Development environment software |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |
| WinSpice | Analytical or scientific software |
| Xcircuit | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software |
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