Principal Engineer – Oxide Semiconductor Materials

About the role

This Principal Engineer position in Western Digital Research, a world-class research laboratory in San Jose, California with ~80 employees, focuses on information storage, sensors, spintronics, superconducting devices, and AI memory/compute architectures. The materials team engages in experimental and computational research activity with the mission to develop novel materials for emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct hands-on, experimental research of thin film materials for emerging technologies.
• Thin film growth by physical vapor deposition using ultra-high vacuum film deposition tools.
• Characterization of structural, electronic, chemical, and magnetic film properties.
• Design of materials for integration into nanoscale devices.
• Collect, analyze, present and report film and device characterization data, results and conclusions.
• Work closely and collaborate within a team of engineers and support staff.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in materials science and engineering, physics, electrical engineering, or closely related field.
• Expertise with materials and devices in applications related to oxide semiconductors, non-volatile memory, spintronics, superconductors, or alternative computing.
• Strong hands-on experience with UHV film deposition equipment.
• Strong hands-on experience with film characterization instrumentation and techniques such as XRD, XPS, XRF, Raman spectroscopy, magnetometry and AFM.
• Strong knowledge of nanofabrication and general device design and operation.
• Demonstrated ability to self-direct a research project.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in materials science and engineering, physics, electrical engineering, or closely related field.
• Expertise with materials and devices in applications related to oxide semiconductors, non-volatile memory, spintronics, superconductors, or alternative computing.
• Strong hands-on experience with UHV film deposition equipment.
• Strong hands-on experience with film characterization instrumentation and techniques such as XRD, XPS, XRF, Raman spectroscopy, magnetometry and AFM.
• Strong knowledge of nanofabrication and general device design and operation.
• Demonstrated ability to self-direct a research project.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

Salary Range: 157,700.00-210,300.00

Schedule

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