Senior Engineer, Surface Technology (Parts Coating)
About the role
Drive improvements in Thermal & Plasma Enhanced ALD system parts longevity, stability, refurbishment / service strategy and process performance to enable reliable and efficient deposition of a range of next generation advanced thin film materials exhibiting various electrical & physical properties.
Work independently to develop new approaches to coat, protect and refurbish internal vacuum chamber components to improve performance, lifetime, defectivity and CoO for customers processing various materials for use as functional/active layers in semiconductor device stacks.
Connect process conditions, physical characterization, and electrical response towards understanding of mechanisms.
Specify, procure and develop state-of-the-art advanced process equipment.
Formulate new protective and release coating formulations.
Leverage advanced knowledge of various atmospheric & vacuum based etch & surface treatment approaches and utilize expertise in a range of surface / bulk characterization methods.
Direct / manage projects & relationships with critical 3rd party suppliers & supporting institutions.
Responsibilities
- Drive improvements in Thermal & Plasma Enhanced ALD system parts longevity, stability, refurbishment / service strategy and process performance to enable reliable and efficient deposition of a range of next generation advanced thin film materials exhibiting various electrical & physical properties.
- Work independently to develop new approaches to coat, protect and refurbish internal vacuum chamber components to improve performance, lifetime, defectivity and CoO for customers processing various materials for use as functional/active layers in semiconductor device stacks.
- Connect process conditions, physical characterization, and electrical response towards understanding of mechanisms.
- Specify, procure and develop state-of-the-art advanced process equipment.
- Formulate new protective and release coating formulations.
- Leverage advanced knowledge of various atmospheric & vacuum based etch & surface treatment approaches and utilize expertise in a range of surface / bulk characterization methods.
- Direct / manage projects & relationships with critical 3rd party suppliers & supporting institutions.
Requirements
- Have a passion for surface engineering processes, be inquisitive to drive projects & root-cause failure investigations whilst being systematic & entrepreneurial in mind-set.
- Demonstrate experience within a high volume semiconductor clean room environment.
Qualifications
- Bachelors science degree ideally involving theory & practice of an appropriate thin film deposition technique whilst studying Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering or similar technical field.
- Minimum 1-5 years of experience in ALD (atomic layer deposition), PECVD (plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition) or PVD (physical vapor deposition) technology.
- Expertise in coating equipment design and electro-mechanical development approaches highly advantageous.
- Experience using ASM EmerALD systems a plus.
- Solid understanding of Design-of-Experiments execution and statistical data analysis.
- Familiarity with common thin-film & chemical characterization & metrology techniques including: Optical microscopy, SEM, TEM, XRD, Ellipsometry, XPS / AES as well as ICP-MS, particle analysis, sheet resistance probe analysis etc.
Skills
- A passion for surface engineering processes.
- Inquisitive to drive projects & root-cause failure investigations whilst being systematic & entrepreneurial in mind-set.
- Experience within a high volume semiconductor clean room environment.
- Expertise in coating equipment design and electro-mechanical development approaches.
- Experience using ASM EmerALD systems.
- Solid understanding of Design-of-Experiments execution and statistical data analysis.
- Familiarity with common thin-film & chemical characterization & metrology techniques.
Benefits
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Pay
Commensurate with experience.
Schedule
Varies.
Benefits
Varies.