US Applications Engineering Team Leader
Qnity · Newark, DE · 1 mo ago
EngineeringFull-time
Responsibilities
- Initiate, plan, execute, and lead advanced R&D and application development projects.
- Manage and train a team of applications engineers.
- Oversee career development, establish performance metrics, and assign technical resources for customer engagements.
- Develop technical expertise in CMP technology and related Qnity Slurry products.
- Act as the primary technical liaison between Qnity and key US-based semiconductor clients.
- Present CMP slurry solutions, assist in "design wins."
- Engage in face-to-face customer interactions to support customers in their product/application development efforts.
- Lead customer engagements and drive technical wins by transferring product expertise to the customer and/or local technical support teams.
- Guide the team in designing experiments (DOEs) to support the development, scale-up, and commercialization of new slurry and post-CMP cleaning products.
- Work directly with internal R&D, sales/account management, and global product teams to align product strengths with customer needs.
- Translate innovation opportunities and market needs into development activities.
- Troubleshoot internal and external problems, including optimizing internal processes and working with customer engineers to optimize/customize processes to their specific requirements.
- Participate in safety activities, and meet all safety requirements.
Requirements
- Minimum B.S. in chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science/eng, or related field with 10+ years of related experiences.
- M.S. or Ph.D. with 5+ years of related experiences preferred.
- Understanding of semiconductor fabrication and fab metrology & procedures.
- CMP process knowledge and experience is highly desirable, particularly at least one of past experience on development of CMP pad, CMP slurry, or post-CMP cleaning process.
- Expertise in Design of Experimentation (DOE), statistical data analysis, and technical reporting.
- Demonstrated highly effective communication skills.