Job Description:
The ideal candidate shall be able to perform the following:
- Conduct process engineering research, development, and evaluation in support of AAT's cutting-edge semiconductor equipment and systems.
- Review and enhance processing techniques and methods applied in the manufacture and fabrication of products.
- Develop and sustain new processes and process improvements to reduce production costs and increase yields.
- Compile and analyze test data to establish next steps in process development and determine appropriate limits and variables for process specifications.
- Collaborate internally to plan, collect data, analyze results, and report on customer demos for existing process applications.
- Partner cross-functionally and with customers to understand roadmaps, process flow, inflection points, requirements, and business challenges.
- Contribute to next generation product development and release activities supporting the semiconductor roadmap.
- Provide leadership, clear direction, and guidance to process technicians to support execution activities.
Job Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Physics or related fields.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in semiconductor equipment company.
- Familiarity with working in a laboratory and on semiconductor equipment with experience in surface preparation and analytical techniques.
- In-depth understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and/or Design of Experiments (DOE).
- Working knowledge of statistical analysis and problem-solving methodologies.
- Experience with statistical tools (JMP, Minitab, etc.)
- Background in Plasma Physics, Reactive Ion Etching (RIE), Atomic Layer Etching (ALE), Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), Capacitively Coupled Plasma (CCP).
- Knowledge of Material synthesis and material characterization.
- Experience working in a collaborative and matrixed environment with diverse teams, semiconductor customers, and/or partners.
- Experience in semiconductor, process design, deposition, etch dielectrics or conductor, metal films, etc.
