Etch process engineer

Applied Materials • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world. You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more. At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits . As a Process Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in designing and optimizing manufacturing processes for display and semiconductor manufacturing technologies. You will collect and analyze data, perform hardware characterization, and troubleshoot engineering issues. You'll also measure film properties, generate technical documentation, and engage with customers to resolve concerns. Process Engineers collaborate with vendors and suppliers, and become familiar with implementing new technologies and products. You will experiment, learn, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the semiconductor and display industries, partnering with our globally recognized R&D teams on state-of-the-art research and development projects.

Requirements

• PhD’s degree or foreign equivalent in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Physics related field and 10 years of experience in job offered or related process engineering position.
• Plasma etch, including Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) and Capacitively Coupled Plasma (CCP) etch tools
• Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and industry standards including deposition, etch, lithography and metrology
• Design of experiments (DOE) to resolve complex materials analysis problems
• Statistical analysis methods and tools
• Functional Knowledge Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field
• Business Expertise Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services
• Leadership May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity
• Problem Solving Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
• Impact Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies
• Interpersonal Skills Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view

Responsibilities

• Perform plasma etch (SYM3/ICP etch) process development on a variety of difficult systems.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis and resolve a variety of difficult process engineering issues.
• Generate internal and external documentation for products, presentations and technical reports.
• Interact with internal modules (WET/CMP/Lithograph/Deposition/Integration) to resolve a variety of process engineering issues/problems with limited supervision.
• Design and implement new technology, products and analytical instrumentation.
• Utilize techniques to characterize hardware, define methods and apply new technologies to characterize hardware, and/or perform hardware characterization on a wide range of complex systems for multiple products, within safety guidelines
• Implement new technology, products and analytical instrumentation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree