Lithography Process Engineer IV

Applied Materials•Santa Clara, CA

6d•$128,000 - $176,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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. Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. At Applied Materials, our innovations Make Possible® the technology shaping the future. At Applied’s CTO group, we focus on solid-state solutions for quantum technology, i.e. superconducting qubits and optical quantum computing. Our primary objective is to collaborate with system companies and universities to develop quantum devices with significantly lower error rates compared to current standards. Our approach centers on harnessing state of the art materials engineering and semiconductor processing, as well as our expertise in advanced (metasurface-based) optics to enhance device performance. To achieve this goal, we're seeking a passionate technologist and experience lithography engineer with strong semiconductor background to develop process and device integration solutions for emerging markets and new technology inflection on quantum information. We value our people and teams who turn possibilities into reality. We are deeply committed to fostering a Culture of Inclusion where every person knows they belong, feels empowered to bring their whole self to work, and is inspired to grow.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
7-10 years of hands-on experience in semiconductor industry
Lithography process
Film and metrology tools

Nice To Haves

Layout design with Python, MATLAB or equivalent, will be a plus

Responsibilities

Optimize lithography process on DUV scanner and conduct troubleshooting
Familiar with mask layout design and basic knowledge of OPC
Familiar with CDSEM recipe creation and optimization
Create process, module, and device integration solutions for different platforms and quantum structures
Work with advanced packaging, process, hardware, and metrology team to develop new lithography process for quantum devices
Work with different teams including external vendors to develop new materials, processes, and structures for quantum devices
Design, collect data, analyze and compile reports on a variety of difficult process engineering experiments, within safety guidelines
Troubleshoot a variety of complex problems, perform Root Cause Analysis and resolve a variety of difficult process engineering issues
Generate internal and external documentation for products, presentations and technical reports
Design and conduct experiments, measure material and device properties and interpret data
Keep up to date with the latest advancements in device integration, quantum information, and related fields to continually implement new technologies, enhance approaches, and develop methodologies
Collaborate with customers, start-ups, or universities to identify key problems and develop enabling solutions
Explore new growth area leveraging Applied’s expertise in precision material engineering