Optical Engineer III (E3)

Applied Materials•Santa Clara, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

In the Office of the CTO, we are focused on bringing Applied Materials innovations to new and adjacent markets. Our Engineered Optics team is creating new super thin (sub micron) optical surfaces based on nanometer-sized structures on transparent substrates (known as “metasurface based optics” or “flat optics”), which manipulate light in the deep sub wavelength domain and enable previously impossible capabilities. These components will be the most fundamental change in optics in hundreds of years and could be deployed in AR/VR devices, cameras, projectors, sensors, and a host of yet to be imagined opportunities — there is endless potential. Our dedicated and talented team is working to perfect this new technology. If you’re an entrepreneurial-oriented, enthusiastic OPTICAL ENGINEER who is willing to learn and challenge yourself in creating cutting-edge technology to revolutionize the field of optics — we want you to be a part of our team, having:

Requirements

Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines
Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements
Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies
Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus

Responsibilities

Define novel inspection systems concepts and configurations.
Collects, analyzes data and designs statistically valid experiments.
Designs and engineers modules.
Qualifies modules / sub-modules.
Design, perform, collect and analyze data on advanced substrate, technologies and concepts for a range of new products.
Develop new or modified inspection and metrology systems.
Performs research and analysis in physics or related subjects.
Supports physics related application and system issues in the lab and in the field when required.
Define system requirements and specifications.
Troubleshoot system problems.
Respond to field physics related issues, function as advisor for solving physics related application issues.
Plan projects involving definitions and selection of new concepts and approaches in the physics of development of new or improved tool.
Supplies data to support product risk management decision making process.
Participates in the vendor selection process.
Participates in technological customer engagements and contributes in his / her specific field of expertise
Guide less experienced physicists/scientists.
Evaluate new technologies, pursue innovative solutions, evaluate competitors and define new market needs.
Plan and conduct test of new technologies under evaluation in the team.
Execute feasibility studies of new technologies and provide results / analysis supporting the decision making process.
Executes feasibility studies of complete systems / sub-systems, leveraging new technologies and design concepts.
Prepares the demonstration of new capabilities and conducts performance analysis