Optical Engineer IV

Applied Materials • Santa Clara, CA

75d • $161,000 - $221,000 • Onsite

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.

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.

Requirements

• Solid technical grasp of optical design and optical systems.
• Experience working in a product development environment.
• Lens design/analysis (CodeV, Zemax)
• Statistical tolerancing
• Non-sequential optical modeling for illumination and stray light analysis.
• Optical alignment
• Optical metrology methods
• 1st order optical layout
• Image quality metrics

Responsibilities

• Optical design engineer to support the development of high-performance optical systems used in the semiconductor industry.
• Participation in all aspects of the design cycle from specification development, design, supplier support, part verification, and integration.
• Support for system alignment procedures and tooling development.
• Be part of an engineering team to identify the scope, constraints and risks for design, fabrication, testing and volume production of advanced optical components for high performance optical systems.
• Collaborate and communicate with suppliers during design of critical optical sub-assemblies.
• Design and evaluate optical systems.
• Develop alignment strategies and tooling.
• Develop and maintain error budgets and define subsystem level requirements to be characterized and validated during the system alpha testing phase for current and future products.
• Use customer and system requirements to derive design specifications for subsystems, modules, and components and provide input to design engineers throughout the design process.
• Define and execute system test plans for prototype acceptance/qualification test of subsystems, modules, and components.
• Support system MFG activities and support customer site teams to resolve critical issues during install, qualification, and production use.
• Support escalations pertaining to manufacturing of optical modules and failure analysis of field return modules.
• Write and present technical reports summarizing findings and recommending solutions to technical problems.
• Technically lead and/or execute engineering projects and spearhead research and development of new technologies as appropriate.
• Defines experiments and determines the type of meaningful data required to support evaluation and technical decision.
• Lead and/or develop, and executes complex system projects.
• Leads module design and engineering.
• Takes active part in the design of complex modules / sub-modules.
• Qualifies complex systems.
• Problem identification and troubleshooting a wide range of complex problems.
• Leads research and analysis results.
• Supports high level / complex physics related application and system issues in the lab and in the field when required.
• Function as specialist for physics/optics issues, while influencing and utilizing expertise in interfacing with external and internal customers, lead and/or develop and execute system projects, troubleshooting system problems, and defining system specifications and schedules.
• Reviews and approves system and sub-system requirements and specifications designed by other team members.
• Apply principles, theories, and concepts.
• Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts.
• Participates in product risk management discussions leveraging his / her expertise and knowledge to influence and drive risk management decisions.
• Initiates innovative physics/science projects, which extend boundaries of system performance or technology.
• Leads the selection and management of strategic Vendors for small modules.
• Maintains relationships with outside customers of innovation, Universities, Consortia.
• Participates in technological customer engagements.
• Provide mentoring for less experienced physicist/scientists.
• Research new technologies and analyze competition technology.
• Evaluate new technologies.
• Plan and execute complex feasibility studies of new technologies and lead the decision making process.
• Prepare and deliver papers regarding new technologies, share and promote new ideas and capabilities.
• Plans and executes feasibility studies of complete systems / sub-systems, leveraging new technologies and design concepts.
• Leads the demonstration of new capabilities.

Benefits

• Supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed