Process Development Engineer

Veeco • San Jose, CA

1d • $115,000 - $145,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Veeco designs, develops, manufactures, and services highly complex, cutting-edge machines used by customers to create essential devices that drive the digital age, connect the world, and improve the human experience. The company helps solve difficult material science challenges, enabling technologies for a more connected, sustainable, and convenient world. This role is for a Process Development Engineer at its San Jose, CA location.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of related experience or a Master's degree and 3+ years of experience or a PhD in Physics, Materials Science or a related field is required.
• Must have process development experience and expertise with vacuum thin film technology.
• Expertise with thin film characterization techniques such as four-point probe, stress measurements, ellipsometry, absorption/transmission spectroscopy, XRD/XRR, depth profilers, etc., is required.
• Experience with thin film for metals is highly desired.

Nice To Haves

• Self-directed and possesses excellent interpersonal/communication skills
• Collaborative attitude and comfortable with change and ambiguity
• Semiconductor device knowledge and module process, process integration experience in logic and/or memory fabrication
• Background in metal and semiconductor thin film technologies preferred
• Must be able to travel up to 25% both domestic and international

Responsibilities

• Lead process and application development using Veeco’s unique ion beam deposition and etch technologies.
• Manage the development of advanced thin film processes intersecting with customers' current and future requirements. Own the design of experiments, execution, and data analysis.
• Develop and maintain best-known methods (BKMs) for process control, process development, and continuous improvement. Drive adoption of BKMs and new applications.
• Engage with customers as the technical expert, help Marketing and Sales establish strong technical partnerships with key accounts.
• Work with Sales and Marketing to define process specifications for Veeco tools to meet customer needs.
• Develop new upgrades and hardware in coordination with Engineering for Veeco’s unique deposition and etch technologies.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Time
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Commuter Benefits
• Life and Accident Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Identity Theft Remediation
• Emergency Travel Assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior