RAC 1/2 Fabrication and Characterization Process Engineer

University of Waterloo•Waterloo, ON

11h•CA$80,248 - CA$100,310•Onsite

About The Position

The RAC1/2 Process Engineer is a professional level staff person, responsible for scientific and engineering support for Quantum-Nano Fabrication and Characterization Facility (QNFCF) equipment housed within the RAC1 and RAC2 buildings. The QNFCF is a recognized core facility at the University of Waterloo, serving more than 250 unique users per year. The QNFCF’s satellite labs in the RAC1 and RAC2 building house more than 30 pieces of unique quantum and nanodevice fabrication and characterization equipment. The RAC1/2 Process Engineer is expected to lead the effort to make this scientific infrastructure accessible to our user community by leading advanced training, process development and process troubleshooting tasks. The highly specialized nature of these technologies make it imperative that the incumbent maintain an up-to-date knowledge of emerging equipment and process technologies to provide the greatest possible value to the facility’s end users.

Requirements

Masters degree or B.Sc/BEng and equivalent experience
Minimum 3 years experience developing and running integrated circuit (IC) or MEMS nanofabrication processes in well-established industrial or academic device fabrication environments.
Minimum of 3 years demonstrated experience with multiple physical vapor deposition (PVD) technologies such as Thermal evaporation, E-beam evaporation, magnetron sputtering, Pulsed Laser Deposition is essential.
Demonstrated experience with multiple thin film metrology techniques such as Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Raman spectroscopy, optical profilometry is essential.
Broad knowledge of nanofabrication techniques and associated characterization techniques.
Service oriented. Exceptionally positive, diplomatic and constructive attitude as required to effectively work with many people with a broad range of experience, educational and cultural backgrounds both within and outside the university.
Practical, hands-on ability to troubleshoot semiconductor fabrication equipment and vacuum systems and effect basic repairs.
Ability to apply statistical methods to the analysis of semiconductor processes.
Strong written and oral communication skills with a demonstrated ability to prepare scientific/engineering and similar documentation.

Responsibilities

Establishing a series of baseline fabrication recipes on major fabrication equipment in the RAC1 and RAC2 lab facilities by interacting with equipment manufacturers and resident expert technical staff to identify initial equipment operating parameters.
Fine-tuning parameters through design of experiment methods to establish robust process windows on each piece of equipment and thoroughly documenting all recipes.
Interacting with facility staff and uWaterloo researchers to identify the most needed process modules and integrating baseline recipes into such modules.
Monitoring user needs via continuous interaction with the community and coordinating and leading recipe/process development initiatives as needed.
Providing technical leadership in the definition and documentation of technically challenging processes.
Instructing graduate research students and other users in the use and operation of the fabrication and characterization equipment.
Qualifying and instructing lab users to ensure safe and optimal equipment use.
Providing demonstrations as needed to ensure optimal equipment use.
Establishing & maintaining policies for equipment operation and handling of materials.
Documenting equipment operating manuals and maintenance procedures, changes in hardware/software setups and newly established recipes.
Developing fabrication equipment operating policies based on current needs, industry best practices, university guidelines and QNFCF team policies.
Enforcing all health and safety guidelines in accordance with UW & facility protocols.
Instructing new fabrication facility users on laboratory and health & safety protocols.
Evaluating proposed fabrication process flows and consulting with lab members to ensure feasibility and compatibility.
Evaluating characterization tool requests and consulting with lab members to ensure feasibility of their proposed work.
Allowing/denying user access to equipment based on compatibility and contamination considerations, in conjunction with management.
Providing support and guidance for users in planning new processes and projects.
Demonstrating equipment stability and repeatability via the establishment and routine running of statistical process control (SPC) mechanisms.
Planning new SPC’s based on continuously changing user needs.
Continuously monitoring equipment cleanliness and process compatibilities to ensure optimal infrastructure performance and initiating corrective actions as needed.