Materials Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science at minimum.
• Ideally, 3–5 or more years of related experience in high-technology manufacturing, preferably in the semiconductor capital equipment or support industry.
• Significant academic and industrial expertise focused on using and developing advanced cleaning and drying methods.
• Familiarity with bespoke selective chemistries, including acids, alkalis, and detergents, for wet and dry part cleaning, selective etch, passivation, and surface modification.
• Experience managing, processing, and inspecting chamber materials such as steels, aluminum alloys, titanium alloys, nickel alloys, quartz, ceramics, and polymers.
• Deep understanding and experience in metrology of new-part cleaning performance, including microscopy, surface roughness, CMM critical dimensions, ICPMS/VPD, LPC and bench-top particle quantification, emissivity, TXRF, SEM-EDX, laser scatter, and XPS.
• Understanding of bath control regimes, including titration, pH, temperature, resistivity, flow, and etch rate for determining solution replacement timing.
• Knowledge of selecting and optimizing surface agitation technologies.
• Skill in designing and producing cleaning fixtures and equipment for advanced cleaning of recessed or internal surfaces.
• Ability to critically examine specifications, tolerances, and technical drawings.
• Knowledge of cleanroom protocols and advanced microcontamination.
• Familiarity with wastewater treatment procedures.
• Advanced understanding of semiconductor processes such as PVD, CVD, etch, ALD, diffusion, ALE, and CMP.
• Ability to direct personnel and ensure adherence to quality, safety, and Copy Exact procedures.

Nice To Haves

• A master’s degree or Ph.D.
• More than five years of industrial experience.
• Knowledge of hot-work processes such as flame polishing and kiln drying.
• Applied Materials and OEM platform and part knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize manufacturing processes for display and semiconductor manufacturing technologies.
• Collect and analyze data, perform hardware characterization, troubleshoot engineering issues, and measure film properties.
• Generate technical documentation and engage with customers to resolve concerns.
• Collaborate with vendors and suppliers and support the implementation of new technologies and products.
• Establish new cleaning procedures and specifications for new product introduction, particularly for post-clean thin-film deposition applications.
• Develop internal documents such as work order travelers, inventory records, and logs.
• Establish priorities, manage and schedule cleaning projects, and deliver complex solutions on time.
• Ensure engineering personnel complete required tasks on time and balance workloads across regions when needed.
• Lead technical interfaces with internal teams, global external customers, and key vendors.
• Train engineers and technicians to proficiency on assigned tasks; coach staff and develop succession plans.
• Familiarize teams with wastewater treatment procedures and ensure technicians' assigned tasks are completed on time.
• Direct safety, policy, and engineering training.
• Lead CAPA, FOI, and FMEA investigations related to cleaning issues and present findings to customers.
• Develop and lead advanced statistical analysis, statistical process control, and design of experiments.
• Direct product improvement and cost reduction programs.
• Ensure Copy Exact procedures and practices are maintained and implemented.
• Ensure equipment and manufacturing operations meet required quality and safety standards.
• Appraise employee performance in accordance with company policies.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Potential eligibility for a bonus program
• Potential eligibility for a stock award program
• Relocation eligibility