Inspection Algorithm Developer R&d Extension Korea jobs at Applied Materials in Luxembourg

Key Responsibilities

• Lead full product PRD.

• Identify marketing roadmap and future customer needs in order to provide correct product roadmap.

• Identify need -Analysis, Develop and Transfer new application capabilities in the system envelope from product division to customer application support team.

• Technically leads difficult, complex problem-solving solutions.

• Defines customer technical requirements, through deep analysis and clear understanding of the product roadmap.

• Key member in red team.

• Generate patents.

• Define new methodologies in order to optimized system performance for specific application.

• Lead customer technical review meetings.

• This technical staff position leads and/or develops and executes exceptionally complex technology and engineering projects and leads research and development of new technologies as appropriate.

• Works on critical complex issues that impact longer term product development and business success measured by one or more of the following: incremental revenue growth, market share increases, key customer penetrations, time to market improvement and commercial value of the work.

• Develop innovative solutions as part of proven track record of significant technology contributions.

• Leads and collaborates to contribute to the development of new principles and concepts.

• Guides less experienced engineers in utilizing techniques to define methods and new technologies and apply them on unusually complex systems.

• Involved in judging the approach and verifying the validity of technical strategies.

Functional Knowledge

• Regarded as the technical expert in detection flow in 2-3 particular field including broad view of customer needs and roadmap.

• Demonstrates in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function.

Business Expertise

• Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process or service improvements.

Leadership

• Leads projects with notable risk and complexity; develops the strategy for project execution.

Problem Solving

• Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions.

Impact

• Impacts the direction of product roadmap by in depth understanding of customer roadmap and product limitations.

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view.

What We Offer

• Conducting initial analysis and PDC sharing for technical issues related with Provision System (mainly focusing on deep technical participation), including unknown, severe, orsystem-immaturity-relatedissues and problems. Lead or participate in follow-up actions to improve or develop solutions addressing root causes.
• Provision (Emerging Market SEM) is main focusing the Massive Image Acquisition and Metrology – especially, HS inspection, CD uniformity and On-Cell Overlay.
• Basically, provide technical support for installed equipment and contribute to functional improvements and developments. Workload ratio between support and development is flexibly adjusted, with 50:50 as the baseline.

Supporting Explanation: On-site System Support

• Owning technical leadership for system support and providing solutions for complex task force activities such as defect visualization, CD & OVL tool to tool matching, precision, data reliability, and TPT (throughput), etc.
• Participate in account project & TF and supporting tool evaluation for new technologies and new features in customer site as co-working with local Accounts.
• Perform fault isolation tests, to assist in problem resolution and customer situation management. Clear problem statement and data collection for issues that can’t be solved on site.
• Assist in the communication and collaboration with the customer regarding tool performance issues, and their resolution path. Resolve issue and provide the proper report to the customer: Primarily responsible for technical issue handling, withminimal direct customer interaction
• Develop a collaborative relationship with the customer and identify the high value problems that need PDC (Metrology and Inspection R&D Center)’s attention. Customer facing focal for technical system issues, giving presentations, and collaborating with the customer.

b. Supporting Explanation: R&D and Tool performance improvement

• Participate in developing new capabilities and optimizing them for specific customer needs.
• To provide solutions for customer challenges and chronic issues, such as TTTM (tool-to-tool matching) and tool stability issues, contributing to prepare tool management SOP (Standard Operation Procedure) with eBeam system group through investigating root cause and C&F, and participating in CIP and technical roadmap for next generation.
• Providing the optimal condition of system parameters under PDC system and physics guidance to bring tool best performance with high level of tool diagnosis and verification capability to satisfy customer required specification, such as pattern imaging, TPT, data precision & reliability, etc.
• Collaboration with PDC technology and system teams as taking on individual tasks with extensive on-tool experiments on relevant customer wafers as a part of R&D development to optimize the performance of the current platform, as well as develop the next generation platform.
• Performing tasks as part of the PDC team meaning on PDC tool with collaboration of the multiple disciplines – application, algo, physics, electronics, etc.
• Direct link between the R&D to the field / customer for any Data / Solution transfer and dialogue. May lead on site data collection and analysis to observe the option of future developments.

Requirements:

• M.Sc. and above in EE, Physics, or ME
  Preferred: >3 year proven hands-on experience in System development / Semiconductor Engineering / SEM Engineering.
• Independent, can work in an open environment and efficiently manage his own work. Highly motivated and determined.
• Strive for excellence. Setting and pursing high bar goals.
• High analytical skills. Ability to research, analyze and understand complex system problem.
• Interpersonal capabilities – ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and lead without authority as showing excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Fluent communication in English on both verbal and text
• Travel – capable for initial 1-2 months travel and later willingness for frequent visits in PDC headquarter (1-2 times/year)
• Advantages:
  1. Prior work experience in advanced eBeam systems (Metrology, Inspection, and Defect Review, etc.)
  2. Wide knowledge of semiconductors process
  3. Experienced with semiconductors organizations.
  4. Capability & programing experience with MATLAB, Python, etc.

What We Offer

• Conducting initial analysis and PDC sharing for technical issues related with Provision System (mainly focusing on deep technical participation), including unknown, severe, orsystem-immaturity-relatedissues and problems. Lead or participate in follow-up actions to improve or develop solutions addressing root causes.
• Provision (Emerging Market SEM) is main focusing the Massive Image Acquisition and Metrology – especially, HS inspection, CD uniformity and On-Cell Overlay.
• Basically, provide technical support for installed equipment and contribute to functional improvements and developments. Workload ratio between support and development is flexibly adjusted, with 50:50 as the baseline.

Supporting Explanation: On-site System Support

• Owning technical leadership for system support and providing solutions for complex task force activities such as defect visualization, CD & OVL tool to tool matching, precision, data reliability, and TPT (throughput), etc.
• Participate in account project & TF and supporting tool evaluation for new technologies and new features in customer site as co-working with local Accounts.
• Perform fault isolation tests, to assist in problem resolution and customer situation management. Clear problem statement and data collection for issues that can’t be solved on site.
• Assist in the communication and collaboration with the customer regarding tool performance issues, and their resolution path. Resolve issue and provide the proper report to the customer: Primarily responsible for technical issue handling, withminimal direct customer interaction
• Develop a collaborative relationship with the customer and identify the high value problems that need PDC (Metrology and Inspection R&D Center)’s attention. Customer facing focal for technical system issues, giving presentations, and collaborating with the customer.

b. Supporting Explanation: R&D and Tool performance improvement

• Participate in developing new capabilities and optimizing them for specific customer needs.
• To provide solutions for customer challenges and chronic issues, such as TTTM (tool-to-tool matching) and tool stability issues, contributing to prepare tool management SOP (Standard Operation Procedure) with eBeam system group through investigating root cause and C&F, and participating in CIP and technical roadmap for next generation.
• Providing the optimal condition of system parameters under PDC system and physics guidance to bring tool best performance with high level of tool diagnosis and verification capability to satisfy customer required specification, such as pattern imaging, TPT, data precision & reliability, etc.
• Collaboration with PDC technology and system teams as taking on individual tasks with extensive on-tool experiments on relevant customer wafers as a part of R&D development to optimize the performance of the current platform, as well as develop the next generation platform.
• Performing tasks as part of the PDC team meaning on PDC tool with collaboration of the multiple disciplines – application, algo, physics, electronics, etc.
• Direct link between the R&D to the field / customer for any Data / Solution transfer and dialogue. May lead on site data collection and analysis to observe the option of future developments.

Requirements:

• M.Sc. and above in EE, Physics, or ME
  Preferred: >3 year proven hands-on experience in System development / Semiconductor Engineering / SEM Engineering.
• Independent, can work in an open environment and efficiently manage his own work. Highly motivated and determined.
• Strive for excellence. Setting and pursing high bar goals.
• High analytical skills. Ability to research, analyze and understand complex system problem.
• Interpersonal capabilities – ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and lead without authority as showing excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Fluent communication in English on both verbal and text
• Travel – capable for initial 1-2 months travel and later willingness for frequent visits in PDC headquarter (1-2 times/year)
• Advantages:
  1. Prior work experience in advanced eBeam systems (Metrology, Inspection, and Defect Review, etc.)
  2. Wide knowledge of semiconductors process
  3. Experienced with semiconductors organizations.
  4. Capability & programing experience with MATLAB, Python, etc.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performs all standard service activities through Tier I unassisted. Performs standard Tier II with assistance. Able to perform routine preventative maintenance within established timeframes. Completes quality repairs.
• Responds to fab issues by communicating with other engineers and participating in escalation conference calls. Verifies operational quality of system equipment unassisted . Assists senior engineers as needed.
• Follows all checklists and procedures and ensures correct Revs of procedures and schematics are available prior to performing work.
• Strives to perform BKM’s. Uses knowledge management systems. Follows all IP guidelines.
• Able to diagnose and resolve recurring technical problem. Demonstrates consistent ability to execute escalation plan. Able to resolve Day-Day issues. Exposure to systemic issue resolution. Able to support the preparation and delivery of technical issues to internal and external stakeholders. Knowledge in fundamental theories. Minimum aid needed to read circuit diagrams. Single primary product and platform. Executes projects to reduce costs and increase uptime.
• Applies diagnostic techniques and use of documentation and test equipment with assistance from senior engineers (Testing). Has the ability to diagnose and resolve technical problems (Corrective maintenance). Uses training and experience to identify some process, software or hardware related system problems (Predictive maintains).
• Assumes responsibility for complete customer satisfaction within work area. Assists in planning, communicating, and coordinating support plans with customer management. Complies with all safety procedures and consistently demonstrates safety as a value.

Other Requirements:This is a physically demanding position that often requires extensive walking, standing for extended periods of time, working in tight spaces, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, reaching, climbing stairs and ladders, lifting up to 35 lbs., the ability to distinguish between colors, the ability to work in an environment with noise that may be difficult for some individuals with sensitivity to noise, and the use of hand and powertools. Additionally,because this position generally involves working in a clean room, it requires the use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment such as coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, gloves, respirators, chemical aprons, and face shields.

Functional Knowledge:

• Has established skills to perform a range of day-to-day activities.

Business Expertise:

• Understands how the assigned duties relate to others in the team and how the team integrates with others in the discipline.
• Assumes responsibility for full customer satisfaction assuring excellent relations within assigned area.

Leadership:

• Has no supervisory responsibilities; manages own workload.

Problem Solving:

• Recognizes and solves typical problems that can occur in own work area without supervisory approval; evaluates and selects solutions from established options.

Impact:

• Impacts own team through the quality of the services or information provided; follows standardized procedures and practices and receives regular but moderate supervision and guidance.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Uses communication skills to exchange information.

Job description:

• Local expert of Electron Beam(eBeam) imaging technology and support for imaging challenges at customer sites
• Research of eBeam interaction with complex matter structures as an expert of electron optics (extensive simulation, deep analytical modeling, and complex experimental validation).
• Involved in customer project and focused on the most complicated imaging challenges at hand and long term investigations
• Technological support for complex customer demonstrations and evaluation activities.
• Be a part of physics team that leads the technological roadmap definition and developing Applied’s eBeam metrology and inspection tools.
• Close collaboration and team-work with the other technological disciplines, such as System, algo, SW, and Account Application & HW teams
• Performs e-Beam imaging simulation for layers from advanced semiconductor tech nodes
• Recommends optimal working point for our platforms based on thorough understanding of complex defect imaging and metrology requirements in chip fabrication process steps
• Proposes ideas towards strengthening our leadership position in e-Beam technology
• Responsible for improving and developing new features for simulation software utility

Qualifications and Skills

• PhD (Preferred)/ Masters in Physics/ Materials Eng / Electronics
• Experience - from fresh graduates OR entry-level to professional with ~10 years of experience
• High analytical skills. Ability to research, analyze and understand complex physics problem (physical and mathematical aspects). Ability to do deep analytical work independently.
• Sound fundamentals in Science- generating idea, designing and performing simulation & experiment, investigating results and closing the loop with actionable insights
• Detail oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to lead complex technical projects both with internal stakeholders and customer
• Interpersonal capabilities – ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and lead without authority as showing excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Fluent communication in English on both verbal and text
• Travel – capable for travel up to 30% in 1st year, and later willingness to 1~2 months travel per year
• Advantages
  - Experimental Physicist
  - Prior work experience in advanced eBeam microscopy (Metrology, Inspection, and Defect Review, etc.)
  - Wide knowledge of semiconductors physics