Applied Materials Lab TEM/FIB Engineer - Albany NY 

United States, New York, City of Albany 

840851298

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for daily TEM operation, analysis data acquisition, and provide timely, high quality analysis reports.
• Develop imaging and sample preparation techniques, and best-known methods (BKM) to improve lab analysis quality, efficiency and output. Create and update procedures and documentation.
• Train and provide guideline of sample preparation techniques to FIB technicians for successful TEM analysis.
• Develop TEM imaging/data analysis techniques to enable TEM analysis to understand cross-section or top-view critical dimensions (CD), identify patterns of interest, understand image quality requirements and sample/beam interactions to determine optimized conditions, and complete requested jobs under limited supervision after training.
  • Understand the basic principles of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), focused ion beam (FIB), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Materials analysis (EDX, EELS).
  • Perform TEM system and routine maintenance procedures and calibrations.
  • Perform routine troubleshoot procedures, identify problems, restart or standby the tool. Coordinate instrument repair and maintenance.
  • Interface with R&D and Applications development engineers, understand their detailed requirements, define sampling plan and analysis approach, communicate results.
  • Prioritize and monitor job queue and maintain lab throughput.
  • Document redo and lessons learned to lower redo rate.
  • Adhere to lab protocols and SOPs.
• Cooperate and coordinate the characterization effort with other AMAT labs such as materials analysis lab or SEM lab to achieve analysis goals within the same project.
• Perform basic operations of Microsoft Outlook and Office software.
• Follow safety protocols and processes.

• Education:
  • B.S/MS. degree in Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or Chemical Engineering.
  • Knowledge in any semiconductor process module and characterization, semiconductor device physics, semiconductor fabrication.
• Years of Experience:
  • 1-2 Years of hands-on TEM Work Experience. Fab-experience or Failure analysis background in semiconductor industry is a must.
  • Proven TEM experiences by recent publications.
• Travel: Yes <10%
• Relocation Eligible: Yes

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Up to 1 Year

Full time

New College Grad

$86,500.00 - $119,000.00