Applied Materials Etch process engineer 

United States, California 

502017850

$147,000.00 - $202,500.00Santa Clara,CA

Key Responsibilities

• Perform plasma etch (SYM3/ICP etch) process development on a variety of difficult systems.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis and resolve a variety of difficult process engineering issues.
• Generate internal and external documentation for products, presentations and technical reports.
• Interact with internal modules(WET/CMP/Lithograph/Deposition/Integration)to resolve a variety of process engineering issues/problems with limited supervision.
• Design and implement new technology, products and analytical instrumentation. Utilize techniques to characterize hardware, define methods and apply new technologies to characterize hardware, and/or perform hardware characterization on a wide range of complex systems for multiple products, within safety guidelines
• Implement new technology, products and analytical instrumentation. Travel may be required.

Requirements:

• PhD’s degree or foreign equivalent in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Physics related field and 10 years of experience in job offered or related process engineering position.
• Plasma etch, including Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) and Capacitively Coupled Plasma (CCP) etch tools;
• Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and industry standards including deposition, etch, lithography and metrology
• Design of experiments (DOE) to resolve complex materials analysis problems
• Statistical analysis methods and tools

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field

Business Expertise

• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services

Leadership

• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity

Problem Solving

• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions

Impact

• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view

Full time

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