Lithography Process Engineer IV

• Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies
• Explore new growth area leveraging Applied’s expertise in precision material engineering

• Optimize lithography process on DUV scanner and conduct troubleshooting
• Familiar with mask layout design and basic knowledge of OPC
• Familiar with CDSEM recipe creation and optimization
• Create process, module, and device integration solutions for different platforms and quantum structures
• Work with advanced packaging, process, hardware, and metrology team to develop new lithography process for quantum devices
• Work with different teams including external vendors to develop new materials, processes, and structures for quantum devices
• Design, collect data, analyze and compile reports on a variety of difficult process engineering experiments, within safety guidelines
• Troubleshoot a variety of complex problems, perform Root Cause Analysis and resolve a variety of difficult process engineering issues
• Generate internal and external documentation for products, presentations and technical reports
• Design and conduct experiments, measure material and device properties and interpret data
• Keep up to date with the latest advancements in device integration, quantum information, and related fields to continually implement new technologies, enhance approaches, and develop methodologies
• Collaborate with customers, start-ups, or universities to identify key problems and develop enabling solutions

Education: Bachelor's Degree

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines
• Familiar with lithography and scanner operations
• Familiar with key CMOS modules/processes/flow

• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements

• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information

• Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus

$128,000.00 - $176,000.00

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Location:

Albany,NY, Santa Clara,CA

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As a Process Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in designing and optimizing manufacturing processes for display and semiconductor manufacturing technologies. You will collect and analyze data, perform hardware characterization, and troubleshoot engineering issues. You'll also measure film properties, generate technical documentation, and engage with customers to resolve concerns. Process Engineers collaborate with vendors and suppliers, and become familiar with implementing new technologies and products. You will experiment, learn, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the semiconductor and display industries, partnering with our globally recognized R&D teams on state-of-the-art research and development projects.

Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. At Applied Materials, our innovations Make Possible® the technology shaping the future.

At Applied’s CTO group, we focus on solid-state solutions for quantum technology, i.e. superconducting qubits and optical quantum computing. Our primary objective is to collaborate with system companies and universities to develop quantum devices with significantly lower error rates compared to current standards. Our approach centers on harnessing state of the art materials engineering and semiconductor processing, as well as our expertise in advanced (metasurface-based) optics to enhance device performance.

To achieve this goal, we're seeking a passionate technologist and experience lithography engineer with strong semiconductor background to develop process and device integration solutions for emerging markets and new technology inflection on quantum information. We value our people and teams who turn possibilities into reality. We are deeply committed to fostering a Culture of Inclusion where every person knows they belong, feels empowered to bring their whole self to work, and is inspired to grow.

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.