Process Development Engineer (ALD/CVD) in Albany

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Salary: $120,000 - $160,000 per year

A bit about us:

We are a world leader in the design, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance of semiconductor manufacturing systems. We specialize in the field of thermal processing technology. We have a global presence and help our customers with quality and reliability with automated equipment.

Why join us?

• Cutting Edge Semiconductor Technology!
• Ability to gain Global knowledge & Experience!
• Great Benefits!
• Collaborative Team!
• Training to become a leader!

Job Details

The engineer will need excellent interpersonal communication skills to work with our customer and equipment and process engineers from the parent company. Goals for the engineer are to create and enable new processes and equipment capabilities of a new or an extension of an existing platform. Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Develops new or modified processes
• Defines processing or handling equipment requirements and specifications.
• Reviews processing techniques and methods applied in the manufacture, fabrication, and evaluation of products. Involvement may begin at any step from pilot plant to full-scale manufacturing.
• Coordinates design requirement review with appropriate engineering/scientific personnel to ensure compatibility of processing methods.
• Compiles and evaluates test data to determine appropriate limits and variables for process or material specifications.
• May conceive and plan projects involving definition and selection of new concepts, equipment automation technology, and approaches in the processing or development of new or improved processes.
• Gathers, assesses, and communicates development strategies to support future customer development needs.
• Supports new equipment and process development and implementation at customer development sites.
• Represents Kokusai position in customer meetings to support equipment and process issues.
• Provides troubleshooting recommendations and hands-on support when necessary.
• Reviews documentation to ensure accuracy and suggests improvements.

Qualifications
Required:

• Education: B.S. or M.S. in related field such as Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Semiconductor Manufacturing.
• Years of Experience: 4 years of hands-on equipment experience with Kokusai platform or 6 years of hands-on equipment experience with 300 mm semiconductor equipment platform from other OEM. 3+ years of experience with developing LPCVD, (PE)ALD, (PE)ALE, and/or treatment processes. Must be a self-starter capable of leading customer meetings with excellent communication skills and running the site from a process standpoint.
• Understanding of Semiconductor Process, Metrology, and Defectivity Data:

> Able to create, modify, and troubleshoot process recipes.
> Possesses an understanding of general materials classes in terms of both recipe and hardware development, with focus on CIP and new product opportunities.
>Experienced in analyzing data from commonly-used metrology techniques for assessing thin film physical, structural, and electrical properties.

• Able to extract and troubleshoot trends in thin film properties with process and hardware vectors.

> Able to analyze and troubleshoot process particle/defect trends and issues. Has significant experience with statistical software (such as JMP).

• Permanent residence in Albany, NY, USA (or surrounding area) required

: Chemistry background (no precursor synthesis requirement) and/or in-depth experience in driving collaborations with material suppliers

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