Substrate

Substrate

Process Engineer

San Francisco

No sponsorshipDetected 166 days ago
SEMProcurementMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringMicroscopyResearchCommunicationOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • This hands-on work will include (but will not be limited to) many nanofabrication techniques including lithography, wet and dry deposition and etching.
  • Substrate will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
  • If you need an accommodation during the hiring process, please let your recruiter know.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborating closely with Substrate's technical team to conceptualize, design, prototype, and characterize nanofabricated optical devices
  • Iterating through structural designs and tuning lithography, deposition, and etch parameters to optimize processes and improve performance
  • Conceptual contributions to fabrication strategies such as design of process flows, material compatibility studies, and mask layout CAD
  • Conceptual contributions to bulk material, nanopatterned structures, and thin film characterization strategies to better study the mechanical, chemical, and optical that drive device performance
  • Contribution to the build-up and installation of Substrate's own internal research facilities.
  • This role will require you to work hands-on in several cleanrooms and user facilities around the San Francisco Bay Area, conducting a mix of micro- and nanofabrication as well as characterization of the materials and structures that you create.
  • You will also participate in the build-up of Substrate's own internal research facilities.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of hands-on micro- or nanofabrication experience in cleanroom user facilities
  • Demonstrated ability to work safely and collaboratively in a cleanroom user facility
  • Willingness and ability to work in several user facilities around the San Francisco Bay Area several days per week
  • B.S. or higher degree in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, physics, or a related discipline in the physical or engineering sciences

Nice to have

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in characterization techniques such as electron microscopy and scanning probe microscopy
  • Experience operating a Raith EBPG 5200/5200+, including aligned exposures
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience in inductively coupled plasma etching, with a strong understanding of the principles of plasma etching and recipe parameters
  • Experience in industrial R&D
  • Experience with instrument scoping, procurement, installation, and commissioning
  • Experience with safety procedures and best practices when working with potentially hazardous liquid chemicals

Skills

  • Substrate is addressing one of the most important technological problems facing the United States.

Compensation

  • $150,000-$250,000 USD
  • Substrate will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
  • This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Equal opportunity

  • Substrate is an equal opportunity employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

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