Substrate
Senior Process Engineer
San Francisco · Senior
No sponsorshipDetected 158 days ago
SEMProcurementMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringMicroscopyResearchCommunicationOrganizational Skills
About the role
- This role will require you to work hands-on in several cleanrooms and user facilities around the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as direct the work of others.
- 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.
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
- Select and scope 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
- Demonstrated ability to lead work safely and collaboratively in a cleanroom user facility
- You will own aspects of our fabrication process, 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
- 7 years of hands-on micro- or nanofabrication experience in cleanroom user facilities
- Willingness and ability to work in several user facilities around the San Francisco Bay Area several days per week
- M.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
- 5+ 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
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in inductively coupled plasma etching, with a strong understanding of the principles of plasma etching and recipe parameters
- 3+ years of 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
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- Substrate is addressing one of the most important technological problems facing the United States.
Compensation
- $200,000-$300,000 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.
- If you need an accommodation during the hiring process, please let your recruiter know.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
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