Atomic Semi
Process Development Engineer
Austin · Senior · Contract
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About the role
- It'll be helpful if you have the ability to digest and filter a large body of existing work (academic papers, books, etc.)
- This is a high-ownership role with lots of autonomy in a fast-moving startup environment.
Responsibilities
- Work in the lab to design and run experiments alongside senior process engineers
- Read academic papers and technical literature to inform experimental design
- Develop, transfer, and optimize process recipes across platforms with a focus on consistency, yield, and throughput
- Analyze process data, troubleshoot recipe or equipment issues, and clearly document findings and results for the team
Requirements
- Required Experience
- Hands-on cleanroom experience with multi-step fabrication flows
Nice to have
- Mechanical or maintenance experience with fab tools
- Full device‐flow experience
- We're an early-stage hardware startup with solid funding, world-class advisors, and offices in Austin and San Francisco.
- Compensation: fab2 is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
- Compensation is determined based on your qualifications and experience.
Skills
- Sam is best known for making chips in his garage, and Jim has been a leader in the semiconductor industry for the past 40 years.
Compensation
- fab2 is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
- The annual salary range for this role is $90,000 - $180,000.
- Compensation is determined based on your qualifications and experience.
- Our total compensation package also includes generous equity in fab2.
Benefits
- fab2 Semi offers the following benefits, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off inclusive of Holidays and Sick Time
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Weekly Learning & Development opportunities
- Commuter Benefits including Parking and Late Night Uber rides from the office
- We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or other legally protected statuses.
Company info
- The Process Team sits at the heart of our in-house device development, driving the design of each new generation of tools.
- This is unlike any role at a traditional foundry-we simultaneously develop recipes, apply novel materials, test and characterize our chips, and troubleshoot tools.
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