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Senior Optical Engineer

$150k - $180k

NOVA

Description

The optics group at Nova is looking for a Optical Engineer to take responsibility for the optics team's diverse development activities related to high-end, multi-disciplinary optical metrology tools

  • Nova provides insights into process control in the world's most technologically advanced industry. We employ physics, math, algorithms, software and hardware expertise to redefine the limits of possible in semiconductors' manufacturing.
  • We invite you to join our dreamers and winners! Brilliant high- aimers who see impossible as the starting point to exciting challenges, and work together in multidisciplinary global teams to find answers.
  • We dive deep, into the nanometric and atomic levels, to extract unique insights and provide our customers and partners with crucial decision-making data. Each and every one of us helps redefine what people can achieve through technology.
Pay Range: $150,000- $180,000 Annually (DOE)

We simply do things differently. What about you?

You'll be joining the Optics group :
  • The optics group is responsible for the whole optical path of the Nova tools starting from the light sources, through core optical components and to the sensors
  • The optical path of Nova tools consists of diverse high-end elements from different optics branches providing state of the art performance at the system level
  • Group members are involved in diverse development phases starting from initial research and characterization, through concept design and feasibility study to the final design and qualification
  • All team members operate in multi-tasking environment, leading in parallel various research, design, and engineering activities
Role Responsibilities

What will you do as senior optical engineer?

o Lead optics team research, designs, deliveries and support

o Take role of technical authority for the team's activities, among them:
  • Developing physical models
  • Conducting optical system design
  • Performing simulations and analyses of tool-related physical effects
  • Conducting lab tests for feasibility studies, root cause analysis and design qualifications
  • Full responsibility for the light sources, optical fibers, optical modules
  • Managing vendors and controlling their activities
o Establish strong interfaces with surrounding HW and system teams to ensure aligned delivery of combined opto-mechanical and electro-optical modules

o Take an active role in the development process, representing optics team perspective: concept and feasibility studies, specifications definition, design reviews and test reviews

o Own the team's deliverables documentation required to support transfer to production and service processes (operational descriptions and diagrams, alignment and test procedures, troubleshooting guides)

What will make you succeed in the role?
  • Independent and proactive
  • Methodical and organized
  • Collaboration with other system and HW teams
Requirements
  • MSc or PhD in Physics or Optical Engineering
  • 5 years of practical hands-on experience in development and characterization of complex systems including light sources, imaging and illumination systems, sensors
  • Experience in design and implementation of the lab setups for measuring optical effects and performance
  • Proficiency with MATLAB and/or Python (Python preferred)
  • Knowledge of Spectral Ellipsometric systems and elements is a must
  • Knowledge of optical design software (Zemax, CodeV) - advantage
  • Experience in equipment for semiconductor industry - advantage
The extra spice
  • Strong problem solving and debugging skills
  • Independent, motivated and enthusiastic about breakthroughs
  • Fast learner

Get to know us better:

Nova (NASDAQ: NVMI) is a global company and a leading provider of innovative metrology solutions for process control in semiconductor manufacturing.


With a team of ~1200 people in three R&D centers and 27 field offices, we bring insights into the world's most advanced industry. We leverage multiple technology fields such as physics, optics, chemistry, and algorithms to develop hardware and software solutions that measure almost every advanced computer chip built in the world.

Nova dives deep into dimensions and layers at the atomic level to extract unique insights and provide our customers with crucial decision-making data, managing critical challenges by providing unique, differentiated solutions.


Our outstanding people-focused and innovative culture means every person at Nova has the power to make an impact and significantly redefine what people can achieve through technology.

Join us if you are

A dreamer and brilliant high aimer who sees the impossible as the starting point and loves working in a multidisciplinary global team to create innovative breakthroughs.

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