Process Engineering Tech I

Process Engineer
At the intersection of advanced manufacturing and cutting-edge physics, we are developing technologies that will reshape the semiconductor industry and strengthen America\'s technological leadership. We are a team of world-class scientists, engineers, and technical experts building technology for the United States.

You will be responsible for prototyping critical components of our platform through process development and materials characterization. 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. This hands-on work will include (but will not be limited to) many nanofabrication techniques including lithography, wet and dry deposition and etching.

You will also participate in the build-up of Substrate’s own internal research facilities. You will be a key contributor to early-stage development and testing which are critical to our challenging mission to shape the semiconductor industry for decades to come.

Hands-on fabrication of MEMS/NEMS devices using techniques such as photo- and electron beam lithography, thin film deposition, and wet and dry etching. This work will be done in several user facilities (primarily around the San Francisco Bay Area, but with the possibility of travel beyond the Bay Area)

Iterating through structural designs and tuning lithography, deposition, and etch parameters to optimize processes and improve performance

Mechanical, optical, and chemical characterization of thin films using techniques such as profilometry, ellipsometry, and XPS

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 properties that drive device performance

Designing, coordinating, and conducting experiments in various user facilities

Contribution to the build-up and installation of Substrate’s own internal research facilities.

Recording, processing and interpreting data and results to the wider team

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

Demonstrated experience handling delicate samples and operating complex fabrication and characterization equipment

bottom-up, pattern transfer, material compatibilities, etch selectivity and directionality, and thin film and surface engineering

Understanding of the mechanical, optical, and chemical properties of materials which typically determine the performance of nanofabricated devices

S. or higher degree in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, physics, or a related discipline in the physical or engineering sciences

3+ years of hands-on experience in characterization techniques such as electron microscopy and scanning probe microscopy

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

It provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, gender, age, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Substrate will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.