Senior/Principal Electrical Engineer - Semiconductor Yield/Metrology Engineer, Onsite

About Sandia :

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs :

Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

Extraordinary co-workers

Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9 / 80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4 / 10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)

Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work / life balance

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at : http : / / www.sandia.gov

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What Your Job Will Be Like :

Are you an engineer eager to learn about and grow your career in semiconductor processing? If so, we have a great opportunity for an experienced Electrical / Semiconductor Yield / Metrology Engineer to join our innovative Silicon fab in the MESAFAB group, where you will solve complex problems alongside world renown professionals in many fields.

On any given day, you may be called on to :

Work in multidisciplinary teams consisting of electrical engineers, fab process engineers, physicists, materials scientists, and product design.

Analyze yield data and drive defect improvements for the process to meet quality, yield, reliability, cost, productivity, and manufacturability requirements.

Understand and monitor key defect drivers and paths toward improvements.

Develop and integrate new micro-electronics processes for unique R&D and production technologies.

Support and sustain semiconductor metrology tools and processes in a high-mix, low-volume fab environment.

Make sound recommendations about process tools, capability, and technology needed for critical processes.

Work closely with integration and process engineering to drive process improvements and issue resolution through experiment design and analysis.

Team with engineers and technologists from various areas including defect metrology, yield analysis, process engineering, maintenance, and other areas to drive yield and defect goals and develop new technologies.

Lead cross functional teams to drive defect reduction and troubleshoot problems.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range : 114,000 - $227,500

Qualifications We Require :

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Optics, Chemistry or relevant STEM field plus five (5) or more years' experience or;

Master's degree in the above plus one (1) or more years' experience

Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q clearance

Qualifications We Desire :

Experience in one or more of the following semiconductor fabrication processes such as :

Yield Analysis

Defect Metrology

Semiconductor processing technologies (Litho, Thin Films, Etch, Cleans, etc)

Experience leading engineering teams, and meetings; supervising technologists (technicians)

Data presentation experience in programmatic and technical forums and / or conferences.

Knowledge of design of experiments, SPC, and semiconductor physics

Programming / data retrieval experience

Excellent interpersonal and teaming skills to develop positive relationships with interdisciplinary teams

Ability to work in an R&D and production environment

Proficiency with data analysis and statistical methods

Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills

About Our Team :

Sandia National Laboratories Microsystems and Engineering Sciences Applications (MESA) complex provides unique processing capability in semiconductor microfabrication. The MESAFab Operations departments develop and maintain core semiconductor processing capabilities and capacity that enable our customers to build differentiating Microsystems products.

Two unique facilities are co-located within the 65,000 square foot MESAFab complex including :

1) a 12,000 square foot Class 1 Silicon Fab for 8-inch silicon wafer processing and (2) a 15,000 square foot Class 10 and Class 100 MicroFab for compound semiconductor material processing and silicon wafer post-processing.

Key microfabrication processing areas include photolithography, reactive ion etch, wet etch / clean, oxidation and diffusion, thin films, CMP (planarization), ion implantation, metrology, deep reactive silicon ion etch, wafer bonding and thinning, electroplating, packaging, MEMS release, yield learning and statistical process control. The Silicon Fab has processing expertise in both CMOS and MEMS technologies. Over 150 equipment sets are maintained, supported and operated over 2 shifts. Both processing and maintenance expertise are staffed on all 3 shifts. We offer unique prototyping capabilities. We are capable of producing full flow production lots with quick turnaround time as well as performing flexible process development. The MicroFab has expertise in compound semiconductor material processing. All of the MicroFab equipment (180 tools) are maintained and supported by our in-house maintenance and technical staff. We have flexible processing capabilities and are capable of producing highly customized, low-volume production or R&D prototype devices.

Posting Duration :

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance :

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment / education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO :

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs :

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID : 694911

Job Family : RD

Regular / Temporary Position : R

Full / Part-Time Status : F

Salary : $114,000 - $227,500