Sr. Principal Metrology Engineer - San Francisco Bay Area, United States - Diamond Foundry

Description

Responsibilities:

Design, development and optimization of existing and new analysis techniques and metrology solutions to support research, process/IP development and failure analysis on our cutting-edge scd wafer technology.

Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams including process and automation, supporting continuous improvement efforts, attack challenges ranging from demonstration of capability to production deployment and support statistical process control (SPC).

Define requirements for new processes and products and work with vendors to define metrology roadmap, evaluate new metrology equipment and technologies / upgrade existing tools/software.

Perform detailed analytical studies on metrology data, prepare/present technical reports and recommend course of action.

Requirements:

Ph.D. or Master's degree in Physics, Material Science, or Engineering with at least 6 years of relevant experience in material analysis, metrology and/or failure analysis.

Demonstrated experience in semiconductor industry/ wafer characterization.

Experience in the area of metrology using atomic force microscopy (AFM), white light interferometry (WLI), chromatic dispersion, profilometry, film thickness measurements, wafer defect detection, microscope inspection, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), etc.

Expert in data collection and analysis/interpretation, as well as presentation of experimental findings, DOE, SPC.

Proficient in measurement & analysis automation/scripting (e.g. LabVIEW, Python) is a plus.

$140,000 - $195,000 a yearPosition is eligible for company shares. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to a candidate's job duties, experience, and expertise. We will also consider higher level candidates and salary will be adjusted accordingly.