Senior Focal Plane Engineer

Senior Focal Plane Engineer

Requirements

• Experience leading a team and demonstrated ability to promote creativity, and foster a can-do results driven culture.
• Track record of success in one or more of the following areas: IR detector processing, hybridization, backend processing, AR coating, and production processes including a passion for making them as efficient as possible.
• Experience with manufacturing and industrial engineering is considered a bonus.
• Demonstrated ability to specify, integrate, and operate complex custom equipment covering the full range of FPA development.
• Understanding of photoconductors, semiconductor device physics, IR development/production engineering, and basic radiometry test practices covering visible and IR wavelengths is required.
• Familiarity with programming environments, databases, and hardware/firmware configuration control is required.
• Must be knowledgeable with cleanroom environments and equipment, control software packages, and data analysis tools.
• Proficiency in use of computers, engineering workstations, IR FPA production equipment, test equipment, verbal and written communication, interaction with customers/colleagues, and a team-oriented/fast-paced environment.
• Exposure to development principals such as agile tenants, iterative design, and small batch processing is highly desirable.
• MS or PHD Physics, Material Science, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related fields
• US Citizenship
• Ability to obtain/maintain security clearances (post-start) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading all efforts related to focal plane array (FPA) development post epi growth.
• The candidate is responsible for frontend processes (detector array fabrication and indium bump application), ROIC processing (indium bump application), hybridization, and backend processing (shimming, polishing, AR coating).
• The ideal candidate is focused on leading a team capable of executing in an efficient high-mix production environment.
• This individual is responsible for evaluating current processes, determining best practices, setting process configurations, and continuously seeking improvements.
• The role is relied on to provide cost/schedule/risk inputs for all FPA build activities and maintain execution activities within scope.
• This includes responsibility for managing FPA builds through the relevant queues and cycles of the process.
• The successful candidate also develops and maintains the necessary infrastructure (people, training, and equipment) interacts with a cross-disciplinary team and ensures solutions are integrated, operational, certified, and well maintained.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to development principals such as agile tenants, iterative design, and small batch processing is highly desirable.