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Hardware Engineer – Surface Science and Engineering – Quantum AI
| Company | Google |
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| Location | Goleta, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $147000 – $216000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, PhD |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in materials science, physics, chemistry, spectroscopy, or a related field.
- 3 years of experience in research and development with material process and analysis in semiconductor fabrication field in a clean room environment.
- Experience in surface treatment and analysis using different sources and techniques.
- Experience in handling vacuum and ultra-high-vacuum equipment.
Responsibilities
- Develop strategy and detailed characterization techniques and procedures for thin films, surface defects, surface/interface chemistry, and materials structures.
- Design and execute experiments using instruments such as AFM, AFM-IR, SIMS (D-SIMS and TOF-SIMS), TDS, XPS, SEM/EDX, including data analysis.
- Design and execute the design of experiments (DOEs) for surface treatment and analysis processes to reduce surface contamination and defects.
- Work with device and fabrication teams to correlate analysis results with device performance, fabrication procedures, and co-develop strategies for device performance improvements.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD degree in materials science, physical chemistry, physics, spectroscopy, or cross trained related fields, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in research and development or production environments with surface treatment and analysis skills in the semiconductor fabrication field.
- Experience in handling vacuum and ultra-high-vacuum equipment for etching, cleaning, treatment, and analyzing surface/interface chemistry and structures.
- Experience with data analysis software, process control, and SOP writing.
- Excellent communications and presentation skills.
