Application Development Engineer (f/m/x)

Description

The company makes equipment for semiconductor manufacturing and is a technology leader in the field. Its lithography optics, photomask systems and process control solutions help chipmakers produce smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips.

Around 80% of the world's microchips are made using the company's technologies. These chips go into smartphones, smart homes and smart factories.

This role sits in the application development team and works on FIB-SEM technology.

Responsibilities

• Build applications for in-line metrology and inspection in semiconductor manufacturing on the company's FIB-SEM technology.
• Run the FIB-SEM systems in customer clean rooms.
• Help develop the FIB-SEM technology as part of the engineering team.
• Work hands-on with internal hardware and software teams.
• Study how semiconductor customers use FIB-SEM systems on site, then spot improvements and new market openings.
• Advise business development managers and the sales team on technical matters.
• Run live demos for customers using their own samples and wafers.
• Spend a large share of your time in clean rooms at the company and at customer sites.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, materials science, physics or chemistry.
• Experience with SEM imaging, and a deep grasp of how SEM imaging works.
• Experience with FIB milling, and a deep grasp of how FIB milling works.
• Demonstrated ability to develop new processes or methods using FIB-SEM or SEM tools.
• Experience with design of experiments (DOE) and statistical process control (SPC).
• Excellent communication skills, self-direction, integrity, a positive outlook, a strong drive to learn and good teamwork.
• Experience with FIB-SEM sample preparation (advantage).
• Coding skills in Python or another language used for data analytics or image processing (advantage).

Conditions

Up to 50% international travel to semiconductor fabs in the USA and Asia.

Work is largely in clean rooms at the company and at customer sites.