Job Description
Nova Engineering Team is looking for a System Engineer to work with Design Engineers, Product Managers and Researchers to participate in the ongoing development, integration and characterization of a novel metrology solutions across several product lines. This person will be part of a highly skilled and efficient team of System Engineers with significant combined experience in instrumentation for Semiconductor production environment. This position provides an opportunity to have a large impact in a rapidly growing division.
Pay Range: $130,000- $170,000 Annually (DOE)
Why Nova:
- Certified Best Places to Work from "Great Places to Work" in 2022, 2023 & 2024 (Rated by our employees) Top 30 in our industry category
- Doubled in revenue from 2020 to 2022
- Customer focus: We value building strong relationships. You'll be the face of Nova, working closely with customers to understand their needs.
- Continuous learning: We're passionate about growth. You'll gain in-depth knowledge of cutting-edge metrology tools, participate in industry trainings, and receive ongoing mentorship from experienced engineers.
Role Responsibilities:
- System Engineer play a key role throughout the entire Product Life Cycle from the inception and validation of new ideas to final product release and field testing
- Our ideal candidate would be a highly motivated individual with broad experience in applied high vacuum systems for electron beam and x-rays related technologies.
- The ideal candidate will maintain, operate, and run experiments on the current and next generation XPS/XRF tools with minimum supervision.
- The candidate must have high proficiency in hands-on work (in a cleanroom environment) and demonstrate the ability to use complex vacuum systems with high-end metrology equipment such as stages, gauges, cameras, lasers, detectors, spectrometers, electron beam analysis equipment, etc.
- Integrate and test solutions for existing and next generation products, validate the concepts of the proposed solutions and initiate the development and implementation of these solutions
- Participates in the Design and Testing phase of the component (sub-system), ensures that the design complies with the requirements
- Own the integration of the new component or sub-system into the product and characterizes its behavior at full product performance level
- Develop procedures for and trains Manufacturing, Service and Applications in all aspects of the new component or sub-system as it relates to the complete system - assembly
What will make you succeed in the role?
- Problem solving skills for resolution of system level challenges at every phase of the Product Lifecycle
- Willingness to participate in field activities for new product release or challenging customer issues
- Customer management skills that build relationships with internal and external customers
Requirements
- BS, or MS in Physics
- 5+ years of experience in semiconductor or other large capital equipment markets
- Technical knowledge in systems utilizing electron-optics, electron columns, XPS, or SIMS
- Ability to develop, run and maintain experimental systems, prototype, and beta systems
- Design and incorporate metrology equipment (cameras, detectors, etc..) and vacuum hardware
- Resolve technical problems in development, and maintenance of research Hardware/Equipment
- Must be able to balance independent work, accountability and ownership of complex problems with teamwork, collaboration and sense of joint purpose.
- Drive for high quality work product with focus on the Customer’s problem at hand and understanding of timeline, budget and other practical constraints
- Educated and experienced in general scientific thinking and approach to problem solving. He / She has consistent, logical and analytical approach to solving problems with good reasoning skills.
- Listens as if she / he were wrong and argues as if she / he were right
- Can design and execute high-precision measurements and process the data accordingly
Extra Spice:
- System integration and characterization skills combining critical thinking and scientific intuition
- Conceptual understanding of particle detection and signal amplification (100 kHz range)
- Working knowledge of high voltage components in the 5kV range. Familiar with basic high-voltage best practices.
- Good organizational, interpersonal, and time management skills
- Hands on experience working with hardware components, basic electronics modules and diagnostics instrumentation.
- Working knowledge of clean vacuum systems (1e-7 torr) and vacuum-related design is a plus.
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