Key Responsibilities
Design, collect data, analyze and compile reports on a wide range of complex process engineering experiments for multiple products, within safety guidelines
Utilize techniques to characterize hardware, define methods and apply new technologies to characterize hardware, and/or perform hardware characterization on a wide range of complex systems for multiple products, within safety guidelines
Develop and implement offline algorithms to characterize and develop ways and means to improve on-wafer metrics from unit processes and/or sequence of unit processes. Work with business unit engineers to implement developed algorithms into robust on-tool software/systems.
Generate internal and external documentation for products, presentations, technical reports and generate process engineering specifications
Develop, plan and execute process engineering projects, within safety guidelines
Interact with customers to resolve a wide range of complex process engineering issues/problems with limited to no supervision
Design and implement new technology, products and analytical instrumentation
Identify, select and work with vendors and suppliers with limited to no supervision
Functional Knowledge
Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field
Business Expertise
Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
Leadership
May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity
Problem Solving
Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
Impact
Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies
Interpersonal Skills
Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view
Identifies problems, formulates, designs, develops and debugs algorithmic solutions.
Defines requirements, analyses, simulates, designs and documents, programs, debugs, integrates, tests and modifies system algorithms, particularly in the field of 1-D and 2-D signal (image-like) processing
Designs concept for new algorithm and executes algorithm projects.
Collects data, designs, simulates, tests and documents algorithm.
Propose ways to extract principal components, visualize and communicate value added messages from every data analysis
Develop requirements documents to transfer algorithms into HVM product
Supports project teams to develop analytical models, algorithms and automated processes to cleanse, integrate and evaluate large datasets.
Researches new technologies and analyzes competition technology.
Algorithm development and numerical techniques such as Spectral computations, convolutions and filtering of large datasets
Programming skills (Python, C#) is a must
>5 years’ experience working on algorithm design, data collection, analysis, and visualization
Semiconductor industry experience is preferred
Santa Clara, CA
Applied Materials, Inc. provides manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits. This segment also offers various technologies, including epitaxy, ion implantation, oxidation and nitridation, rapid thermal processing, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, electrochemical deposition, atomic layer deposition, etching, and selective removal, as well as metrology and inspection tools.
The Applied Global Services segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, remanufactured earlier generation equipment, and factory automation software for semiconductor, display, and other products. The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays; organic light-emitting diodes; and other display technologies for TVs, monitors, laptops, personal computers, electronic tablets, smart phones, and other consumer-oriented devices, as well as equipment for flexible substrates.
The company serves manufacturers of semiconductor wafers and chips, liquid crystal and organic light-emitting diode displays, and other electronic devices. It operates in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Applied Materials, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.