Engineer, Product Design (Lab)

The Plasma Lab Engineer supports engineering activities by specifying, installing and maintaining the lab infrastructure to support a small semiconductor plasma processing facility. This includes toxic gas handling. Will also perform testing of plasma processing systems.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works from diagrams, written and verbal descriptions, layouts or schematics to build and maintain vacuum equipment to handle semiconductor and toxic gas processing. Perform testing and trouble-shooting.
• Performs operational test and fault isolation on systems and equipment. Assists in determining methods or actions to remedy malfunctions.
• Assists in the design, construction, test, and calibration of equipment.
• Ensure proper function of vacuum pumps, gas handling and storage, gas scrubbing, pressure measurement and gas delivery systems.
• Ability to acquire and specify vacuum processing equipment, working with vendors to achieve cost-effective solutions for pumps, scrubbers, piping, MFC’s, valving, pressure measurement and safety systems.
• Familiar with local regulations on toxic gas handling.
• Hands-on ability to build, test and maintain equipment.
• Perform plasma processing experiments in support of engineering needs.
• Perform scripting and/or programming of vacuum processing control systems.
• Performs support functions for development including documentation and procurement.
• Work with other engineering teams in Asia and the US.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Regularly works in a lab and/or manufacturing/service facilities. Occasional travel to international locations.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant design/development in a plasma processing environment, semiconductor experience.
• Must have strong electro-mechanical problem-solving attributes.
• Able to operate and maintain a variety of electrical and vacuum process instrumentation such as MFC’s, controllers, pressure gauges, valving, toxic gas monitoring, pumping systems, oscilloscopes, leak checking.
• Knowledge of facility/lab requirements related to ventilation, exhaust, gas handling, cooling water, etc.
• Ability to link equipment through control systems for automated and manual operations of vacuum equipment, gas handling and toxic gas monitoring.