Principal Application Engineer Advanced Packaging Materials

Irvine California United States

$125000 to $150000 Bonus Full Benefits Paid Relocation

Overview

This role is for a Principal Application Engineer to join a global organization focused on innovation and cutting-edge material technologies within the Semiconductor Packaging or Adhesive Technologies space specifically supporting the electronics market. The position involves providing high-level technical engineering support developing in-depth application expertise and directly engaging with key customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Serve as the technical lead on developmental and commercialized products by optimizing material application processes.

• Customer Interaction: Directly interact with customers to troubleshoot and solve product and process-related problems.

• Value Creation: Ensure that new and existing products can be successfully employed by customers in a manner that brings clear and identifiable value.

• Problem Solving: Solve technology-specific fundamental problems associated with entire product lines and/or product classes using novel approaches to application process development troubleshooting and material characterization.

• Travel: Traveling of up to 10% will be part of this role.

What Makes You a Good Fit (Required Qualifications)

• Education: Minimum of a Bachelors degree in Material Science/Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering or other related fields.

• Experience: 10 years of experience working in a chemical environment for semiconductor advanced packaging.

• Technical Expertise:

  • Good understanding of the latest Semiconductor Packaging trends especially 2.5D and 3D package.

  • Expertise in wafer level encapsulation and molding process in semiconductor package.

• Communication: Strong verbal communication skills (one-on-one and group presentations) with solid interpersonal skills.

• Work Style: Strong ownership and responsibility with a customer-oriented mindset effective in using project and time management skills to drive projects to completion and the ability to work as a team member and independently.

• Health Insurance: Affordable plans for medical dental vision and wellbeing starting on day 1.

• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off (sick vacation holiday volunteer time) flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role) and vacation buy / sell program.

• Financial: 401k matching employee share plan with voluntary investment / matching shares annual performance bonus service awards and student loan reimbursement.

• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth) fertility support adoption & surrogacy reimbursement discounted child and elderly care and scholarships.

• Career Growth: Diverse national and international growth opportunities access to thousands of skills development courses and tuition reimbursement.