Materials Scientist EB-IAD (Electron Beam – Ion Assisted Deposition) Coating Technologist

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

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Our Team

The Materials Center of Excellence (MCOE) team is responsible for developing and productization of chamber materials and critical components to enable Applied Material Customers to modify materials at atomic levels on the industrial scale with world class productivity and yield. To achieve this we employ some of the best brightest and most talented people in the world who work together as part of winning team delivering results.

The Opportunity

Seeking passionate EB-IAD (Electron Beam Ion Assisted Deposition) subject matter experts to join our high performing and growing EB-IAD Coating Technology team within the MCOE organization. Partnering with business units this highly visible role is recognized as an EB-IAD coating subject matter expert within the company with an emphasis on productization and execution from ideation/development to commercialization with end-to-end responsibility for successful ramp at our customers.

You will interface with senior leadership in engineering productivity supply chain and operations to drive innovative EB-IAD component coating solutions that bring value to our customers in device performance yield and cost of ownership.

What Youll Do

You will be central in strategic decision making responsible for the development of EB-IAD coatings in both hardware and process in the Materials Center of Excellence. The team has a record of commercializing innovative EB-IAD films and solving highly complex engineering issues for a range of products to address our customers High Value Problems (HVPs).

You will be a key contributor in new chamber architecture product development and components in our next generation products that will be used in manufacturing cutting edge devices that are and will change the world.

Key Qualifications

• This position requires 8 years or experience or equivalent in EB-IAD coatings and related hardware development a BS degree in Engineering (Masters or Ph.D. preferred)

• Drive innovative materials and methods and them to hardware advances and/or perform hardware characterization on significantly complex systems for a range of programs within safety guidelines.

• Develop plan and execute material engineering projects and suppliers for a range of products

• Design collect data analyze and compile reports on significantly complex materials engineering experiments for a range of products

• Assess the technical trade-offs compared to cost trade-offs for material solutions

• Define and validate material measurement/analytical techniques. Train engineers on the techniques and guide them in the interpretation of the data

• Define and implement new methodologies define and apply new technologies and/or troubleshoot and resolve significantly complex materials engineering issues/problems for a range of products

• Interact with key customers to resolve significantly complex engineering issues for a range of products to address our customers High Value Problems (HVPs)

• Generate internal and external documentation for products presentations technical reports for integrated products and generate engineering specifications for integrated products

Functional Knowledge

• Materials (fundamental knowledge of material properties and manufacturing methods of)

  • EB-IAD coatings (metals/oxide/fluoride) ideally in the context for use in semiconductor equipment component coatings

  • Regarded as the technical expert in their particular field

  • Demonstrates in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function

• Demonstrates Surface Chemistry/Interactions of metal/oxide/fluoride materials in chemical and plasma environments relevant to semiconductor processes including

  • Inorganic chemistry

  • Experience of evolution of surface chemistry and measurements (in-situ and ex-situ)

  • Corrosion/Erosion

• Material Characterization Methods

  • Significant experience required

• Failure Analysis of Materials

  • Strongly preferred

Leadership

• Fast learner owns outcomes and leads by example

• Leads projects with notable risk and complexity; develops the strategy for project execution

Problem Solving

• Strong problem solving skills; Determined to root cause isolation; Systematic systems thinker; Hands-on

• Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions

Impact

• Impacts the direction and resource allocation for program project or services; works within general functional policies and industry guidelines

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates complex ideas anticipates potential objections and persuades others often at senior levels to adopt a different point of view

Additional Information

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The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location hire grade job-related knowledge skills experience and with consideration of internal equity of our current team addition to a comprehensive benefits package candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program as applicable.

For all sales roles the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

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