Application Development Engineer (f/m/x)

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH; Oberkochen; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ZEISS is seeking hands-on engineers to develop applications for in-line metrology and inspection in semiconductor manufacturing using FIB-SEM technology. You will operate FIB-SEM systems in customers' clean rooms and collaborate with hardware and software teams to improve processes.

You will lead live demos with customer samples and wafers, spend substantial time in clean rooms and at customer sites, and contribute to market opportunities with your technical guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in engineering, materials science, physics or chemistry.
• Experience with SEM imaging and understanding imaging mechanisms.
• Experience with FIB milling and understanding milling mechanisms.
• Experience with FIB-SEM sample preparation (advantage).
• Demonstrated ability to develop new processes or methodologies using FIB-SEM or SEM instruments.
• Experience in DOE and SPC.
• Knowledge of coding in Python or similar for data analytics or image processing (advantage).
• Excellent communication skills, self-direction, integrity, teamwork.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% international.

Responsibilities

• Develop in-line metrology and inspection applications using ZEISS FIB-SEM technology.
• Operate FIB-SEM systems in customers' clean rooms.
• Collaborate with internal hardware and software teams on development.
• Lead live demos with customer samples and wafers.
• Spend significant time in clean rooms and at customer sites.

Skills

SEM imaging

FIB milling

FIB-SEM sample preparation

DOE

SPC

Python

Communication

Travel up to 50%

Education

Bachelor or Master in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or Chemistry

Tools

Python

Job description

ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Enabler for smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips

Work where tomorrow is created. Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies. As the heart of every electronically controlled system, they are indispensable in our daily lives - whether in smartphones, smart homes, or smart factories. ZEISS is a technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems, and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips - and thus plays a key role in shaping the age of micro- and nanoelectronics with its innovations.

Your role

Hands-on development of applications for in-line metrology & inspection in semiconductor manufacturing by using ZEISS' FIB-SEM technology. Operate the FIB-SEM systems in the customers' clean room. Be part of the engineering team and help development of FIB - SEM technology. Obtain first-hand knowledge of semiconductor FIB-SEM applications at customer site and identify areas for improvement as well as new market opportunities. Work jointly & hands-on with internal hardware and software development groups. Provide technical guidance to Business Development Managers and sales team. Lead and perform customer (live) demos with customer samples and wafers. You will spend a considerable amount of your time in clean rooms at ZEISS and customer sites.

Your profile

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Engineering, Material Science, Physics or Chemistry
• Experience with SEM imaging and excellent understanding of the SEM imaging mechanisms
• Experience with FIB milling and excellent understanding of the FIB milling mechanisms
• Experience with FIB-SEM sample preparation (advantage)
• Demonstrated ability in development of new processes or methodologies using FIB-SEM or SEM instruments
• Experience in Design of Experiments (DOE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Knowledge of coding in Python or any other programming language used for data analytics or image processing (advantage)
• Excellent communication skills, self-direction, integrity, positive thinking, strong learning desires and good teamwork
• Up to 50% international travel to semiconductor fabs (USA and Asia)

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team

Georgios Tanoglou

About ZEISS

Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That's just what our employees are doing every single day - in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people. In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together.

Diversity & inclusion

Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity.