Senior ALD Process Engineer for Emerging Materials & Devices

Tyndall National Institute; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 68,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Impactful Work

Continuous Learning

Blended Working: remote + on-site

UCC pension and life assurance

Job summary

Tyndall National Institute, Ireland’s leading RTO, seeks a Senior ALD Process Engineer to lead and optimise ALD processes for next‑gen semiconductor materials within the NanoIC programme. You will install, qualify and transfer processes, mentor researchers and collaborate across disciplines to deliver robust, scalable deposition solutions.

The role focuses on TMDs, oxide semiconductors and high‑k dielectrics, with emphasis on repeatable baseline processes, DoE, metrology and device integration

Qualifications

• MSc degree in physics, materials science, chemistry, electronic engineering, semiconductor engineering or a related discipline.
• Typically five years’ hands‑on experience operating, developing and optimising processes on Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) systems.
• Experience with advanced thin‑film, materials, interface and device characterisation techniques such as XPS, AFM, ellipsometry, TEM, SEM, XRD or electrical characterisation.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of designated ALD processes, establishing and maintaining stable baseline processes with defined operating windows, process controls, acceptance criteria, troubleshooting and continuous improvement.
• Lead the day‑to‑day operation, monitoring and maintenance of ALD tools within Tyndall’s FlexiFab and materials laboratories, ensuring safe, stable and reliable performance and resolving complex equipment or process issues with equipment specialists, vendors and service engineers as required.
• Support the installation, commissioning, qualification and acceptance of new ALD equipment, including development of operating procedures and baseline processes.
• Develop, optimise and qualify ALD processes for TMDs, oxide semiconductors, high‑k dielectrics and other functional thin‑film materials, including multilayer structures; investigate ALD growth behaviour, nucleation, surface reactions and film properties, and contribute to interface engineering for advanced FET and MOSFET architectures.
• Design, implement and analyse DoEs to identify key process parameters and establish process windows; develop robust process‑monitoring and control strategies using appropriate metrology, and analyse experimental, materials and device data to drive process improvement.
• Support the integration of ALD processes into wider semiconductor fabrication flows, assessing material compatibility, contamination risk, precursor chemistry, chamber effects, thermal‑budget constraints and interactions with upstream and downstream process modules.
• Support process transfer from laboratory‑scale demonstrations towards repeatable wafer‑scale fabrication, including process qualification and technology transfer.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for process recipes, operating procedures, equipment conditions, process windows, experimental plans, metrology results and process‑development outcomes.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers, interns, students and researchers, work effectively across multidisciplinary teams, and promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Participate in Education and Public Engagement activities.
• Contribute to risk assessment, quality management and equipment qualification, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety requirements, cleanroom and hazardous‑material procedures, the Tyndall Quality Management System, and other duties appropriate to the scope and level of the post.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Innovation & Industry Engagement when required.

Skills

ALD process development

DoE design

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety compliance

Education

MSc in physics / materials science / chemistry / electronic engineering / semiconductor engineering

Tools

XPS

AFM

Ellipsometry

TEM

SEM

XRD

Electrical characterisation

Job description

Tyndall National Institute, Ireland’s leading RTO, seeks a Senior ALD Process Engineer to lead and optimise ALD processes for next‑gen semiconductor materials within the NanoIC programme. You will install, qualify and transfer processes, mentor researchers and collaborate across disciplines to deliver robust, scalable deposition solutions.

The role focuses on TMDs, oxide semiconductors and high‑k dielectrics, with emphasis on repeatable baseline processes, DoE, metrology and device integration