POSITION SUMMARY:
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.