Senior Research Engineer (Lithography)

Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR); Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A public research agency in Singapore seeks a talented individual to develop and validate lithography processes. The role involves selection and procurement of lithography tools, collaborating with diverse teams, and conducting research in photolithography and metrology. The ideal candidate should hold a Master/Bachelor's degree in relevant fields and have over 2 years of experience in R&D or industry. This position promises an engaging environment to contribute to advanced lithography techniques.

Qualifications

• More than 2 years of relevant experience in R&D or industry.
• Hands-on experience with lithography tools.
• Knowledge in design and simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Selection and qualification of lithography tools.
• Development of new lithography processes.
• Validation of designs and verification stages.

Skills

Photolithography tools proficiency

Metrology experience

Interpersonal communication

Education

Master/Bachelor degree in a related field

Tools

CDSEM

Prolith

Job description

Job Description

• Selection, procurement and qualification of litho tool sets based on program from contact aligner to immersion lithograpy.
• Actively working with cross functional stake owners to plan and develop new lithograpny process.
• Validate design, reticle tap out and post tap out verification.
• Assist in internal and external technical discussion to overcome process related challenge and provide relevant solution.
• Perform process characterization, margin study to determine the process capability of new process platform.
• Act as a subject matter expert and resource for researchers and industry partners to enable process and/or product realization.
• Publish process development outcome and breakthrough in research community.
• Engage with relevant equipment makers/vendors and responsible for selecting and procuring research equipment.
• Work with fab team in establishing SPC for newly developed process.

Requirements

• Master/Bachelor Degree in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, and Microelectronics, or closely related fields are welcome to apply.
• More than 2 years relevant working experiences in R&D and/or industry environment with broad exposure in handling 6”, 8” and/or 12” substrate covering nano to micron tech nodes will be added advantage
• Proficient in Photolithography tools including Immersion/KrF/I-line Scanner/Stepper/Mask Aligner, knowledge in EBEAM Lithography tool will be added advantage.
• Hands-on experiences in metrology including but not limited to CDSEM, Overlay, OCD, DRSEM, Microscope. Capable to create recipe to support various research requirement.
• Knowledge in design and simulation (Prolith, OPC, etc), reticle layout (oas, gds) review and basic tap out process.
• Equip with Lithography skills set including fundamental Lithography theory, Photoresist characteristic and application, new process setup (swing curve, FEM, DOE, statistical root cause analysis and problem solving methods, etc), optimization and margin improvement.
• Relevant hardware and application knowledge in Lithography tools and metrology.
• Possess good interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with ability to deliver clear and concise messages to both internal and external stakeholders.