Deposition & Thermal Process Equipment Engineer

University of Texas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid basic medical care

Retirement contributions

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid holidays

Job summary

University of Texas at Austin seeks an Equipment Engineer in Deposition and Thermal Process Development to ensure deposition and thermal tools are operational and baselined. The role collaborates with lithography and etch to enable integrated process development.

You will support metrology, data collection, and process integration while maintaining safety and documentation in a busy research environment in Austin, Texas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with semiconductor or thin‑film deposition equipment.
• Strong vacuum, gas delivery, and thermal processing knowledge.
• Diagnostics, troubleshooting, and component‑level repair experience.
• Electrical film characterization experience (4‑point probe, Hall, probe station).
• Familiarity with cleanroom operations and microfabrication workflows.
• Experience with metrology and film characterization techniques.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain deposition toolsets (sputtering, evaporation, ALD, CVD, furnaces) to meet uptime, reliability, and performance targets.
• Perform diagnostics, root-cause analysis, and hands‑on repair of equipment and components.
• Develop and optimize thin‑film deposition processes in collaboration with researchers.
• Utilize metrology tools to characterize films and correlate with equipment performance.
• Collaborate with researchers to ensure tool performance meets lithography requirements.
• Train users, develop SOPs, and maintain maintenance documentation.
• Ensure safety, compliance, and cleanroom protocols are followed.

Skills

Semiconductor deposition

Thin-film deposition

Vacuum systems

Diagnostics & troubleshooting

Electrical characterization

Metrology & characterization tools

Cleanroom workflows

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in EE/ME/Materials/Physics

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Ellipsometry

SEM

AFM

XRR

Job description

University of Texas at Austin seeks an Equipment Engineer in Deposition and Thermal Process Development to ensure deposition and thermal tools are operational and baselined. The role collaborates with lithography and etch to enable integrated process development.

You will support metrology, data collection, and process integration while maintaining safety and documentation in a busy research environment in Austin, Texas.