Epitaxy Growth Engineer

Teledyne; Camarillo (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee stock plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation

Job summary

Teledyne Imaging Sensors in Camarillo, CA is seeking an Epitaxy Growth Engineer to advance HgCdTe wafer growth and high- performance infrared detector development. You will own MBE growth and characterization workflows, work with a lab team, and contribute to process improvements that boost yield and throughput in a production environment.

The role requires hands-on MBE experience, strong communication, and a PhD or MS in engineering or physics.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS in Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on III-V/II-VI MBE growth and characterization.
• US citizenship due to access restrictions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience modeling infrared detector performance.
• Production-experienced MBE background desirable.
• Background in opto-electronic semiconductor devices.

Responsibilities

• MBE growth production and characterization of HgCdTe wafers.
• MBE tool ownership including planning, maintenance, and recipe writing.
• Innovate growth and characterization techniques to improve yield and throughput.

Skills

MBE growth

MBE tool maintenance

Opto-electronic devices

Communication skills

Laboratory teamwork

Education

PhD or MS in Engineering or Physics

Tools

MBE equipment operation

Growth process software

Device characterization tools

Job description

US - Camarillo, CA

Full time

Job Description

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Join Teledyne Imaging Sensors as an Epitaxy Growth Engineer!

Are you ready to launch your career to the next level? Join our mission-focused team, where we value technical excellence, collaboration, and agility. We’re the world’s leading provider of infrared sensors for space, with customers like NASA, ESA, and the US Department of Defense.

What You'll Do:

• MBE growth production and characterization of HgCdTe wafers for the production of high performance infrared focal plane arrays and detectors.
• MBE tool ownership from tool use planning, tool maintenance and repair, growth structure design, recipe writing, wafer growth, post growth wafer characterization and correlation of MBE growth results with final device performance.
• Innovate new growth and characterization techniques for continual process improvements for yield enhancement and increased wafer throughput.

What You Need:

• Hands-on expertise with MBE growth of semiconductors is required.
• Hands-on experience in MBE tool maintenance and repair, with a desire to be hands-on in the laboratory working with the technical team maintaining and operating an MBE tool.
• Background in opto-electronic semiconductor devices, optics, electronics, software, cryogenics, radiometric, and modelling, test, and analysis methods.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• PhD or MS degree in Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• Five plus (5+) years of related hands‑on work experience in III‑V or II‑VI semiconductor MBE growth and characterization of semiconductor materials (direct HgCdTe experience is preferred).
• Experience modeling infrared detector performance and correlating detector performance to MBE growth and device processing parameters.
• Prior experience in MBE growth in a production setting, with a track record of successful production execution is desirable.
• US Citizenship due to access restrictions.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary & Benefits Package
• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance from Day 1
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Educational Tuition Reimbursement
• Fun Employee Events throughout the year

Why Teledyne?

Our infrared sensors are “Everywhere You Look” – from the James Webb Space Telescope to climate change studies. Join us and make a difference!

Salary Range:

$90,800.00-$121,100.000

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, local regulations (such as minimum wage), education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non‑merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day.

Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.