Epitaxy Growth Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid vacation, sick time and holidays

Fun employee events

Job summary

Teledyne Imaging Sensors seeks an Epitaxy Growth Engineer to advance HgCdTe wafer growth for infrared focal plane arrays. Join a mission-focused team that values technical excellence, collaboration and agility.

You will own MBE growth processes, maintain and repair MBE tools, and drive new techniques to improve yield and throughput, working in a production-like environment in California.

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise with MBE growth of semiconductors.
• Hands-on experience in MBE tool maintenance and repair.
• Background in opto-electronic devices, optics, electronics, software and test/analysis methods.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• PhD or MS in Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 5+ years in III-V or II-VI MBE growth and characterization; HgCdTe preferred.
• Experience modeling infrared detector performance.
• Production-scale MBE growth experience with successful execution.
• US Citizenship due to access restrictions.

Responsibilities

• MBE growth production and characterization of HgCdTe wafers for infrared focal plane arrays and detectors.
• MBE tool ownership from planning, maintenance/repair, growth design, recipe writing, wafer growth and characterization.
• Innovate growth and characterization techniques for yield enhancement and throughput.

Skills

MBE growth

Tool maintenance

Opto-electronic devices

Modelling

Test and analysis

Strong communication

Education

PhD or MS in Engineering/Physics

Job description

Be visionary 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.

Job Description

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

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.

Equal Opportunity

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.

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.