FIB Engineering Manager: Metrology and Lab Innovation

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking a senior-level lab and metrology leader to oversee FIB characterization activities across logic, memory, and power semiconductor domains. You will drive advancement of techniques, supervise engineers and technicians, and ensure safe, compliant lab operations.

The role emphasizes hands-on engagement with analytical instrumentation, development of new methods, and collaboration with customers and BU partners to resolve complex metrology challenges.

Qualifications

• Experience managing FIB engineers and technicians on semiconductor characterization.
• Leadership of metrology engineering initiatives with results aligned to problem-solving methods.
• Oversee lab operations, metrics tracking and workflow improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage FIB engineers and technicians in utilizing FIB techniques for semiconductor characterization, create new FIB methods on advanced semiconductor applications from logic devices, memory technologies to power semiconductors, front end to back end
• Manage, lead, and execute metrology engineering initiatives by applying advanced characterization expertise, ensuring all project outcomes are delivered in alignment with Applied Problem Solving methodology.
• Lead lab operations management including tracking and analyzing key operational metrics, identifying and implementing new metrics to drive lab performance, strategizing and executing workflow improvements, providing solutions to enhance lab efficiency and effectiveness
• Develop and implement new technology and analytical instrumentation to enhance lab capabilities and performance, while maintaining hands-on engagement on tools to create and validate new methods for complex sample types, support team training, and establish structured training programs to continuously develop technical skills across the team
• Interact with key customers and BU partners to resolve significantly complex metrology issues across all product lines
• Communicate effectively across teams and stakeholders by creating and delivering clear, impactful presentations, sharing technical review and project updates, lead discussions to align on goal and execution
• Generate internal and external documentation for techniques, lab protocol and procedures
• Ensure lab operations meet all safety and IP standards by conducting regular audit, risk assessments and maintaining compliance documentations

Skills

People management

Metrology expertise

Lab operations

Analytical instrumentation

Technical communication

Tools

FIB equipment

Job description

Applied Materials is seeking a senior-level lab and metrology leader to oversee FIB characterization activities across logic, memory, and power semiconductor domains. You will drive advancement of techniques, supervise engineers and technicians, and ensure safe, compliant lab operations.

The role emphasizes hands-on engagement with analytical instrumentation, development of new methods, and collaboration with customers and BU partners to resolve complex metrology challenges.