Lead Process Integrator, Advanced Packaging & CPO R&D

Applied Materials, Inc.; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 176,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Albany, New York seeks an experienced Process Integrator to lead development and integration of advanced semiconductor packaging modules in an R&D environment.

You will connect unit processes, materials, device requirements, metrology, reliability, and equipment capabilities into robust integrated flows, collaborating across Applied Materials’ business units and external partners.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, Photonics, or a related technical field.
• 5–10 years of experience in a semiconductor process integrator or process-integration role in R&D or advanced technology development.
• Proven ability to build and execute integrated semiconductor or photonics process flows with multiple modules.
• Strong understanding of CPO, silicon photonics, photonic integrated circuits, optical engines, or optical/electrical heterogeneous integration.
• Experience planning experiments, applying DOE methods, and translating results into technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end process integration for advanced packaging programs and heterogeneous integration.
• Develop integrated process flows for photonic ICs, optical engines, interposers, substrates, and fiber interfaces.
• Translate requirements into process-integration specifications and measurable success criteria for CPO modules.
• Lead cross-functional execution across photonics, device, packaging, bonding, lithography, deposition, etch, metrology, and reliability teams.
• Drive integration of photonic and electronic die, including die-to-wafer or wafer-to-wafer bonding and fine-pitch interconnects.
• Design and execute structured experiments and DOEs to optimize optical loss, coupling, alignment, yield, and reliability.

Skills

Experience leading technically complex

Cross-functional leadership

DOE planning & analysis

Communication skills

Process integration

CPO/silicon photonics understanding

Die integration knowledge

R&D project execution

Education

MS or PhD in Materials Science or related technical field

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. in Albany, New York seeks an experienced Process Integrator to lead development and integration of advanced semiconductor packaging modules in an R&D environment.

You will connect unit processes, materials, device requirements, metrology, reliability, and equipment capabilities into robust integrated flows, collaborating across Applied Materials’ business units and external partners.