MBE Growth Production Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & benefits

Health, Dental, Vision, Life insurance

Paid vacation and sick time

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Teledyne Imaging Sensors, a leader in infrared focal plane arrays, seeks an MBE Growth Production Engineer for second shift in Camarillo, CA. You will own MBE growth and characterization of HgCdTe wafers, drive tool maintenance, and develop growth recipes to deliver high-performance detectors.

The role requires hands-on semiconductor expertise, experience with MBE equipment, and strong communication. Join a mission-focused team advancing infrared sensing technologies for space and defense

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise with MBE growth of semiconductors.
• Hands-on experience in MBE tool maintenance and repair.
• Direct experience and expertise in semiconductor material characterization (structural, electrical and optical).
• Background in opto-electronic semiconductor devices, optics, electronics, software, cryogenics, radiometric, and modelling, test, and analysis methods.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead MBE growth and characterization of HgCdTe wafers for production of high-performance infrared focal plane arrays.
• Own MBE tool use planning, tool maintenance and repair, growth structure design, recipe writing, wafer growth.
• Perform wafer growth and post-growth wafer characterization and correlation of growth with device performance.
• Innovate new growth and characterization techniques for yield improvements and throughput.
• Collaborate with team to optimize production processes and equipment reliability.

Skills

MBE growth

Tool maintenance

Semiconductor characterization

Opto-electronic devices

Communication skills

Education

PhD or MS in Engineering/Physics

Tools

MBE equipment

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

Teledyne Imaging Sensors pioneers best in class infrared sensors to see into the past, analyze the present, and secure the future. As theworld’s leading provider of infrared focal plane arrays for space,Teledyne’s customers include NASA, ESA, the US Department of Defense, instrument/system integrators, and commercial customers. Teledyne’s infrared sensors are Everywhere You Look (TM): aboard the James Webb Space Telescope and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope; in ground-based observatory telescopes; on the International Space Station; integrated into satellite systems that allow the study of climate change; at the core of airborne tactical platform protection systems; and enabling analytical microscopes. Our mission-focused team values technical excellence, collaboration, and agility – Launch your career to the next level with us!

Teledyne Imaging Sensors is the leader in producing HgCdTe focal plane arrays and we are looking to add anMBE Growth Production Engineerto our Infrared Materials Group for the second shift (~11:00am-7:00pm).

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical engineer who excels in MBE growth production and enjoys working as a team. The MBE Growth Production Engineer is responsible for the MBE growth and characterization of HgCdTe wafers for the production of high performance infrared focal plane arrays and detectors.

This involves 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.

As a member of the technical staff, the MBE Growth Production Engineer is encouraged to innovate new growth and characterization techniques for continual process improvements for yield enhancement and increased wafer throughput.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 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.
• Direct experience and expertise in semiconductor material characterization (structural, electrical and optical).
• Background in opto-electronic semiconductor devices, optics, electronics, software, cryogenics, radiometric, and modelling, test, and analysis methods.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Desired Education and Experience:

• 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.

Other Qualifications:

• Due to the type of work at the facility and certain access restrictions, successful applicants must be a U.S. Citizen

Ready to join our team? Apply today!

What can Teledyne offer YOU?

A Competitive Salary & Benefits Package

Excellent Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance plans as of First Day

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Paid Holidays

401(k) Eligibility with Company Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Educational Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Fun Events throughout the year

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.