Onsite MEMS Process Technician — Cleanroom Pro

Relative Dynamics; Greenbelt (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Personal development program

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with match

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Relative Dynamics seeks a detail-oriented Semiconductor Process Technician to support MEMS fabrication at NASA GSFC in Greenbelt, MD. You will operate a broad range of semiconductor processing and metrology equipment in a cleanroom, execute critical steps, and assist with testing and troubleshooting.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in semiconductor/MEMS cleanrooms, hands-on photolithography and deposition experience, and strong documentation skills.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in electronics, mechanical technology, semiconductor manufacturing, materials science, or a related field (or High School diploma/GED with equivalent hands-on industry experience); bachelor's degree is a plus.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience operating equipment in a semiconductor or MEMS fabrication cleanroom environment.
• Photolithography: Hands-on experience operating spin coaters, exposure tools (mask aligners, steppers, or E-beam), and automated/manual development benches.
• Thin Film Deposition: Experience loading, operating, and monitoring tools for: physical vapor deposition (thermal/e-beam evaporation and sputtering), chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), thermal oxidation furnaces, and atomic layer deposition (ALD)
• Etching Operations: Ability to safely handle hazardous chemicals for wet chemical etching, and experience operating plasma-based dry etching (RIE, DRIE) and specialty vapor phase etching (vapor HF and XeF2) tools.
• Metrology & Inspection: Proficiency in inspecting wafers and measuring films using optical/electron microscopy, ellipsometry, stress measurement tools, profilometers, and electrical probing stations.

Responsibilities

• Execute defined microfabrication process steps (lot travelers) for MEMS devices accurately, safely, and consistently.
• Monitor tool performance, perform basic equipment troubleshooting, and escalation complex processes or hardware issues to the fabrication lead
• Perform routine equipment calibrations, basic preventative maintenance, and tool qualifications.
• Accurately document all processing results, measurements, and tool data in logs or tracking spreadsheet according to strict industry standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including process engineers, equipment maintenance, and design teams, to support process integration and test runs.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement and safety.
• This is a full-time position which requires onsite attendance Monday to Friday with significant amount of time spent in the clean room.

Job description

Relative Dynamics seeks a detail-oriented Semiconductor Process Technician to support MEMS fabrication at NASA GSFC in Greenbelt, MD. You will operate a broad range of semiconductor processing and metrology equipment in a cleanroom, execute critical steps, and assist with testing and troubleshooting.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in semiconductor/MEMS cleanrooms, hands-on photolithography and deposition experience, and strong documentation skills.