Principal Plating Engineer

Arizona State University; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Arizona State University seeks a Principal Plating Engineer for the Advanced Electronics and Photonics Core Facility in Mesa. You will lead electroplating processing, collaborate with device physics, deposition, etching, photolithography, and electrical test to ensure robust, precise processes for customers.

The role focuses on process development for a forthcoming 300mm wafer plating system, equipment maintenance, data analysis using SPC, and interaction with students and faculty to provide

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and seven years of experience in engineering or related field.
• Master’s degree in engineering or related field and seven years of engineering or related experience, or equivalent combination of experience and education.

Responsibilities

• Maintain electroplating equipment and increase up time while reducing costs.
• Assist students, faculty, and professionals with service requests.
• Recommend, scope, and assist in procuring and installing future equipment.
• Cross-train in other areas to provide backup and assistance as needed.
• Write procedures to help users safely operate the equipment.

Skills

Project leadership

Technical guidance

Interpersonal communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

JMP

Minitab

Job description

Job Profile:

Engineer 4

Job Family:

Engineering

Time Type:

Full time

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and seven (7) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile Summary:
Leads complex projects, and provides technical guidance, innovation, design, and expertise to enhance the institution’s engineering solutions and infrastructure. May provide instruction/teaching.

Job Description:

Position Salary Range:

• Depends on experience

Job Description:

The Advanced Electronics and Photonics Core Facility seeks a qualified candidate for a Principal Plating Engineer position. The candidate will mainly be focused on electroplating processing and will be expected to assist or provide backup to other areas. Primary areas of responsibility will include electroplating process development on our forthcoming 300mm wafer plating system as well as ownership of associated chemical metrology systems. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will interact with individuals responsible for areas such as device physics, deposition, etching, photolithography, and electrical test to ensure robust electroplating processes that meet the precise physical and electrical requirements for our customers.

As part of the AEP Core operations team, you will maintain the electroplating process area by supporting operations and increasing equipment up time, responding to production issues, implementing solutions, reducing costs, and improving yields. In this position, you will support existing processes, develop new processes, identify process and material improvements, and develop intellectual property. You will also use statistical process controls and data analysis to support and monitor the performance of the equipment.

Customer service is an integral part of the Principal Plating Engineer position. The candidate will be interacting directly with a wide variety of students, faculty, and other professionals to provide services as requested. Skill in communicating technical ideas in a positive and patient manner is a must.

This position is funded by DoD and requires candidates to meet the definition of US person as defined in as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 and 15 C.F.R. § 772.1.

Essential Duties:

• Maintain electroplating equipment by supporting operations, increasing equipment up time, responding to production issues, keeping the equipment under statistical control, and reducing costs.
• Assist students, faculty, and other professionals with service requests
• Recommend, scope, and assist in the procurement and installation of future equipment into the Core.
• Cross-train in other areas to provide backup and assistance as needed.
• Write procedures to help students and other users safely use the equipment.
• Provide supervision and guidance to the users of the Core.
• Provide supervision to junior engineers.
• Regular activities include ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or is subject to resolution of conflicts.
• Ability to clearly communicate and exchange accurate information to perform essential duties.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in engineering or related field and seven (7) years of engineering or related experience including responsibility for tool and process requirements; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
• Demonstrated understanding of the operation and maintenance of electroplating processing equipment
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Computer knowledge used for documentation and analysis.
• Demonstrated strong mechanical aptitude and experience with statistical software packages such as JMP or Minitab.
• Demonstrated experience with active matrix TFT processing and amorphous-silicon processes.
• Demonstrated experience with semiconductor advanced packaging processing.
• Experience with many disciplines including etching, deposition, cleaning, and other thin film processing.
• Equipment maintenance experience.

Working Environment:

ASU is an inclusive enterprise with a wide variety of work and learning modes, locations, and a commitment to sustainability, innovation, and employee work-life balance. We are determined to maintain our position as an employer of choice in a competitive labor market, as such the following options may be offered dependent on department needs:

Flexible work options:

• Alternative work schedulescan include four, 10-hour workdays in a workweek; a nine-day, 80-hour schedule over two workweeks for exempt employees only; and staggered start and stop times.
• Hybrid workis anarrangement where employees spend a minimum of 60% of their regular workweek at their primary ASU work location.Dean or vice president-level approval is required.
• Remote workis an arrangement where the employee spends less than 60% of their regular workweek at a regularly assigned ASU work location.Executive vice president-level approval is required.

Standard Working Environment:

• Climate-controlled office setting subject to extended periods of being in a stationary position.
• Regular use of a computer and other office productivity equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine and printer.
• Ability to clearly communicate and exchange accurate information to perform essential duties.
• Expected to be responsive to customers; engaged in work production; and resourceful, flexible, and respectful of others.

Working Environment for research positions:

• Regular activities require ability to manage multiple tasks at one time, to be able to prioritize tasks; to manage conflict: to interact in a team environment: and to communicate effectively to exchange accurate information.
• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting and laboratory subject to extended periods of being in a stationary position, operating computer and other office productivity machinery; required to move a moderate distance to perform work.
• Frequently moves up to 25 pounds for various needs.
• May be required to wear personal protective equipment before entering laboratories such as lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, closed toe shoes and respirator.

Department Statement:

Each year since 2016, ASU has been named the most innovative school in the nation, recognizing the university’s culture of groundbreaking research and partnerships, as well as its commitment to helping students thrive in college and beyond. U.S. News and World Report has named ASU as the most innovative university all eleven years the category has existed.

ASU Knowledge Enterprise advances research, innovation, strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship, and international development. Our success arises from solutions-focused, interdisciplinary research; an entrepreneurial approach that is embedded in every school and department; and a commitment to transform society in a positive way. To learn more about how Knowledge Enterprise is a place for your career to grow, visit https://research.asu.edu/about-us/careers.

At Advanced Electronics and Packaging Core Facility, we are dedicated to building an inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. We value your unique background and perspective, and you may be just the right candidate for this position or other roles on our team.

Working at ASU has additional perks and outstanding benefits, which include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; ASU/UA/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to ASU recreation and cultural activities; and more. To estimate the value of your total compensation, please visit https://cfo.asu.edu/compensation-estimator.

Driving Requirement:

Driving is not required for this position.

Location:

Off-Campus: Mesa/Tempe

Funding:

Grant Funded

ASU Statement:

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation’s fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

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Employment Verification Statement:

ASU conducts pre-employment screening which may include verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.

Background Check Statement:

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Fingerprint Check Statement:

A fingerprint check is not required for this position.