Senior Metrology Systems Engineer - Vacuum & XPS/XRF

Nova Ltd.; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry trainings

Mentorship from experienced engineers

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Nova is seeking a System Engineer to collaborate with Design Engineers, Product Managers and Researchers to advance metrology solutions across product lines. You will participate in development, integration and characterization in a semiconductor environment, contributing to a high-impact division.

The role requires 5+ years in semiconductor or large capital equipment, BS/MS in Physics, hands-on experience with vacuum systems and XPS/SIMS, and strong problem-solving in a cleanroom setting.

Qualifications

• BS, or MS in Physics
• 5+ years of experience in semiconductor or other large capital equipment markets
• Technical knowledge in systems utilizing electron-optics, electron columns, XPS, or SIMS
• Ability to develop, run and maintain experimental systems, prototype, and beta systems
• Design and incorporate metrology equipment (cameras, detectors, etc..) and vacuum hardware
• Resolve technical problems in development, and maintenance of research Hardware/Equipment
• Must be able to balance independent work, accountability and ownership of complex problems with teamwork, collaboration and sense of joint purpose.
• Drive for high quality work product with focus on the Customer's problem at hand and understanding of timeline, budget and other practical constraints
• Educated and experienced in general scientific thinking and approach to problem solving. He / She has consistent, logical and analytical approach to solving problems with good reasoning skills.

Responsibilities

• System Engineer play a key role throughout the entire Product Life Cycle from the inception and validation of new ideas to final product release and field testing
• Our ideal candidate would be a highly motivated individual with broad experience in applied high vacuum systems for electron beam and x-rays related technologies
• The ideal candidate will maintain, operate, and run experiments on the current and next generation XPS/XRF tools with minimum supervision
• The candidate must have high proficiency in hands-on work (in a cleanroom environment) and demonstrate the ability to use complex vacuum systems with high-end metrology equipment such as stages, gauges, cameras, lasers, detectors, spectrometers, electron beam analysis equipment, etc.
• Integrate and test solutions for existing and next generation products, validate the concepts of the proposed solutions and initiate the development and implementation of these solutions
• Participates in the Design and Testing phase of the component (sub-system), ensures that the design complies with the requirements
• Own the integration of the new component or sub-system into the product and characterizes its behavior at full product performance level
• Develop procedures for and trains Manufacturing, Service and Applications in all aspects of the new component or sub-system as it relates to the complete system - assembly

Skills

Electron optics

XPS

SIMS

Vacuum systems

Experimental design

Field testing

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Physics

Tools

Laboratory instrumentation

Cleanroom operations

Spectrometers

Job description

Nova is seeking a System Engineer to collaborate with Design Engineers, Product Managers and Researchers to advance metrology solutions across product lines. You will participate in development, integration and characterization in a semiconductor environment, contributing to a high-impact division.

The role requires 5+ years in semiconductor or large capital equipment, BS/MS in Physics, hands-on experience with vacuum systems and XPS/SIMS, and strong problem-solving in a cleanroom setting.