Software Applications Scientist - Semiconductor Metrology

Bruker Daltonics; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical and dental plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Bruker Daltonics in San Jose, CA, is seeking a Software-Focused Applications Scientist to bridge Bruker’s advanced X-ray hardware/software systems with customer fabs. You will emphasize software applications support, algorithm evaluation, customer issue resolution, and feedback to ensure robust, precise solutions for semiconductor manufacturing.

The role requires education in physics or materials science, experience with data analysis and software scripting, and ability to travel up to 30% for

Qualifications

• Education: B.Sc., Master’s, or higher in Physics, Materials Science, or related field.
• Experience with data analysis, algorithm evaluation, or software scripting in a technical, scientific, or semiconductor setting.
• Hands-on experience with material characterization or metrology techniques (X-ray techniques preferred, but signal/image processing or optical metrology experience is highly relevant).
• Strong background in software troubleshooting under Windows/Linux environments.
• Domain Knowledge: Understanding of basic crystallography/crystal structures or thin-film electronic layers is an advantage.
• Data Literacy: Solid grounding in statistics, data processing, and result reconciliation between different measurement methods.
• Communication: Excellent written and oral English technical communication skills (presenting technical data, describing software issues clearly, collaborating with overseas R&D).
• Korean, Chinese fluency is a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level applications support and training.
• Offer software support and troubleshoot workflows.
• Analyze customer metrology requirements and build software parameter setups, recipes, and automation workflows to solve site-specific inspection challenges.
• Collaborate with core R&D, software engineering, and product management teams to qualify new software features, data processing algorithms, and bug fixes before field deployment.
• Assist in source inspection of tools prior to shipment, configure tool/software environments, and deliver post-installation specialist user support.
• Act as the technical liaison between field customers and software development teams, gathering bug reports, usability feedback, and feature requests to guide future software releases.
• Develop, document, and disseminate technical documentation, software deployment guidelines, and BKMs for sales, field engineers, and end customers.

Skills

Data analysis

Algorithm evaluation

Scripting

Windows/Linux

Troubleshooting

Technical communication

Cross-functional

Travel readiness

Education

B.Sc., Master’s, or higher in Physics, Materials Science, or related technical field

Job description

Bruker Daltonics in San Jose, CA, is seeking a Software-Focused Applications Scientist to bridge Bruker’s advanced X-ray hardware/software systems with customer fabs. You will emphasize software applications support, algorithm evaluation, customer issue resolution, and feedback to ensure robust, precise solutions for semiconductor manufacturing.

The role requires education in physics or materials science, experience with data analysis and software scripting, and ability to travel up to 30% for