Thin-Film Process Engineer - R&D to Pilot

Tandem PV; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Tandem PV seeks a Process Engineer to advance thin-film vacuum deposition processes from R&D through pilot manufacturing. You will design DOEs, analyze results, and help scale deposition tools while collaborating with device fabrication and equipment teams.

The role requires a STEM degree with hands-on PVD/CVD experience, strong data-analysis skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced startup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Hands-on vacuum thin-film deposition experience (PVD/CVD).
• Ability to analyze data, create clear plots, and draw conclusions using Excel/Sheets and Python/R/MATLAB/JMP/Origin.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute DOEs on R&D and pilot tools to study parameter effects.
• Analyze data, summarize findings, and plan follow-up experiments.
• Characterize films with ellipsometry, UV-Vis, and four-point probe.
• Support scale-up from R&D to pilot to high-volume manufacturing.
• Assist with bring-up and qualification of deposition tools.
• Troubleshoot hardware and process issues and stabilize process windows.
• Perform preventive maintenance on deposition and metrology tools.
• Present results to the process engineering team and leadership.
• Collaborate on experiment planning and handoffs.
• Draft SOPs, run logs, and experimental logs.

Skills

Data analysis

Experiment design

DOE design

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Python

R

MATLAB

JMP

Origin

Job description

Tandem PV seeks a Process Engineer to advance thin-film vacuum deposition processes from R&D through pilot manufacturing. You will design DOEs, analyze results, and help scale deposition tools while collaborating with device fabrication and equipment teams.

The role requires a STEM degree with hands-on PVD/CVD experience, strong data-analysis skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced startup.