Thin Films Process Engineer (PVD/PECVD) – On-site

3D Glass Solutions, Inc.; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Equity compensation

Relocation support

Job summary

3D Glass Solutions, Inc. is hiring a Thin Films Engineer in Albuquerque, NM to own and improve deposition processes for dielectric, metal and barrier films on PVD/PECVD platforms.

You will develop recipes, run DOEs, and drive improvements across manufacturing with a focus on yield and cost reduction. You will work with equipment engineering to qualify new tools, transfer processes to high-volume production, and support technology transfer from R&D.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering or science field.
• Hands-on PVD/PECVD experience in wafer fab or R&D cleanroom.
• Knowledge of vacuum systems, plasma physics, gas-phase and surface chemistry.
• Strong statistics skills including SPC, DOE and hypothesis testing.
• Clear communication of technical findings to engineers and management.
• US citizen is required.

Responsibilities

• Own deposition processes for dielectric, metal and barrier/liner films on PVD or PECVD.
• Develop and optimize recipes for thickness, uniformity, stress and refractive index.
• Run DOE and use statistics to characterize process windows and set specs.
• Sustain high-volume production: monitor SPC charts and drive corrective actions.
• Lead root-cause investigations into yield, reliability and defect excursions.
• Qualify new tools, chambers, chemistries, targets and precursors.
• Partner with equipment engineering on preventive maintenance and uptime.
• Support technology transfer from R&D into manufacturing.
• Drive cost reduction through consumable life extension and throughput gains.
• Write and maintain process specs, control plans and change-control docs.
• Collaborate with suppliers on hardware, materials and process issues.
• Own yield for assigned products and track targets across line, die and tests.

Skills

DOE design

Statistical analysis

8D problem solving

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science

Bachelor's degree in Physics or Chemistry

Tools

PVD platforms

PECVD platforms

Job description

3D Glass Solutions, Inc. is hiring a Thin Films Engineer in Albuquerque, NM to own and improve deposition processes for dielectric, metal and barrier films on PVD/PECVD platforms.

You will develop recipes, run DOEs, and drive improvements across manufacturing with a focus on yield and cost reduction. You will work with equipment engineering to qualify new tools, transfer processes to high-volume production, and support technology transfer from R&D.