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MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Nanofabrication Process Engineer
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What they do
A Process Engineer solves problems related to the manufacturing and use of products, including chemicals, fuel, food, and clothing. Designs new products, improves existing ones, or develops new processes for better use of existing materials. May specialize in a chemical engineering process, such as making plastics, or in an industry such as health care.
$119,732 / year median in Massachusetts
+8% projected growth
Job Description
MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Microelectronics Laboratory is a 200mm wafer facility with commercial-class equipment serving national security and economic interests. The facility processes full-flows for a range of integrated circuit technologies including 90 nm fully depleted silicon-on-insulator CMOS, science grade CCD imagers, superconducting digital and quantum circuits, photonics, MEMs, and microfluidics. Job Description The Microelectronics Laboratory is seeking a process engineer eager their science or engineering skills in support of state-of-the-art superconducting circuits, quantum computing, radiation hardened electronics, charge-coupled imagers, and more. As part of a Process Engineering team, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing, monitoring, maintaining, and improving base processes and capabilities for assigned tools. Focus tool areas include physical vapor deposition, epitaxy, and atomic layer deposition. Role could include wet chemical processing, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, wafer bonding, photolithography, reactive ion etch, and ion implantation depending on experience value. For the successful candidate's assigned tools, the person will type="disc
- -be key unit process focal point coordinating and communicating with all affected areas, including operations, maintenance, and process integration teams, type="disc
- -maintain and improve process capability, lot quality, and operations efficiency, type="disc
- -define and implement statistical process control; respond to process shifts, excursions, misprocess events, and tool downs, type="disc
- -coordinate with process integration owners and develop new unit process steps as needed, type="disc
- -create and maintain required process procedures and documentation, type="disc
- -work with maintenance to maintain and improve equipment performance and capability. Requirements type="disc
- -BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics or related field. type="disc
- -Enthusiasm for solving problems and a willingness to work in a cleanroom. type="disc
- -Knowledge and experience in one or more of the following process areas is preferred: physical vapor deposition, epitaxy, atomic layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), chemical mechanical polish (CMP), ion implantation, reactive ion etch, wet processing, thermal oxidation, lithography, silicon wafer thinning, or wafer bonding. type="disc
- -2+ years of experience in nanofabrication or microfabrication, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of microfabrication techniques, statistical process control, and design of experiments
- Skills and knowledge in microfabrication process integration, metrology, and quality management systems are highly valued. type="disc
- -Good written and verbal communication skills. type="disc
- -Ability to work and interact effectively with a wide spectrum of people, including technicians, unit process engineers, technical staff, and specialists.
Recent Graduate Hiring Range:
$100,200- 120,000
Experienced Hiring Range:
$100,200- 150,000
Disclaimer:
MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including—but not limited to—the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits. At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance.Benefits offered to employees include:
type="disc- -Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
- MIT-funded pension
- Matching 401K
- Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
- Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
- Mentorship programs
- A range of work-life balance options