Highlights
The ideal candidate will be an organized and highly motivated team player with strong initiative and communication skills, and who possesses the drive to deliver quality results on time in a dynamic, multi-discipline, intensive and highly productive small team environment. PDF is seeking an experienced Senior Electron Optics Engineer to work on PDF's electron beam inspection tool used for enhancing yield in state-of-the-art 300mm semiconductor fabs.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Milpitas, CA |
| Industry | Other/Not Classified |
| Salary | $160,000–$175,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1992 |
| Website | http://www.pdf.com/Home |
Description
Overview
At PDF Solutions, we are at the forefront of revolutionizing the semiconductor industry. Our cutting-edge technologies and data-driven solutions empower semiconductor manufacturers to achieve unprecedented levels of efficiency, quality, and innovation. By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry, tackle complex challenges, and contribute to groundbreaking advancements that shape the future of technology. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, PDF Solutions also operates worldwide in Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.
Role Summary
PDF is seeking an experienced Senior Electron Optics Engineer to work on PDF's electron beam inspection tool used for enhancing yield in state-of-the-art 300mm semiconductor fabs. We are searching for an engineer who wants to hone their skills in an exciting career where they can work on cutting edge electron beam technology and work side by side with industry experts with decades of experience. The ideal candidate will be an organized and highly motivated team player with strong initiative and communication skills, and who possesses the drive to deliver quality results on time in a dynamic, multi-discipline, intensive and highly productive small team environment.
Responsibilities
Simulate electron optics columns and validate models using experimental data
Develop new modes of column operation and drive column architecture design improvements
Lead column tuning, characterization and performance optimization
Develop test plans, collect experimental data and analyze data sets using scripting tools
Create system requirements, error budgets and tolerance analysis stack-ups
Define specifications and acceptance tests for critical components
Diagnose and resolve complex issues involving electron optics, imaging systems, vacuum systems, and electronics
Collaborate with software, systems, electrical, mechanical and manufacturing teams
Prepare comprehensive technical reports and share findings with internal collaborators
Drive innovation and technology development for next-generation tools
Qualifications
Must-Have Skills & Experience
- PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field, and over 5 years of relevant work experience
- Expertise in electron optics and a proven track record in designing and operating electron beam columns
- Background in the development, modeling, testing and characterization of electron sources
- Proficiency with electron optics simulation software (eg. MEBS, SIMION)
- Experience running finite element software packages (e.g. COMSOL, OPERA)
- Proficiency with a scripting language (e.g. Python, Matlab)
- Experience with CAD software (e.g. SOLIDWORKS)
- Experience with high vacuum systems
- Experience with high voltage power supplies and electron beam electronics
- Background in surface science and experience running simulations of electron-material interactions
- Experience with voltage contrast imaging
- Experience working with semiconductor manufacturing tools
Pay Range
USD $160,000.00 - USD $175,000.00 /Yr.
Must-Have Skills & Experience
- PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field, and over 5 years of relevant work experience
- Expertise in electron optics and a proven track record in designing and operating electron beam columns
- Background in the development, modeling, testing and characterization of electron sources
- Proficiency with electron optics simulation software (eg. MEBS, SIMION)
- Experience running finite element software packages (e.g. COMSOL, OPERA)
- Proficiency with a scripting language (e.g. Python, Matlab)
- Experience with CAD software (e.g. SOLIDWORKS)
- Experience with high vacuum systems
- Experience with high voltage power supplies and electron beam electronics
- Background in surface science and experience running simulations of electron-material interactions
- Experience with voltage contrast imaging
- Experience working with semiconductor manufacturing tools
About Company
PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS) is the leading provider of yield improvement technologies and services for the IC manufacturing process life cycle. PDF Solutions offers solutions that are designed to enable clients to lower costs of IC design and manufacture, enhance time to market, and improve profitability by addressing design and manufacturing interactions from product design to initial process ramps to mature manufacturing operations. PDF Solutions' Characterization Vehicle® (CV®) test chips provide the core modeling capabilities, and are used by more leading manufacturers than any other test chips in the industry. Exensio™, PDF Solutions' industry leading yield management and fault detection and classification enterprise software platform, enhances yield improvement and production control activities at leading fabs around the world. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., PDF Solutions operates worldwide with additional offices in China, Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. For the company's latest news and information, visit http://www.pdf.com/.