System Engineer

Nova Engineering Team is looking for a System Engineer to work with Design Engineers, Product Managers and Researchers to participate in the ongoing development, integration and characterization of a novel metrology solutions across several product lines. The selected person will be part of a highly skilled and efficient team of System Engineers with significant combined experience in instrumentation for Semiconductor production environment.

This position provides an opportunity to have a large impact in a rapidly growing division.

Pay Range: $130,000- $160,000 Annually (DOE)

What will you do as a Systems Engineer?

• System Engineers play a key role throughout the entire Product Life Cycle from the inception and validation of new ideas to final product release and field testing
• Our ideal candidate would be a highly motivated individual with broad experience in applied high vacuum systems for ion beam and mass spectrometry related technologies.
• The ideal candidate will lead efforts to retire technical risks in emerging technologies focused on NOVAs technology roadmap and must offer creative solutions with minimum supervision.
• The candidate must have high proficiency in hands‑on work and demonstrate the ability to design, build, and use complex vacuum systems with high‑end metrology equipment such as stages, gauges, cameras, lasers, detectors, spectrometers, electron beam analysis equipment, etc. The candidate must have a proven record on accomplishments in R&D.
• Propose solutions for customer problems, validate the concepts of the proposed solutions and initiate the development and implementation of these solutions
• Conduct error budget analysis, modeling, and simulation for proposed architectures
• Participates in the Design and Testing phase of the component (sub‑system), ensures that the design complies with the requirements
• Own the integration of the new component or sub‑system into the product and characterizes its behavior at full product performance level
• Develop procedures for and trains Manufacturing, Service and Applications in all aspects of the new component or sub‑system as it relates to the complete system – assembly, calibration, testing and end‑user operation.

• Problem solving skills for resolution of system level challenges at every phase of the Product Lifecycle
• Willingness to participate in field activities for new product release or challenging customer issues
• Customer management skills that build relationships with internal and external customers
• Interface with Advanced Technology group to define the product development roadmap

• PhD in Physics, Chemistry or relevant engineering field; experience in semiconductor or other instrumentation makers is preferred
• Technical expertise in design and simulation of ion‑optics, ion columns, or SIMS
• Lead effort to build, run and maintain experimental systems, prototype, and beta systems.
• Design and incorporate metrology equipment (cameras, detectors, etc..) and vacuum hardware.
• Resolve technical problems in development, and maintenance of research Hardware/Equipment
• Must be able to balance independent work, accountability, and ownership of complex problems with teamwork, collaboration, and sense of joint purpose.
• Drive for high quality work product with focus on the Customer’s problem at hand and understanding of timeline, budget and other practical constraints
• Educated and experienced in general scientific thinking and approach to problem solving. He / She has consistent, logical and analytical approach to solving problems with good reasoning skills.
• Can design and execute high‑precision measurements, process the data, and make conclusions.
• Travel to customer sites on a short notice to address urgent issues. Travel is expected to 10% on annualized basis.
• System integration and characterization skills combining critical thinking and scientific intuition
• Familiar with the concept and high‑level implementation of complex control systems and real‑time data processing
• Conceptual understanding of particle detection and signal amplification (100 kHz range)
• Working knowledge of high voltage components in the 5kV range. Familiar with basic high‑voltage best practices.
• Good organizational, interpersonal, leadership and project management skills
• Hands on experience working with hardware components, basic electronics modules and diagnostics instrumentation.
• Working knowledge of clean vacuum systems (1e-7 torr) and vacuum‑related design is a plus.

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