Sustaining Engineer

Priority may be given to the following designated employment equity groups: women, Indigenous Peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.

• The Employment Equity Act , which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.

City: Ottawa

Organizational Unit: Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre

Classification: RCO

Tenure: Two (2) term positions - one (1) night shift and one (1) week-end shift

Duration: 1 year

Language Requirements: English

Work arrangements: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require full-time physical presence at the NRC work location identified.

We are looking for an early to mid-career Sustaining Engineer Research Council Officers (RCO) to support the night-shift and weekend shift operations at the Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre (CPFC). The Research Council Officer would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

The incumbent will sustain and optimize III‑V semiconductor fabrication processes within a production cleanroom environment, supporting client‑driven projects and ensuring process stability, documentation integrity, and operational continuity.

This role requires strong technical troubleshooting capability, collaboration with engineering and operations teams, and the ability to provide technical guidance and support to operators. The successful candidate will contribute to process robustness, continuous improvement initiatives, and adherence to cleanroom and occupational health and safety standards.

The Government of Canada has decided to undertake a spin‑off of the NRC's Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre (CPFC) into a commercial entity with firmly Canadian foundations and with Canadian industrial development at its core.

For more information, visit Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre.

Bachelor’s degree in Physical Sciences, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related engineering or applied science discipline.

A PhD or Master’s degree in one of these disciplines may be considered an asset.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency.

• Hands‑on experience in semiconductor device fabrication within an industrial production cleanroom environment.
• Experience sustaining and optimizing III‑V semiconductor fabrication processes, including troubleshooting, process stability, and yield improvement.
• Experience integrating multiple fabrication steps within a semiconductor device flow, with demonstrated understanding of cross‑process interactions and their impact on yield and performance.
• Experience using MES and DOE data to support process monitoring, variation control, and decision‑making.
• Hands‑on experience in at least one of the following core process areas is required:
• Dielectric deposition and etch (including III‑V etch);
• Metallization;
• Lithography (including E‑beam) and metrology.

Reliability Status

For a Reliability Status, verification of background information over a period of 5 years is required.

English

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

• Demonstrated hands‑on knowledge of on III‑V semiconductor fabrication processes (dielectric deposition/etch, metallization, and/or lithography/metrology).
• Demonstrated ability to sustain and optimize semiconductor fabrication processes, ensuring process stability, repeatability, and yield through effective execution and…