Lithography Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC) within Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an exceptionally talented, motivated, and creative Lithography Engineer for our Advanced Technology Lab (ATL) - located outside of Baltimore, Maryland - where we design, manufacture, and test semiconductor products for internal and commercial production customers as well as emerging technology programs. Northrop Grumman’s ATL semiconductor foundry provides unique capability supporting a range of production microelectronic devices (Silicon, Gallium Arsenide, Gallium Nitride, Silicon Carbide) and providing leading edge technology development in superconducting electronics.

Our devices enable multiple generations of Northrop Grumman’s ground-based radars, avionic radars, and space systems. Join us for the chance to work with an experienced and talented team while helping serve your country. Enjoy the opportunity to grow and learn with a variety of challenging projects in production, R&D, ongoing long-term programs, and new programs targeting future military platforms.

Our multidisciplinary foundry team enables activities spanning from development to sustainment process engineering. ATL is responsible for all aspects of semiconductor technology including design, mask making, wafer fabrication, test, and assembly. Candidates must be strong team participants, have excellent communication skills, and be resourceful as well as multi-disciplinary. A strong understanding of semiconductor technology, direct process development experience and production background is essential.

The Lithography Engineer must possess knowledge of lithography principles and practices, should be experienced with the full spectrum of exposure tools, photo-resin chemistry, developer chemistry, anti-reflective coatings, liftoff processes, image reversal, and thin-film strip and rework procedures. Engineer should also be familiar with a wide variety of metrology tools including CDSEM and overlay measurement. The selected candidate should be hands on, have an aptitude for technology development and demonstrate an ability to communicate well with others as well as experienced in coat defect resolution, film-thickness optimization, root-cause-analysis, and design of experiments.

The Staff Lithography Engineer will be responsible for:

-Leading process development for emerging technologies in both microelectronic and superconducting electronics.

-All aspects of maintaining production processes including process safety, process control, new process qualifications, technician training, preventative maintenance, tool troubleshooting and chemical inventory monitoring.

-Coordinating with stakeholders, including equipment vendors, engineering staff, product integration, and program and operations management, to define process needs, and establish manufacturing requirements.

-Performing trade studies and submitting costing proposals for the procurement of advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

-Classifying manufacturing process windows and range of equipment capabilities.

-Writing and maintaining process documentation.

-Performing all other related duties as required.

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Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical…