Focused Ion Beam; FIB Technician III T3

What We Offer

Salary: $29.00 - $39.60

Location:

Santa Clara, CA

As a Process Technician, you will be responsible for preparing wafers for experimentation, operating reactors to perform thin film processes, and using scanning electron microscopes for analyses and imaging. You will record process conditions and experimental observations, perform routine maintenance procedures, and evaluate wafers and thin films. Process Technicians are tasked with preparing cross‑section samples for analysis, identifying patterns of interest in imaging, and operating laboratory process equipment and instrumentation.

Your expertise in troubleshooting, equipment maintenance, and process optimization drives higher levels of productivity, quality, and efficiency in our manufacturing processes.

• Prepare samples for Focused Ion Beam (FIB) lamella making and help to optimize sample prep procedure and conditions, identify cutting location based on pattern instructions.
• Operate and check performance of equipment to perform sample prep process, under limited supervision.
• Understand basic Focused Ion Beam (FIB) principle.
• Operate Focused Ion Beam (FIB) for making TEM lamella pending on job assignment, identify all patterns of interest, understand lamella quality requirement and sample/beam interaction to determine optimized conditions.
• Perform Focused Ion Beam (FIB) system software alignment functions. Perform routine maintenance procedures, flash, plasma clean etc.
• Perform routine shut down procedure. Identify problem put tool down and call for service.
• Coordinate instrument repair and maintenance. Coordinate with engineering on wafer evaluations.
• Contribute to Lab Operation.
• Interface with requestors, understand their detailed requirement, and communicate on results.
• Help lab on monitoring wafer in process (WIP) and maintaining quality, turnaround time, and throughput.

• Has developed proficiency in a range of analytical processes or procedures to carry out assigned tasks.

• Has a good understanding of the team integrates with others to achieve objectives.
• Has a good understanding of individual responsibility to the team and being fit into lab operation needs and impact positively.

• May provide informal guidance and support to more junior team members.

• Provides solutions to problems in situations that are atypical or infrequently occurring based on existing precedents or procedures.

• Impacts the quality of own work and its contribution to the team.

• Uses communication skills to regularly exchange information.
• Has team working spirit.

Time Type:
Full time

Employee Type:
Assignee / Regular

Travel:
No

Relocation Eligible:
Yes

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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