Lead, Material Process Engineering

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Job Title:

Lead, Materials Process Engineering. Job Code: 33329.

Job Location:

Tempe, AZ.

Job Schedule:

9/80:
Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off.

The Materials Process Engineer performs a variety of engineering work in the development, improvement, and optimization of multiple processes and techniques utilized in the manufacture of I2 tubes, including vacuum deposition of inorganic and metallic films, glass processing, chemical etching and handling, materials analysis, and characterization. The work includes designing and developing new and novel deposition and material management processes, as well as improving and optimizing current processes and materials to target increased image intensifier capabilities, manufacturing yield, and/or reduced variance.

Emphasis is on improving component performance, implementing manufacturing best practices, and developing optimized process recipes and methodologies. Success will be measured by timely new process development and supporting implementation of new processes into production, resulting in cost-savings from reduced tool downtime, improved component yield, and/or enhanced product performance.

• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager and other departmental engineers to coordinate project requirements and communicate current status
• Charter and lead projects with Engineering Team to improve process capability, reduce cycle time and/or labor cost, as assigned
• Estimate, negotiate, monitor, and report process development and qualification schedule
• Create various types of documentation (for use in production) using a variety of tools, including engineering and production review and release. Familiarity with Team Center is a plus.
• Required ability to professionally and effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing
• Written - use of multimedia tools for briefings, ability to write procedures and reports. Verbal - ability to provide briefings in small to medium size groups of technicians, engineers and management
• Conduct research and development activities concerned with the improvement of various materials processes, typically around vacuum deposition of films
• Lead and support the design and implementation of novel and improved materials handling and deposition processes
• Enhance engineering team understanding of methodology through team collaboration and expertise sharing
• Drive reduced process variation supporting proper documentation and publicized statistical process control
• Oversee special projects, purchase required materials, assemble and verify operation, and coordinate validation testing in production environment
• Requirement Reviews – Participate in reviews and work with manufacturing, product design and systems engineering to ensure proper implementation of features
• Develop work instructions for operational use of processing tools and support equipment as needed
• Ability to obtain a US security clearance

• Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science Engineering or relevant major with 9 years prior experience in process development, 2 year post-secondary/AA Degree and 8 years prior experience or Graduate Degree with 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

• In-depth knowledge and application of physics, engineering principles, and concepts associated with various vacuum deposition techniques
• Experience in process development of ALD, Sputtering, E-Beam Evaporation, MBE and other vacuum deposition techniques desired
• In-depth knowledge of semiconductor and thin-film metrology techniques for vacuum…