The Scientist must use expert technical knowledge of X-ray techniques to drive solutions to challenging customer applications.
Must provide applications support for semiconductor metrology tools utilizing a variety of X-ray analytical techniques, e.g. Xray fluorescence (XRF), Xray diffraction (XRD), Xray reflectometry (XRR), and small angle Xray scattering (SAXS).
Provide support to the service team for new tool installations and perform deep dive analysis to help troubleshoot tool issues.
The Scientist must assist customers remotely and on-site with recipe creation and optimization, tool operation and data analysis.
Provide support to the sales team to ensure customer satisfaction through all stages of the sales process.
Write technical documentation and application notes and create and maintain training material.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The Scientist must hold a Ph.D. in Chemistry, Metrology or Solid State.
Must have a minimum of 3 years of work experience as an applications scientist or applications engineer in a semiconductor metrology tool manufacturer or as a process engineer in a semiconductor device manufacturer with thin film quality control/metrology sector.
Must have industry experience in the work of Lab and Fab applications concerning wafer analysis, SiC, Thin Films or Topography.
The Scientist must have a strong understanding of fundamentals of X-ray physics, spectroscopy, diffraction and scattering.
Proficient in data analysis techniques and skills.
Must have excellent communication skills. Ability to speak at an intermediate level in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, or Hebrew is a plus.
Must be willing to travel domestically or internationally.
Must be a U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Resident.