Sr Staff Wafer Metrology Integration Lead Engineer (Semiconductor)

Location: Normandale, United States; onsite work in a clean-room wafer process environment. Travel up to 10%.

Estimated base salary: $132,974.40–$193,814.40 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures recording-head technology and advanced storage products.

What you will do

• Understand new process flows and product builds and assess their impact on metrology and test performance.
• Establish product and material characterization metrology roadmaps, identify critical gaps, and secure stakeholder commitments for closure.
• Develop robust and accurate measurement processes for new transducer processes and designs with metrology and process owners.
• Lead cross-functional projects improving process-control effectiveness through combinations of measurements and factory-control systems across the wafer-to-HGSA supply chain.
• Document measurement and control methods at product and process transfer-readiness checkpoints, including process-control flow diagrams and roadmap input.
• Coordinate cross-site and cross-functional implementation of control plans and measurement-content standards across both wafer sites.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant experience in thin-film research or the technology industry.
• Intimate knowledge of measurement techniques used in nanotechnology device fabrication for characterization and manufacturing control.
• Experience with data-analysis applications and statistical analysis.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary projects outside the nominal area of expertise.
• Ability to identify opportunities and gaps and develop and execute team plans with minimal management guidance.
• Strong analytical, leadership, communication, and documentation skills.
• BS in Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or another relevant field with 12+ years of experience; or MS with 8+ years; or PhD with 5+ years.

Nice to have

• Ability to manage shifting priorities between stakeholders across functional boundaries.
• Experience with mask design, thin-film deposition, ion milling, ICP etch, plating, CMP, photolithography, design, or wafer metrology.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site café, fitness center, wellness programs, meditation rooms, indoor walking path, cultural events, and community volunteer opportunities.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, health savings account, dependent-care and healthcare spending accounts.
• Discretionary bonus eligibility, paid time off, 12 holidays, at least 48 hours of paid sick leave, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Benefits are based on a full-time schedule and may vary by work location.