Job Description
Overview:
At PDF Solutions, we are at the forefront of revolutionizing the semiconductor industry. Our cutting-edge technologies and data-driven solutions empower semiconductor manufacturers to achieve unprecedented levels of efficiency, quality, and innovation. By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry, tackle complex challenges, and contribute to groundbreaking advancements that shape the future of technology. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, PDF Solutions also operates worldwide in Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. |
Role Summary
PDF is seeking an experienced Electron Optics Engineer to work on PDF’s electron beam inspection tool used for enhancing yield in state-of-the-art 300mm semiconductor fabs. We are searching for an engineer who wants to hone their skills in an exciting career where they can work on cutting edge electron beam technology and work side by side with industry experts with decades of experience. The ideal candidate will be an organized and highly motivated team player with strong initiative and communication skills, and who possesses the drive to deliver quality results on time in a dynamic, multi-discipline, intensive and highly productive small team environment.
- Operate and calibrate electron beam inspection tools
- Design and execute test plans to characterize and improve system performance
- Develop standardized testing procedures
- Collect large data sets and analyze data using scripting tools
- Simulate electron optics columns and validate models using experimental data
- Design and run experiments in ultra-high vacuum systems to test system sub-components
- Lead diagnosis and resolution of complex issues involving electron optics, imaging systems, vacuum systems, and electronics
- Collaborate with software, systems, electrical, mechanical and manufacturing teams
- Prepare comprehensive technical reports and share findings with internal collaborators
- Drive engineering and process improvement initiatives
Must-Have Skills & Experience
- PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field
- Solid fundamentals in electron optics
- Hands-on experience operating and calibrating electron microscopy systems
- Proficiency with electron optics simulation software (eg. MEBS, SIMION)
- Experience running finite element software packages (e.g. COMSOL, OPERA)
- Proficiency with a scripting language (e.g. Python, Matlab)
- Experience with CAD software (e.g. SOLIDWORKS)
- Strong analytical and data analysis skills and a systematic approach to problem solving
Nice to Have Skills and Experience
- Experience running experiments in ultra-high vacuum systems
- Experience with high voltage equipment and electron beam electronics
- Background in surface science and electron-material interactions
- Knowledge and experience working with semiconductor capital equipment tools such as electron beam inspection or electron beam lithography tools
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Milpitas, California |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Other/Not Classified |
| Salary | $140,000–$155,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1992 |
| Website | http://www.pdf.com/Home |
About Company
PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS) is the leading provider of yield improvement technologies and services for the IC manufacturing process life cycle. PDF Solutions offers solutions that are designed to enable clients to lower costs of IC design and manufacture, enhance time to market, and improve profitability by addressing design and manufacturing interactions from product design to initial process ramps to mature manufacturing operations. PDF Solutions' Characterization Vehicle® (CV®) test chips provide the core modeling capabilities, and are used by more leading manufacturers than any other test chips in the industry. Exensio™, PDF Solutions' industry leading yield management and fault detection and classification enterprise software platform, enhances yield improvement and production control activities at leading fabs around the world. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., PDF Solutions operates worldwide with additional offices in China, Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. For the company's latest news and information, visit http://www.pdf.com/.
Skills
- Adobe Acrobatunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- CAD (Computer-Aided Design) Softwareunmatched
- Capital Equipmentunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Data Analysisunmatched
- Data Collectionunmatched
- Data Modelingunmatched
- Data Setsunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Electronicsunmatched
- Experiment Designunmatched
- High Voltage (HV)unmatched
- Leading Edge Technologyunmatched
- MATLABunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Material Scienceunmatched
- Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
- Microscopyunmatched
- Model Validationunmatched
- Opticsunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Physicsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
- Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
- Semiconductor Manufacturingunmatched
- Semiconductorsunmatched
- Software Simulationunmatched
- SolidWorksunmatched
- Standards Developmentunmatched
- System Testunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Test Designunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
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