NANOMETRICS - CURRENT JOB OPENINGS
As of DECEMBER 7, 2011
EMAIL RESUME TO: aotis@nanometrics.com
APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING
JOB TITLE: APPLICATION SCIENTIST
REQ.#: US N2011-410-067
LOCATION: 2-ALBANY, NY, 2-HILLSBORO, OREGON, 4-MILPITAS, CA
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The ideal candidate will provide high level applications support of complex measurement systems used in manufacture of semiconductor devices/integrated circuits. You will work at various Nanometrics locations and support customers worldwide. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with process engineers in semiconductor fabs to provide metrology solutions for complex multi-layer thin film measurements and optical critical dimension measurements for sub-100 nanometer features. You will also be responsible for characterization of cutting edge measurement technologies, technical paper publications, making technology/product presentations and technical training for customers.
REQUIREMENTS:
•PhD/Post Doc. in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering is a must
•Visual Basic, C++, or Matlab for basic programming is required
•College-level understanding of optics, semiconductor, and statistics, or 2 years of industry experience is required; experience with optical instrumentation are strongly desired
•Familiarity with PC and MS Office programs is a must
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary
•Up to 50% travel for the first 1 year of employment
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
JOB TITLE: SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR-DATA MANAGEMENT
REQ.#: US R2011-520-068
LOCATION: MILPITAS, CA
JOB RESPONSITIBITIES:
This System Administrator's role is to operate and performance-tune storage platforms across the organization to ensure high levels of data quality, availability, and security. This individual also participates in the planning and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure storage provisioning, efficiency, and maintenance that is consistent with company goals, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements. This will also include administering and supporting systems such as DFS, and WAFS. Provide general Data Center Support as necessary will also be required as needed.
REQUIREMENTS:
•College diploma or university degree in the field of computer science and/or 7 years equivalent work experience
•NetApp Certifications, NCIE or NCDA or Preferred
•Microsoft Certifications a plus
•Good understanding of storage architecture design techniques, theories, principles, and practices.
•Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring, and supporting storage servers and management software, such as CommVault or Symantec's Net Backup
•Solid skills in Microsoft operate systems
•Hands-on experience with iSCSI SAN/NAS/DAS in the areas of deployment, support and administration
•Hands on experience with Network Appliance or EMC
•Experience with disk to disk and LTO backup and restore technologies
•Knowledge of change management systems
•Knowledge of applicable data retention practices and laws
•Experience desired in developing and submitting storage audits and compliance reports to governing bodies, legal entities, and/or external authorities
•Project management experience desired
•Good understanding of the organization's goals and objectives
•Strong customer service orientation.
•Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities; able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
•Strong technical documentation skills; good oral and interpersonal communication skills
•Skilled at working within a team-oriented, collaborative environment
•Ability to conduct research into storage issues, standards, and products
•Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language
•Highly self-motivated and directed; keen attention to detail
R&D
JOB TITLE: SR. SYSTEMS ENGINEER
REQ.#: US N2011-330-085
LOCATION: MILPITAS, CA
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are seeking a candidate to fill the role of Sr. Systems Engineer for Atlas or IMpulse platform. The ideal candidate will provide support of engineering and sustaining activities (CIP and Escalations) as well as new product development introduction. Engage in integration project for new optical heads and wafer stage handling technologies. Interface with internal and external engineering groups to in-source and outsource product development.
REQUIREMENTS:
•Requires a BS in Engineering or Physical Sciences; MS in Physics, Material Science, Electrical Engineering preferred; 3 years' experience in semiconductor capital equipment metrology or inspection product development and systems knowledge is required
•Knowledgeable in light-optics; understanding of integration of optical measurements devices is a must.
•Demonstrated history of product development and introduction of complex automated semiconductor instruments; experience in Lithography is a plus.
•Experienced in sub-system performance tolerance specification.
•Experienced in system noise modeling, analysis and measurements.
•Experienced in Vibration and Thermal measurements; precision kinematics and wafer handling practices knowledge.
•Excellent verbal/written communication skills; ability to write detailed requirements documents.
•Ability to engage with internal and external customers to define the needs.
•Ability to negotiate internally on incomplete requirements and drive the projects forward; ability to work with multi-disciplinary personnel to define product specifications and develop a project plan.
•Ability to work in a clean room environment; able to lift and align moderate weight components within clean room environment.
•Must be able to travel domestically and internationally.
•Knowledge in ray tracing and actual optical components layout, experienced in mathematical modeling for image process, knowledge in surface analysis and film stack analysis and modeling is desirable.
•Knowledge in imaging optics, light sources, camera and frame-grabbers are a plus.
JOB TITLE: RESEARCH SCIENTIST
REQ.#: US N2011-335-084
LOCATION: MILPITAS, CA
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated Research Scientist to coordinate technical review teams to understand future market requirements for optical metrology products. You will develop Error Budget Analysis, to define requirements of next generation technologies, analyze technologies to define architectures of new generation systems and specify and select components for next generation technologies. You will also lead an engineering team to prototype next generation metrology technology. Plan (including formal Design of Experiments), Execute (including leading personnel and managing hardware resources), and Report (formal reports and presentations with data interpretation) on experimental plans to identify technology needs. Work with Applications Engineering to ensure full qualification of the product and evaluation of the product to the Market Requirements Document and Customer Evaluations and work with Product Support to ensure the product is successfully launched into the field.
REQUIREMENTS:
•Requires a Master's Degree in a related field; PHD strongly preferred.
•5 years minimum in an R&D Program leadership role, developing optical metrology systems for the semiconductor, solar, or scientific industries.
•In-depth knowledge of Optical imaging techniques including broadband illumination, lasers, beam steering optics, Fiber optics, cameras etc.
•In-depth knowledge of Spectroscopic techniques, such as Spectroscopic Reflectometry, and Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
•In-depth knowledge of metrology error and noise sources, and the design and analysis techniques required to manage those error sources.
•Experienced with Matlab, Zemax or other design/analysis programs is a plus.
JOB TITLE: SR. OPTICAL ENGINEER
REQ.#: US R2011-335-079
LOCATION: MILPITAS, CA
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design, develop and test optical systems. Design objectives for broadband applications. Interact with hardware and software design teams to assist in overall development of the optical systems. Tasks include specifying, selecting and qualifying active and passive optical components, developing and benchmarking system performance models, developing and implementing test procedures, and evaluating and selecting appropriate test instrumentation.
REQUIREMENTS:
•Degree in Physics or Engineering; prefer Masters on Optics
•Requires knowledge of optical design of objectives and optical systems; preferably in the area of optical metrology and spectroscopy
•Strong experience with Zemax, including tolerance analysis
•Strong experience with optics supplier selection and management
•A strong understanding of electromagnetism and basic physics
•Strong analytical skills
•Ability to build and troubleshoot
JOB TITLE: SOFTWARE ENGINEER
REQ.#: US R2011-390-074
LOCATION: AUSTIN, TX
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The ideal candidate will be responsible for design, implement and maintain functionality in a complex multithreaded software applications used for metrology analysis; maintain software to a good standard of quality; assist team members as appropriate; keep abreast of technologies, standards and information relevant to the company's software development products and maintain files of such information. You will also be responsible for identifying to the Software Manager any gaps in knowledge, equipment or process.
REQUIREMENTS:
•BS or higher in Computer Science or closely related field
•Knowledge of modern programming methods with emphasis on object-oriented programming and in-depth knowledge of C++ software language is a must
•At least 2 years of work experience as a software engineer
•Experience in developing Microsoft Windows platform
•Developing multi-threaded programs with OS APIs or libraries such as OpenMP
•Developing industrial-strength database applications with good knowledge of SQL
•Developing in C#
•GUI programming using MFC, QT or similar frameworks.
•Network programming (Client/Server, Cluster, P2P, etc.)
•Numerical analysis programming with good knowledge of applied mathematics
SERVICE
JOB TITLE: FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER – (2 OPENINGS)
REQ.#: US N2010-210-042
LOCATION: HILLSBORO, OR
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provides highly visible customer support through the performance of on-site installation, as well as overseeing any necessary diagnoses, troubleshooting, service, and repair of complex equipment and systems. Examines and approves operational quality of system equipment. Instructs customers in the operation and maintenance of the system. Serves as company liaison with customer on administrative and technical matters for assigned projects. Interprets customers' needs and clarifies if the responsibility for problem resolution falls to sales personnel, customer support reps, or engineers. This job may include any aspect of field support, and is not limited to system hardware and software, PCs, and IP telephony/networking/wireless networking.
REQUIREMENTS:
•Minimum of 4 years of related experience on semiconductor capital equipment
•Minimum A.S., prefer B.S. Degree in Engineering or Electronics or Military equivalent
•Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook)
•CRM experience is a plus
INTERNATIONAL POSITIONS:
APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING
JOB TITLE: APPLICATION SCIENTIST
REQ.#: J N2011-410-004
LOCATION: TOKYO, JAPAN
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The ideal candidate will provide high level applications support of complex measurement systems used in manufacture of semiconductor devices/integrated circuits. You will work at various Nanometrics locations and support customers worldwide. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with process engineers in semiconductor fabs to provide metrology solutions for complex multi-layer thin film measurements and optical critical dimension measurements for sub-100 nanometer features. You will also be responsible for characterization of cutting edge measurement technologies, technical paper publications, making technology/product presentations and technical training for customers.
REQUIREMENTS:
•MS/PhD in Engineering/Applied Physics or equivalent
•2 yrs. exp. in a fab environment
•International and domestic travel is required
JOB TITLE: APPLICATION ENGINEER
REQ.#: K N2011-410-015
LOCATION: KOREA
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
You will provide high level applications support of complex measurement systems used in manufacture of semiconductor devices/integrated circuits. You will work at various Nanometrics locations and support customers worldwide. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with process engineers in semiconductor fabs to provide metrology solutions for complex multi-layer thin film measurements and optical critical dimension measurements for sub-100 nanometer features. You will also be responsible for characterization of cutting edge measurement technologies, technical paper publications, making technology/product presentations and technical training for customers.
REQUIREMENTS:
•MS/PhD in Engineering/Applied Physics or equivalent
•2 yrs. exp. in a fab environment
•International and domestic travel is required
JOB TITLE: APPLICATION SCIENTIST
REQ.#: I N2011-410-002
LOCATION: ISRAEL
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The ideal candidate will provide high level applications support of complex measurement systems used in manufacture of semiconductor devices/integrated circuits. You will work at various Nanometrics locations and support customers worldwide. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with process engineers in semiconductor fabs to provide metrology solutions for complex multi-layer thin film measurements and optical critical dimension measurements for sub-100 nanometer features. You will also be responsible for characterization of cutting edge measurement technologies, technical paper publications, making technology/product presentations and technical training for customers.
REQUIREMENTS:
•MS/PhD in Engineering/Applied Physics or equivalent
•2 yrs. exp. in a fab environment
•International and domestic travel is required
SERVICE
JOB TITLE: FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER
REQ.#: EU R2011-210-013
LOCATION: GRENOBLE, FRANCE
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide highly visible customer support through the performance of on-site installation, as well as overseeing any necessary diagnoses, troubleshooting, service, and repair of complex equipment and systems. Inspect and approves operational quality of systems equipment. Instruct customers in the operation and maintenance of the system. Serves as company liaison with customer on administrative and technical matters for assigned projects. Interprets customers' needs and clarifies if the responsibility for problem resolution fails to sales personnel, customer support reps, or engineers. This job may include any aspect of field support, and is not limited to system hardware and software, PC's and IP telephone/networking/wireless networking.
REQUIREMENTS:
•A.S. in Electronics, prefer BS in Engineering or Electronics or Military equivalent
•4 years' experience in semiconductor equipment
•Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook); CRM experience is a plus
JOB TITLE: SERVICE MANAGER
REQ.#: J R2011-212-005
LOCATION: TOKYO, JAPAN
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Direct the coordination of technical and administrative support activities including installation, repair, preventative maintenance, and engineering change upgrades. Ensure adequate records and systems are maintained. Maintains communication with design management and specialists in resolving technical problems and/or bringing problems to the design department's attention. Select develop and evaluate personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
REQUIREMENTS:
•BA or equivalent
•15+ years of industry experience
EMAIL RESUME TO: aotis@nanometrics.com
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