IBM
Hardware Developer – IBM
Position: Hardware Developer at IBM Corporation in Albany, NY (Up to 20% telecommuting permitted).
Responsibilities
- Develop Reactive Ion Etch (RIE) solutions to support internal systems, products, and partner/customer development needs.
- Collaborate with lithography, metrology, integration, and unit process engineers to deliver functional modules for advanced technology demonstration.
- Communicate with equipment vendors to identify and request necessary improvements for enabling new technologies.
- Optimize processes by evaluating different options and recommending the most effective solutions.
- Design and perform cleanroom experiments to improve the patterning process.
- Analyze tool, metrology, inspection, and electrical data to assess process performance and provide technical feedback.
- Improve process repeatability and manufacturing viability, focusing on throughput and material consumption.
- Advance processes from the design and concept stages to manufacturing readiness.
- Work independently within a matrix team environment to meet project goals efficiently.
- Manage resources in a semiconductor fabrication (fab) facility using wafer processing systems like SiView.
- Develop and document intellectual property and publish findings related to semiconductor product development.
- Utilize: Semiconductor Fabrication Techniques, Reactive Ion Etch, Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES), Design of Experiments (DOE) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), CD SEM and TEM Data Analysis, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Fault Detection and Classification (FDC).
Qualifications
- Required: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering or related field.
- Required: Two (2) years of experience as a Process Engineer or related.
- Experience must include utilizing Semiconductor Fabrication Techniques, Reactive Ion Etch, Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES), Design of Experiments (DOE) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), CD SEM and TEM Data Analysis, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Fault Detection and Classification (FDC).
- Salary: $155,149 to $205,000 per year.
- Employment: Full time.
- Job ID: AV211.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering or related field.
- Two (2) years of experience as a Process Engineer or related.
- Experience must include utilizing Semiconductor Fabrication Techniques, Reactive Ion Etch, Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES), Design of Experiments (DOE) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), CD SEM and TEM Data Analysis, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Fault Detection and Classification (FDC).
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting