Sr. TPV Process Development Engineer
Core
Develop and optimize optical thin-film deposition processes and device models to improve thermophotovoltaic (TPV) efficiency and performance.
Role type
Senior IC process development engineer (optical thin-films & TPV)
Builds
High-efficiency TPV devices and optical thin-film stacks
Domain
Clean energy / Optoelectronics / Semiconductor physics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Physical vapor deposition (PVD) techniques, optical thin-film deposition process development, optical and device modeling, thin-film characterization and metrology, semiconductor device physics, Python programming, experimental design, statistical process control
Preferred skills
Photomask and device-layout tools, photolithography processes, transition of R&D processes toward production
Technologies
Python, JMP, electron-beam evaporation, thermal evaporation, sputtering, reflectometry, FTIR, spectrophotometry, ellipsometry
Responsibilities
Develop and own optical thin-film deposition processes and equipment; build and use optical and device-level models in Python; characterize thin films and establish reliable metrology; compare model predictions with measured device performance; plan and run structured process experiments
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
