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Thin Film Processing Engineer

San Jose, CA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-05 → 2026-09-26

Core

Sustain vacuum thin film deposition using PVD/IBD processes and characterize thin film properties (XRF, XRR, TEM, BH-Looper) to resolve production yield and quality issues.

Role type

Thin Film Processing Engineer

Builds

Production storage devices and data-centric solutions

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing / Data storage

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Vacuum thin film deposition (PVD/IBD), Wafer failure analysis, Statistical data analysis, Root cause analysis, Process qualification, Tool qualification

Preferred skills

Magnetic properties background, Advanced reader development experience, Statistical data analysis

Technologies

PVD, IBD, XRF, XRR, TEM, BH-Looper, SPC

Responsibilities

Characterize thin film properties using XRF, XRR, TEM, and BH-Looper; Analyze wafer processing and probing results to create action items; Coordinate wafer level failure analysis activities; Transfer new deposition processes into production and qualify new tools.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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