Pvd Process Engineer

Description:

Working as part of our PVD Samples team, the primary responsibilities of this role will be to develop deposition processes, and process customer wafers using PVD demo equipment at our Newport Factory!

This will involve working on a number of different process module types and a huge range of applications, generating new process recipes to meet the customer requirements, as well as an element of hardware testing. Additional responsibilities would include writing technical reports for both internal and external use.

This role will also involve advising both SPTS field teams and other members of the Newport team on application development and process tuning, and significant levels of remote customer support activity!

This position will involve some international travel.

This role will require continual shift work alternating between early (6am – 2pm) and late shift (1.30pm – 9.30pm on a weekly basis) with some requirement for occasional weekend work and be based in our Manufacturing Headquarters in Newport, South Wales

Key Duties

Process Demonstrations.
 

• Work with Product Marketing to tightly define customer demo specifications.
• Run demo tools to demonstrate PVD deposition and ancillary processes to agreed specifications.
• Assess results using analytical equipment and appropriate software packages
• Undertake problem solving and trouble-shooting
• Provide regular updates to product marketing on progress of sample/demonstration work
• Develop good relationships with Product Marketing, Customers, hardware design and the demo tool maintenance teams.
• Summarise results in written reports and presentations.
  
   

Process and hardware Development
 

• Develop new processes in line with SPTS yearly Roadmaps.
• Plan work and implement plans in a safe, logical and timely manner.
• Work cross department to test enhanced hardware.
• Give constructively to the work of project teams for new products.
• Research into published work relevant to SPTS’ process development
  
   

Field Support
 

• Develop SPTS processes to meet the agreed specification at customer sites i.e. willingness for occasional international travel.
• Provide remote support for customer field critical issues.
• Develop good relationships with local field support teams.
• Coordinate complex responses with co-workers in other departments.