Halo Industries, Inc. · 5 months ago
Laser Process / Applications Engineer
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$110K/yr - $150K/yr
1+ years expHalo Industries, Inc. has developed a groundbreaking laser-based technology to enhance semiconductor material slicing, significantly reducing waste and improving performance across various high-growth sectors. As a Laser Process/Application Engineer, you will operate and maintain laser processing setups, conduct experiments, and analyze data to optimize processes for next-generation industrial semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
ManufacturingSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Operate and maintain laser materials processing setups and procedures
Conduct hands-on experiments to investigate and characterize underlying physical effects in laser assisted material processing
Use data analysis and simulation to propose design improvements based on experimental results
Identify critical relationships between key process parameters and resulting data for process optimization
Interpret empirical data and reconcile it with first principles via analytical and/or numerical simulations
Summarize and present experimental results to team members
Work in a team and contribute to the implementation of next-generation industrial semiconductor manufacturing equipment
Qualification
Required
Recent PhD or a BS/MS with 1-5 years of industrial work experience in Physics, Applied Physics, Laser Optics, Mechanical Engineering, or Material Science focusing on the development and optimization of laser based/assisted processes in material processing or micromachining
Understanding of optical physics fundamentals and how they apply to laser materials processing
Understanding of laser material interaction
Experience with laser micromachining applications such as ablation, surface structuring and multi-photon absorption
Strong hands-on skills in the design and conducting of experiments and analyzing results
Experience with DOE (design of experiments), data collection and data analysis (e.g. JMP, SQL, MATLAB, Python)
Proficiency to work well in an interdisciplinary team environment, collaborating with mechanical engineers and materials experts
Preferred
Experience with semiconductor materials
Experience in optical system design
Experience with ultrafast pulsed lasers and scanner optics
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Strong analytical thinking and systematic problem solving skills
Benefits
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
Free Food & Snacks
Stock Option Plan
Short Term & Long Term Disability
Company
Halo Industries, Inc.
We create novel laser-based hardware systems for materials fabrication that help manufacturers drastically reduce waste, improve quality, and enable next generation technologies.
51-200 employees
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2025 (5)
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$80MKey Investors
US Innovative Technology Fund
2024-07-15Series B· $80M
2021-04-01Series A
2020-09-23Series A
Leadership Team
Philip Van Stockum
Co-founder, CTO
Charlie Rudy
Chief Scientific Officer
Recent News
2024-12-02
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