Seagate Technology · 2 months ago
Senior Analytical / Wet Chemistry Engineer
Bloomington, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$92K/yr - $132K/yr
3+ years expSeagate Technology is a leader in data storage solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Analytical / Wet Chemistry Engineer to join their HAMR Product Materials Group. The role involves developing new wet etch and chemical clean processes, conducting analytical testing, and collaborating with engineers to enhance recording head performance through innovative materials.
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Responsibilities
Develop new wet etch and chemical clean process modules for surface preparation, material etching and various subtractive integration paths, mature baseline wet unit processes and identify equipment to enable transfer into volume manufacturing for heat-assisted magnetic recording heads
Use benchtop electrochemical instrumentation and techniques (e.g., potentiostat, rotating disk electrode, voltammetry) to explore new electrodeposition bath chemistries and processes
Serve as an analytical expert to develop and conduct analytical testing (new analytical methods and equipment, chemical analysis) for current and next generation plating bath chemistry and thin-film material composition, wet etch and wet clean unit process development
Maintain the chemical/plating lab and lab tools, e.g. ICP, HPLC, LXRF, UV, titrator, and other analytical equipment, working as a liaison to analytical, material testing and metrology vendors
Create and implement chemical control schemes to monitor key unit processes
Collaborate with plating RD engineers to develop and document bath maintaining protocol (e.g. analytical package) for novel chemistries
Carry out bath chemistry adjustment, e.g. chemical calculation, bath solution building/adjustments, based on chemical analytical results
Conduct calculation and simulation to support new electrochemistry process development (Mathematica, Comsol, Matlab, etc)
Serve as site subject matter expert and lead testing of corrosion/oxidation of metals/metal alloys using electrochemical techniques
Interface with wafer process and product teams to integrate new plating and wet process modules into advanced prototype wafer builds
Help assess the impact of new plating and wet processes on downstream wafer build and head performance
Work in a mix of laboratory and clean room environments
Qualification
Required
Strong hands-on experience and in-depth understanding of the chemistry of aqueous-based solutions for thin film growth and etch/cleaning
Consideration will be given to backgrounds in analytical and electrochemical methods, electrodeposition, oxidation/corrosion and thin film growth and characterization
Proficiency with statistical experimentation including DOE design and analysis
Bachelor's degree in engineering related field (i.e. Analytical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Chemistry, Chemical engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering or a similar field and 5+ years of experience or master's degree in the same and 3+ years' experience or PhD and 0+ years' experience or equivalent experience and education
Preferred
Prior experience with clean room operations and/or chemical analysis lab management (desirable but not required)
Benefits
Eligibility to participate in discretionary bonus program
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Short-and long-term disability
401(k)
Employee stock purchase plan
Health savings account
Dependent care
Healthcare spending accounts
Paid time off
12 holidays
Flexible time off provided pursuant to Seagate policy
A minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave
16 weeks of paid parental leave
Company
Seagate Technology
Seagate is a data storage and hardware company that offers hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), and other storage solutions.
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