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Nearfield Instruments · 1 week ago

Metrology Application Engineer - USA

Portland, OR

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is a fast-growing scale-up high-tech company specializing in advanced metrology machines for chipmakers. The Metrology Application Engineer role involves bridging product development and customer application services, demonstrating atomic force microscopy systems, and collaborating with various teams to enhance metrology solutions.

ElectronicsMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingSemiconductor

Responsibilities

Identifying our customer’s metrology needs, for which you will work closely with marketing and sales colleagues and attend meetings with customers

Demonstrating the capabilities of our products, performing measurements on customer wafers, and analyzing the data generated

Reporting and presenting your findings to our customers, showing the unique potential of our systems

Creating measurement recipes in the customer fab, working closely with the customer. You will also conduct tests to ensure that specifications are met and train the engineers and operators of our customers

Working closely with colleagues in Development & Engineering and R&D to develop new measurement modes and metrology solutions, data processing algorithms, and improve user-friendliness and product performance. You will provide input based on your insights into our customers’ roadmaps, user experiences and needs

Qualification

Metrology tools experienceSemiconductor manufacturing knowledgeAtomic force microscopyMATLAB codingPython codingData analysisInterdisciplinary collaborationCommunication skillsFlexibility

Required

A PhD or MSc in Physics, Mechatronics, Material Engineering or another relevant subject

Experience in developing or using of metrology tools in a manufacturing environment

A good understanding of semiconductor manufacturing

Experience or a keen interest in atomic force microscopy

Experience in coding in MATLAB, Python or other relevant languages for data analysis and visualisation geared to improving communication with clients and colleagues

Experience of algorithm development is a plus