Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 15 hours ago
Hardware Development Engineer, Thin Films, Fabrication, AWS CQC
Pasadena, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$126K/yr - $165K/yr
4+ years expAmazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a superconducting thin film engineer for their Center for Quantum Computing (CQC). The role focuses on thin films deposition to support the fabrication and study of superconducting circuits, and involves responsibilities such as process control and experimental improvements.
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Responsibilities
Own thermal evaporation processes used for superconducting metals
Deep dive into the hardware, process and physics related to Josephson Junctions or metal-insulator-metal fabrication
Hands-on production support of deposition processes used to fabricate superconducting circuit elements such as indium bumps, airbridges, resonators etc
Lead process control of deposition processes
Devise experiments and provide recommendations for improvement of fabrication processes
Communicate findings with colleagues by way of crisp documentation and presentations
Qualification
Required
PhD, or a Master's degree and experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets
PhD, or Master's degree in physics, applied physics, electrical engineering, or an equivalent degree in a similar field
2+ years of post graduate experience
4+ years cleanroom experience in the thermal evaporation of superconducting metal and other materials
Experience working on vacuum hardware systems used for thin film deposition
Experience in thin films characterization (e.g. AFM, SEM, XPS, XRD, EDX, profilometry, reflectometry, and ellipsometry)
Preferred
4+ years in sputtering, CVD, PECVD, LPCVD, ALD, evaporation, sputtering, and furnace oxidation
Experience in fabrication and study of Josephson Junctions
Experience in fabrication of resonators, indium bumps and other components relevant to superconducting circuits
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
Company
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing.
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