Xanadu · 1 day ago

Metrology Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

3+ years exp

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Aaron Walker

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Responsibilities

Work with Xanadu engineers to define, develop and implement inline metrology flows for monitoring critical materials and device parameters on a variety of different technology platforms

Innovate and improve upon inline metrology protocols to achieve higher resolution measurements of key parameters, enable measurements of hard-to-measure features, etc.

Coordinate with offline metrology partners to ensure timely execution of routine metrology and failure analysis experiments

Collaborate closely with external analysis labs and metrology tool vendors to develop advanced measurement and analysis protocols for measuring critical materials and device properties

Coordinate with internal software development and data analysis teams to improve data quality and enable quantitative modeling and decision making

Innovate in the space of metrology and failure analysis

Stay abreast of new developments in the fields of metrology and failure analysis, especially related to photonics fabrication process development

Qualification

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Inline metrology flowsPhotonics metrology techniquesSemiconductor metrology techniquesFoundry environment experienceMethod developmentExternal partner managementMetrology tool purchasingMaterials science degreePhysics degreeNanoengineering degreeMaterial systems characterizationUltra-low loss componentsFabless companies experience

Required

MS or PhD in materials science, physics, nanoengineering or related field

≥ 3 years of experience developing inline metrology flows for photonics and/or semiconductor chip fabrication

Experience working in a foundry environment for integrated photonics and/or semiconductor products, including experience owning lots, working with an MES, etc.

Strong familiarity or mastery of several standard semiconductor and photonics metrology and failure analysis techniques, including some subset of: SEM, TEM, AFM, defect inspection, ellipsometry, XRR/XRD, SIMS, Raman spectroscopy

Demonstrated track record of method development, innovation and making improvements in the field of integrated photonics and/or semiconductor metrology

Experience coordinating with and managing external partners, including major semiconductor and photonics foundries, external metrology labs, and/or metrology tool vendors

Experience purchasing metrology tools, including performing best-of-breed evaluations, defining tool acceptance criteria, etc.

Strong critical thinking skills

Demonstrated ability to tackle challenging problems and develop innovative solutions

Excellent communication skills and strong sense of teamwork

Ability to travel for work up to ~25% time