Develop MEMS-enabled sensors through fabrication process innovation. Lead projects, conduct design/layout, and perform metrology for device characterization in a cleanroom environment.
General Description:
HRL's compact, high-performance MEMS IMUs are redefining navigation systems by providing reliable guidance in GPS-degraded environments. Designed with navigation-grade precision, these IMUs offer a cost-effective, scalable solution for automotive, aerospace and other demanding applications where traditional GPS reliance is no longer sufficient. These innovations aim to deliver a first-of-its-kind navigation-grade component, providing industries with a reliable, economical alternative to traditional IMUs and advancing capabilities for autonomous systems and precise navigation.
Essential Duties:
You will be joining a diverse team of applied scientists and engineers in the development of next generation MEMS-enabled sensors and actuators for high-performance aerospace, automotive and industrial applications.
As an important member of our MEMS cleanroom fabrication team, you will have the opportunity to innovate and create novel microfabrication processes and integrate them into fully optimized process flows that will be applied to our cutting-edge wafer-scale sensors and actuators’ R&D efforts.
You will participate in the design, layout, fabrication, and characterization of MEMS-enabled devices and subsystems. You will also conduct layout design and designs of experiments.
Through in-process wafer inspections and metrology data, you will provide timely feedback to project teammates.
You will be expected to be a task lead who will eventually provide project leadership.
Required Skills:
Strong track record of process development, process optimization, design of experiments methodology, statistical data analysis and problem solving.
Solid verbal and written communication skills in a multi-person team environment, and enable cross-laboratory collaboration and coordination
Ability to combine disparate process recipes into a full fabrication flow and understand the impact of process interdependence.
Possesses experience and process development expertise in contact/stepper photolithography, wet and plasma dry etches, high aspect-ratio deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) of silicon, glass and other MEMS relevant materials, chemical vapor deposition, dielectric and metal depositions, wafer bonding and vacuum encapsulation of microscale structures, sacrificial and structural layer creation and wet/dry release.
Ability to conduct metrology such as optical/infrared microscope inspections, interferometric measurements and scanning electron microscopy with elemental analysis is required. Design and characterize process control monitors (PCM) for in-process verification.
Ability to design, modify and/or review mask layouts in CAD layout software such as L-Edit or Cadence.
Hands-on experience with both surface and bulk micro-machining is highly desired.
Proper documentation of fabrication experiments is desired.
Back-end wafer process experience in wafer grinding, CMP, die singulation and assembly processes into packages is a plus.
Ability to utilize data analysis software such as JMP, MATLAB, or python is a major plus.
Automation of fabrication data collection and analysis is a plus.
Device simulation such as mechanical, thermal, or electrical Finite element analysis (FEA) modeling in COMSOL or SolidWorks is desired.
Required Education:
Ph.D. or Master’s Degree in a physical science or engineering field with 5+ years of fabrication process experience in an R&D environment.
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to perform safely in a MEMS microfabrication cleanroom and follow standard operating practices
Special Requirements:
US Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance
Compensation:
The base salary range for this full-time position is $132,765 - $165,983 + bonus + benefits.
Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed reflect the base salary only, and do not include potential bonus or benefits.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
Top Skills
Cad
Chemical Vapor Deposition
Comsol
Data Analysis Software
Deep Reactive Ion Etching
Matlab
Mems
Photolithography
Python
Solidworks
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