Principal Process Engineer

7 months ago

Newport, United Kingdom 2000 SPTS Technologies Limited Full time

Description

Working as part of our PVD Samples team, the primary responsibilities of this role will be to develop deposition processes, and process customer wafers using PVD demo equipment at our Newport Factory

This will involve working on a number of different process module types and a huge range of applications, generating new process recipes to meet the customer requirements, as well as an element of hardware testing. Additional responsibilities will include supervision of junior engineers, writing technical reports for both internal and external use, generating IP submissions and supporting other business units as required. There may also be some requirement to write and review process specifications for customer tools.

This role will also involve advising both SPTS field teams and other members of the Newport team on application development and process tuning, and significant levels of remote customer support activity

There may also be an expectation of the engineer in this position to take on some Project Management tasks, co-ordinating with other engineering teams.

This position will involve some international travel.

This role will require continual shift work alternating between early (6am – 2pm) and late shift (1.30pm – 9.30pm on a weekly basis) with some requirement for occasional weekend work and be based in our Manufacturing Headquarters in Newport, South Wales

Key Duties

Process Demonstrations.

Work with Product Marketing to tightly define customer demo specifications. Run demo tools to demonstrate PVD deposition and ancillary processes to agreed specifications. Assess results using analytical equipment and appropriate software packages Undertake problem solving and trouble-shooting Provide regular updates to product marketing on progress of sample/demonstration work Develop good relationships with Product Marketing, Customers, hardware design and the demo tool maintenance teams. Summarise results in written reports and presentations.

Process and hardware Development

Develop new processes in line with SPTS yearly Roadmaps. Plan work and execute plans in a safe, logical and timely manner. Work cross department to test enhanced hardware. Give constructively to the work of project teams for new products. Research into published work relevant to SPTS’ process development Write technical reports for patent applications. Write technical papers for publication at conferences, seminars etc.

Field Support

Develop SPTS processes to meet the agreed specification at customer sites i.e. willingness for occasional international travel. Provide remote support for customer field critical issues. Develop good relationships with local field support teams. Coordinate complex responses with co-workers in other departments.

Technical oversight

Provide Technical guidance to junior engineers and engineers on the graduate training program. Lead projects/demonstrations through tasking of junior engineers.

SPTS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. For this role we are looking for someone who:

Has significant industry experience, ideally working with Semiconductor Processing equipment and substrate metrology.

Educated to Degree/Masters/PhD level (or equivalent experience) in a chemistry, physics, or other relevant field.

The ideal candidate will have:

A Creative and innovative approach to problem solving leading to novel but practical solutions. The foresight and ability to collect, filter and analyze data to solve complex problems. Good analytical skills including the ability to measure films for: thickness, resistance, stress, texture, roughness, reflectivity and X-section. Good oral and written communication skills The ability to work both autonomously and as part of a small team. Mentoring skills / ability to provide technical guidance to junior colleagues.

What we will offer you?

SPTS’s benefits package includes:

Annual leave starting at 25 days (plus bank holidays), contributory pension scheme, cash health plan, cycle to work scheme, global bonus plan, share scheme, rewards scheme, life assurance, generous shift allowance.

Minimum Qualifications

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