Engineer, Product Design (Lab)

Engineer, Product Design (Lab) **POSITION SUMMARY:** The Plasma Lab Engineer supports engineering activities by specifying, installing and maintaining the lab infrastructure to support a small semiconductor plasma processing facility. This includes toxic gas handling. Will also perform testing of plasma processing systems. **ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:** + Works from diagrams, written and verbal descriptions, layouts or schematics to build and maintain vacuum equipment to handle semiconductor and toxic gas processing. Perform testing and trouble-shooting. + Performs operational test and fault isolation on systems and equipment. Assists in determining methods or actions to remedy malfunctions. + Assists in the design, construction, test, and calibration of equipment. + Ensure proper function of vacuum pumps, gas handling and storage, gas scrubbing, pressure measurement and gas delivery systems. + Ability to acquire and specify vacuum processing equipment, working with vendors to achieve cost-effective solutions for pumps, scrubbers, piping, MFC's, valving, pressure measurement and safety systems. + Familiar with local regulations on toxic gas handling. + Hands-on ability to build, test and maintain equipment. + Perform plasma processing experiments in support of engineering needs. + Perform scripting and/or programming of vacuum processing control systems. + Performs support functions for development including documentation and procurement. + Work with other engineering teams in Asia and the US. **WORK ENVIRONMENT:** + Regularly works in a lab and/or manufacturing/service facilities. Occasional travel to international locations. **SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:** + Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline. + Minimum of 2 years of relevant design/development in a plasma processing environment, semiconductor experience. + Must have strong electro-mechanical problem-solving attributes. + Able to operate and maintain a variety of electrical and vacuum process instrumentation such as MFC's, controllers, pressure gauges, valving, toxic gas monitoring, pumping systems, oscilloscopes, leak checking. + Knowledge of facility/lab requirements related to ventilation, exhaust, gas handling, cooling water, etc. + Ability to link equipment through control systems for automated and manual operations of vacuum equipment, gas handling and toxic gas monitoring.