Snr Process Engineer - Early Career (Spring 2026)

As a Senior Process Engineer at ASM, you will work with semiconductor processing and analytical equipment to research, develop and optimize processes focused on oxidation, annealing, curing, Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD, PEALD), Epitaxy or PECVD for logic, memory, analog, power, and MEMS applications. You will design and conduct complex experiments, measurements and perform the interpretation of complex experimental output. While you deliver creative and inventive solutions, technical publications, and generation of Intellectual Property (IP) are an essential function of this position. 

• →We are looking for candidates who have graduated within the last 0-2 years or will graduate in Spring or Fall 2025 and are eager to begin or advance their career.
• →Master’s or PhD degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or Physics.
• →0-7+ years of combined education, research, and work experience with:
• →Cure, oxidation, ALD, CVD, Epitaxy, PECVD and/or other thin film deposition.
• →Materials characterization techniques such as XPS, SIMS, RBS, AFM, XRR, XRD, TEM, SEM and ellipsometry.
• →Knowledge of electrical characterization techniques for CMOS devices.
• →Application of dielectric and/or metal films for logic and memory structures.
• →Training in CFD (computational fluid dynamics), either theoretical or practical is preferred.
• →Knowledge of electrical characterization techniques for CMOS devices is preferred.
• →Graduating in Fall 2025 or graduated within the past two years.
• →0–2 years of professional work experience.

• Ability to independently manage complex process development projects, including personnel, project schedules, experimental thrusts, hardware procurement and budgetary oversight.
• Ability to be a process consultant to internal and external customers.
• An authority on interplay between hardware design (e.g., chemical reactor design) and operation and process outputs
• Understanding of requirements for integration of metals as work function materials and barrier layers in FEOL and BEOL process flows
• Demonstrated ability to develop and completely characterize deposition processes using first principles and experimental design techniques (e.g., DOE, RSM).
• Experience with the theory, practice, and interpretation of materials characterization techniques such as XPS, SIMS, RBS, AFM, XRD, HRTEM, FESEM, Auger, Raman and ellipsometry.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to clearly communicate advanced technical constructs in direct and concise manner.

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ASM is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identify or expression, marital status, pregnancy, political affiliation, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.