Senior Thin Film Development Engineer
Seagate Technology
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Bloomington • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $92,310 - $131,994 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Develop novel metal and dielectric thin films and processes for next-generation heat-assisted magnetic recording heads
- Create new process modules using a variety of deposition techniques (PVD, IBD, evaporation)
- Optimize performance with statistically based experimentation methods
- Conduct detailed studies of material properties using microstructural, chemical, electrical and thermal/mechanical test methods
- Interface with wafer process and product teams to integrate new process modules into advanced prototype wafer builds
- Assess the impact of new materials and processes on downstream head performance to drive process improvements
- Mature baseline vacuum deposition processes to enable transfer into volume manufacturing
- Manage the configuration, qualification and time-sharing of R&D deposition equipment systems
- Work with deposition and metrology capital equipment suppliers to define hardware paths needed for advanced capability and manufacturability
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science, Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, or similar degree and 5+ years of experience, or Master’s degree in similar fields and 3+ years of experience, or PhD and 0+ years of experience or equivalent education and experience
- Strong hands-on experience and in-depth understanding of materials science, deposition tools and characterization of thin films
- Background in thin film nucleation and growth, microstructural evolution, plasma physics, ion-surface interactions and surface chemistry
- Proficiency with statistical experimentation including DOE design and analysis
- Prior experience with clean room operations, SPC and factory system (desirable but not required)
Benefits
- Eligibility to participate in discretionary bonus program
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Short-and long-term disability
- 401(k)
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Health savings account
- Dependent care
- Healthcare spending accounts
- Paid time off including 12 holidays
- Flexible time off provided pursuant to Seagate policy
- Minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
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Hard skills
thin filmsdeposition techniquesPVDIBDevaporationstatistical experimentationDOE designmaterial characterizationvacuum depositionclean room operations