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University of Illinois Senior Research Engineer or Principal Research Engineer - Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory - 1026352-6689 in Urbana, Illinois
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Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory
The Grainger College of Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory in The Grainger College of Engineering seeks applicants for a senior research engineer or principal research engineer position. Reporting to the Director for Cleanroom Operations, the senior research engineer will perform research design and process verification, laboratory testing, equipment calibration and maintenance, foundry work, and user training to promote semiconductor epitaxial growth research activities related to the metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems and other equipment. The principal research engineer will perform and take a lead role on similar duties with greater independence.
Senior Research Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities:
Utilize and apply progressive research expertise and education to assist internal and external HMNTL cleanroom users to conduct research activities on chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and ancillary equipment.
o Operate the Aixtron MOCVD reactor in the context of a facility that will be available to external users for epitaxial layer process development. Responsibilities include generation of cost data (materials, supplies, and personnel time) to enable generation of price quotes and invoices to customers of the reactor.
o Fabricate reproducible, high-quality semiconductor heterostructures for project and product devices by participating in the specification, costing, and installation of new fabrication process systems.
o Design research experiments and develop research techniques and participate in and provide feedback during research focused meetings.
o Develop crystal growth recipes to meet engineering design specifications, which may include significant contributions to research and co-author conference, workshop, and journal papers where appropriate.
o Coordinate a program to operate an MOCVD reactor as a shared-use cost center, for which Internal and external customers pay a fee for epitaxial crystal structure process development and perform small-volume epitaxial wafer process tests.
o Perform tasks as required for contracted foundry work.
o Run new processes for compound semiconductor-based substrate heterostructures fundamental in the fabrication of compound semiconductor devices.
o Gather process control data for MOCVD crystal growth for monitoring and maintaining the process and equipment to keep them functioning with high equipment uptime and high standards of material specifications.
Maintain and update equipment to include the following:
o Facilitate the maintenance and repair of other processing tools to ensure research goals are satisfied. Primarily responsible for metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactor for compound semiconductors and tools related to MOCVD growth.
o Adhere to policies for preventive maintenance, usage, training, and process control to assure that fabrication process tools are operating within specifications on a regular basis.
o Continuously maintain training and certification for self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) required to perform scheduled maintenance and tank changes for toxic gasses.
o Work with the Director of Facilities to ensure safe practices for gas delivery, cylinder installation, and abatement of the MOCVD tools.
Train users on the following topics:
System care and maintenance, process control, and safety training.
Provide equipment operation training and instruction sets for users of the metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) tool for compound semiconductors and tools related to MOCVD growt .
o Deliver custom training course materials for new and existing users for best practices in crystal growth techniques, safety, and metrology.
o Perform administrative work such as the creation, distribution, and processing of laboratory forms, log sheets, etc.
Assume additional appropriate related senior research engineer duties to further the mission of the laboratory.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor\'s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Physics, or a related field, with 7 years\' experience working with MOCVD systems, including deep familiarity with the safety precautions for the operation and maintenance of systems that utilize toxic gas and explosive gas and working in a laboratory environment with responsibility for hands-on maintenance, repair, and operation of a reactor system for epitaxial growth of compound semiconductors.
o Or alternately, Master\'s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Physics, or a related field, with 5 years experience working with MOCVD systems, including deep familiarity with the safety precaut