Job Description

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Organization 05244, MESA III-V Hetero-Integration, is seeking an R&D Electronics Engineer to perform work in the MESA MicroFab, supporting tool ownership, process/module development, and new equipment acquisition in the area of photolithography.

On any given day, the selected applicant may be called upon to:

• Preserve the capability and readiness of a set of semiconductor equipment.
• Analyze data and recommend modifications to components, tools, or qualification procedures to meet desired specifications.
• Collaborate with a team of engineers, operations technologists, and maintenance technologists to drive continuous improvement projects.
• Make expert recommendations about equipment, capability, and technology needed.
• Initiate, design, develop and integrate new semiconductor processes, including heterogeneous integration, for outstanding technologies and R&D.
• Tackle sophisticated problems alongside world-class specialists in many fields.
• Handle equipment support contracts and coordinate the work of vendor equipment support personnel.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Relocation will be provided for those that qualify.

Salary Range:

$109,300 - $217,400

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require:

• A Master's degree in electrical engineering, materials science, physics, or a related STEM field plus two (2) years’ experience in microelectronics processing or relevant experience is required.
• The ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

Ideally, we would like to see your background include some of the following:

• Ph.D. in electrical engineering, materials science, physics, or a related STEM field
• Demonstrated experience as the owner of photolithography equipment, such as steppers, mask aligners, and coat/develop tracks
• Conversant in the variables and methods of lithography-related experimentation and development
• The ability to communicate well, work independently with minimal mentorship, and collaboratively as part of a team and interact constructively with others
• Training and certification in Lean Six Sigma or Model-Based Problem Solving tools and techniques
• Familiarity with Manufacturing Execution Software programs
• Familiarity with all safety requirements relevant to semiconductor equipment work (e.g. lock out tag out, pressure and electrical safety, chemical safety)
• An active DOE Q-level security clearance; or other equivalent active security clearance such as DOD Top Secret.

About Our Team:

Sandia National Laboratories' Microsystems and Engineering, Science, and Applications (MESA) complex provides a unique processing capability in semiconductor microfabrication. The MESAFab Operations departments develop and maintain core semiconductor processing capabilities and capacity that enable our customers to build differentiating Microsystems products. Two unique facilities are co-located within the 65,000 square foot MESAFab complex including: (1) a 12,000 square foot Class 1 Silicon Fab for 6-inch silicon wafer processing and (2) a 15,000 square foot Class 10 and Class 100 MicroFab for compound semiconductor material processing and silicon wafer post-processing. Key microfabrication processing areas include photolithography, reactive ion etch, wet etch/clean, oxidation and diffusion, thin films, CMP (planarization), ion implantation, metrology, deep reactive silicon ion etch, wafer bonding and thinning, electroplating, packaging, MEMS release, yield learning and statistical process control.

The MicroFab has expertise in compound semiconductor material processing. All MicroFab equipment (180 tools) is maintained and supported by our in-house maintenance and technical staff. We operate 18 hours per day, 5 days per week (2 shifts). We are capable of producing highly customized, low-volume production or prototyping devices and have flexible processing capabilities.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 694590

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.