Scientist / Senior Scientist / Principal Scientist
2 days ago
🏢 In-office - Bay Area
Description
•Use in-house sputter deposition tool to sputter thin-film materials and stacks on a variety of substrates and devices (materials, sizes, and patterning conditions) •Test and characterize high-frequency (RF) electrical and magnetic properties of sputtered thin films (on bare substrates) and patterned devices (on printed circuit boards) using both standard measurement hardware as well as custom-built systems •Build statistical models to correlate device performance to materials design & processing and iteratively optimize •Develop and execute team plans to validate device performance towards the goal of achieving preset performance metrics for Sonera’s sensors •Conduct materials design reviews and provide technical support to other team members, be proactive in identifying and resolving technical problems •Manage the materials product development cycle including design, fabrication, testing, review and optimization
Requirements
•PhD in Materials Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field •Experience with physical vapor deposition of metals, oxides, magnetic and dielectric materials •Experience optimizing film stacks – deposition parameters, film thicknesses, film composition, material selection, etc. •Experience with electrical and magnetic characterization tools and techniques •Experience with studying processing-structure-property correlations and iteratively optimizing film stacks •Experience in coding & scripting and data analysis software •Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, strong multi-tasking and time management skills
Benefits
•Participation in Sonera's Equity Incentive Plan •401(k) including generous company matching •Health, vision, dental insurance coverage •Flexible time-off policy, paid parental leave
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