Process/characterization Engineer

Description: The successful candidate will work as a member of the product engineering group and interface with manufacturing teams in developing and characterizing liquid-crystal-based light modulators. Relevant experience in characterizing and formulating polymers, operating basic electrical and optical instrumentation, processing images, and coding in Matlab and Labview required.

Responsibilities: Characterize electrical and optical properties of NCAP (nematic curvilinear aligned phase) liquid-crystal films. Make improvements and continue development of electro-optical test-stations driven by GPIB and controlled with Labview. Characterize and formulate NCAP (nematic curvilinear aligned phase) coating material. Develop and improve algorithms for image processing and defect thresholding in MATLAB.Drive failure analysis of poorly performing devices. Education/ExperienceBS or higher degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, material science, EE, physics or related field. Familiarity with basic electrical instrumentation: oscilloscopes, pulse generators, photodiodes, IV, CVBasic familiarity with semiconductor process technology and cleanroom protocol. At least 6 months experiencing in formulating, coating, and characterizing polymer-based films. Experience in controlling instrumentation and data acquisition over GPIB using Labview. Strong MATLAB coding experience particularly with respect to image processing. Knowledge of defect thresholding techniques a plus. Experience in statistical process control (SPC) and Design of Experiments (DOE) principles. Familiarity with basic failure analysis and thin film characterization: reflectometry, SEM, TEM, FTIR.Familiarity with analytical chemistry techniques: TGA, DSC, GPLC, ICP, NMR