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MEMS Process Integration Scientist

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Malibu, CA, US$141k – $176konsite

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HRL Laboratories pioneers the next frontiers of physical and information science. Delivering transformative technologies in automotive, aerospace and defense, HRL advances the critical missions of its customers to help them remove limitations and create competitive advantage. HRL then transitions the work back to customers – ready for real-world application. For more than 70 years, HRL’s rich portfolio of scientific discoveries and engineering innovations continues to build on each other — often in unexpected, profound and far-reaching ways. As a private company owned jointly by Boeing and GM, HRL prioritizes purpose over profit, significantly advancing the state of the art. HRL's compact, high-performance MEMS IMUs are revolutionizing navigation systems by delivering reliable guidance in GPS-degraded environments. Engineered with navigation-grade precision, these IMUs provide a cost-effective and scalable solution for automotive, aerospace, and other demanding applications where traditional GPS reliance falls short. These innovations aim to deliver a first-of-its-kind navigation-grade component that combines reliability, precision, and affordability. By offering a viable alternative to traditional IMUs, HRL's MEMS technology is advancing the capabilities of autonomous systems and enabling precise navigation in challenging environments. Essential Duties: •    Innovative Collaboration: Collaborate with a team of scientists and engineers to develop advanced MEMS-enabled sensors and actuators for aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications, driving innovation to redefine industry standards. •    Strategic Process Integration: Integrate new processes into scalable workflows, ensuring seamless transitions from research to production while applying creativity and systems-level thinking. •    Device Design and Fabrication: Lead the design, fabrication, and testing of MEMS devices and subsystems, ensuring they meet project requirements and are scalable for production. •    Experimental Development: Design and execute experiments to validate innovative MEMS technologies, employing creative approaches to solve complex challenges and explore new possibilities. •    Precision Analysis: Perform wafer inspections and metrology to ensure quality and precision, driving iterative improvements for both research-specific and scalable processes. •    Project Leadership: Manage critical project elements, including timelines, deliverables, and resources, ensuring successful execution and impactful outcomes that bridge research innovations with real-world applications. Required Qualifications: •    Ph.D. or Master’s Degree in a physical science or engineering field with 5+ years of fabrication process experience in an R&D environment •    Proven Expertise in Process Development: Demonstrate strong skills in process development, optimization, design of experiments (DOE), statistical data analysis, and innovative problem-solving to drive cutting-edge advancements •    Collaborative Team Environment: Strong verbal and written communication skills to thrive in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team and enable effective cross-laboratory collaboration •    End-to-End Fabrication Mastery: Ability to integrate diverse process recipes into seamless fabrication workflows while addressing process interdependencies to achieve high-performance results •    Hands-On Experience with Advanced Techniques: Proficiency in the following state-of-the-art technologies:  o    Contact/stepper photolithography o    Wet and plasma dry etching o    High aspect-ratio deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) for silicon, glass, and other MEMS materials o    Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) o    Dielectric and metal depositions o    Wafer bonding and vacuum encapsulation of microscale structures o    Sacrificial and structural layer creation and wet/dry release processes •    Precision Metrology Skills: Expertise in using advanced tools such as optical/infrared microscopy, interferometric measurements, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with elemental analysis to ensure quality and precision. •    Innovative Design Expertise: Experience in designing and characterizing process control monitors (PCM) for in-process verification, along with proficiency in creating and modifying mask layouts using industry-standard CAD software like L-Edit or Cadence Preferred Qualifications: •    Hands-On Micro-Machining Experience: Experience with both surface and bulk micro-machining is highly desired. •    Fabrication Documentation: Strong ability to document fabrication experiments accurately and thoroughly. •    Back-End Wafer Processing: Experience in wafer grinding, CMP, die singulation, and assembly processes into packages •    Data Analysis Proficiency: Familiarity with data analysis software such as JMP, MATLAB, or Python is a significant advantage •    Automation Skills: Experience in automating fabrication data collection and analysis •    Device Simulation Expertise: Knowledge of mechanical, thermal, or electrical Finite Element Analysis (FEA) modeling using tools like COMSOL or SolidWorks •    Inline Process Characterization: Experience in designing and conducting wafer or die-level electrical or optical process control monitor (PCM) testing •    Technical Proposal Development: Experience in writing technical proposals to present innovative research and development concepts Physical Requirements: Must be able to perform safely in a MEMS microfabrication cleanroom and follow standard operating practices Special Requirements: US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance Compensation and Benefits: Pay Range: $140,700 - $175,950 Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location (California). The range displayed on each job posting reflects the target range for new hire salaries for the position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job

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