Own the development, optimization, and sustainment of ALD processes for advanced solar cell devices, designing experiments, defining production-capable recipes, and scaling processes from development into repeatable, qualified operation.
WA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20
- Support development and optimization of ALD processes for metal oxide, transport, and barrier films, from initial chemistry selection through recipe release
- Design and run DOE campaigns: define parameter spaces, apply statistical analysis, and turn results into process windows and recipe specifications
- Establish film property requirements (thickness, conformality, composition, barrier performance) together with device design and integration engineers, and connect ALD layer properties to device performance and reliability
- Develop and maintain process control methods, including SPC, control limits, and uniformity and reproducibility metrics across substrates and batches
- Define characterization plans using ellipsometry, profilometry, contact angle, optical spectroscopy, XPS, TEM, and WVTR; interpret results and set up external lab partnerships as needed
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, or a related field
- M.S.
- Ph.D.
- Nice to have: Metal oxide ALD (Al2O3, TiO2, SnO2, ZnO, or HfO2)
- Nice to have: Spatial ALD