Process Integration Engineers

With more than 40 years of commitment to facilitating positive change through technological innovation, Applied Materials has improved the way people learn, work and play. Technology is at the heart and soul of our DNA.

Using our guiding principles of energy efficiency, scale, design for the environment, and community involvement, we are creating change from nano scale to giga scale on a global scale. Creating breakthrough opportunities offering a cleaner, brighter future to the people around the world.

Our world-changing, clean-energy strategy enables solutions that generate and conserve energy with products like our SunFab solar module production line, as well as purchasing clean, renewable solar energy to supply some of our power needs in China, Israel, California and Texas facilities.

Through our commitment to the core value of making a positive social contribution, the company is working to build a more sustainable future around the world.

If you are a qualified Process Integration Engineer. you can become an immediate part of this effort by joining Applied.

Responsibilities: 

In the role of Process Integration Engineer, incumbents are responsible for:

• developing next-generation thin film high-efficiency solar cells and modules, using proprietary deposition process technology;
• Perform Designs Of Experiment to analyze results targeting performance improvement, yield optimization and optimization of process steps with a view to minimization of manufacturing cost, including the full sequence of factory production steps and the related process flow;
• Recommend and implement equipment and/or process modification keeping in mind the stability of baseline control.
• Work closely with teams of other engineers and customers to guarantee synergy;
• Keep track of best-known method details and document as well as report progress, all in close collaboration with our raw materials suppliers.

Qualifications:

The most successful incumbent will possess a Ph.D. or M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science or Electrical Engineering and have 5 years industrial experience in solar photovoltaics.

Minimum Requirements: Applicant MUST have the following: 

• A BS degree in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science or Electrical Engineering and have 3 years industrial experience in solar photovoltaics or closely-related manufacturing fields, including: Factory experience with tool specification, start-up, and qualification of high volume manufacturing equipment;
• Proficiency in solar cell device physics and optical properties of materials, familiarity with thin film silicon solar cell technology;
• Practical knowledge of various equipment platforms and tool design tradeoff considerations, and;
• Extensive background in vacuum deposition system and sources, process control hardware (heating, gas distribution, maintenance, etc.), support hardware (loadlock/isolation chambers, pumping systems, environmental controls, leak detection etc.).
• Ability to work and communicate with teams a must.

To Apply:

Qualified candidates should send a CV/resume in full confidence to Paul Brown.  Submissions not meeting the minimum requirements will not be considered.

Address:3535 Garrett Drive
PO Box 58039, M/S 10016
Santa Clara, California 95052-8039
United States

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in its workforce.