PVD Manufacturing Engineer

Job # 34377

LOCATION: US - NH - NEW HAMPSHIRE - HOLLIS

INDUSTRY: Thin Film Processing

SPECIFIC DUTIES, ACTIVITIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
 • Overseeing the maintenance of a KDF 944GT sputtering machine for maximum throughput and quality.
 • Overseeing the operation of a KDF 944GT sputtering machine for maximum throughput and quality.
 • Technical contact for all aspects of thin film processing that involve sputtered films.
 • Technical contact for out of house processing of deposited metals and dielectrics.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
1. Oversee the operation of a KDF 944GT in-line sputtering machine with respect to:
 • Leak checking
 • Target qualification
 • Cryopump and compressor operation
 • Mass Flow Controller calibration
 • Process optimization for the deposition of the following metals: Ta, WTi, Ni, Au, Mo, Ti, Al, Cu, Pd, Ag, Cr. This will include stress, temperature, hardness, resistivity, diffusion.
 • Process optimization for the deposition of reactively sputtered TaN to maintain a uniformity of better than +/- 3% resistivity across a 12 inch sputtering pallet for production processes

2. Oversee the operation, maintenance, and calibration of all equipment necessary to support the KDF 944 GT sputtering machine. This includes:
 • Dektak3 profilometer
 • 4-point sheet resistivity probe
 • Residual Gas Analyzer
 • Water Chiller system
 • Sputtering gas cylinder monitoring and calibration

3. Oversee the maintenance of a 944GT in-line sputtering machine with respect to:
 • Target changes
 • Monthly chamber cleaning. This will require 4 – 8 hrs on a Saturday to assist with the chamber cleaning
 • Shield cleaning and conditioning
 • O-ring maintenance
 • Cryopump and compressor maintenance
 • Computer backups of the tool software and datalogs
 • Recipe control and optimization

4. Update and maintain a spare parts list for the KDF 944 GT in-line sputtering machine.

5. Research and establish production processes for the cleaning of all materials before sputter deposition. All substrates sputtered must first be cleaned to the highest quality before sputtering with any metals to ensure that the film meet the requirements of MIL-std-883. Substrates after sputtering must pass an adhesion test and be contaminant and particulate free.

6. Research and establish production processes in the following areas
 • Etching of sputtered metals
 • TaN passivation

7. Overseeing production vacuum equipment repair and maintenance

8. Generation of manufacturing procedures

9. Assisting with the generation of manufacturing routings whenever technical input is required.

10. Assisting with the generation of purchase orders for in-house sputtering whenever technical input is required

EDUCATION: Requires a BS in Engineering

REFERENCE: Jobwerx #34377 PVD Manufacturing Engineer
- Please submit resume to:
Nancy A. Tripoli
Human Resources Manager
UltraSource, Inc.
The Thin Film Source
22 Clinton Drive Hollis, NH 03049
603-881-7799 ext. 309
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This Job Posting will expire on December 19, 2004

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