Application Development Engineer

ZEISS is a technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems, and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips – and thus plays a key role in shaping the age of micro- and nanoelectronics with its innovations.

• Hands-on development of applications for in-line metrology & inspection in semiconductor manufacturing by using ZEISS’ FIB-SEM technology.
• Operate the FIB-SEM systems in the customers’ clean room
• Be part of the engineering team and help development of FIB – SEM technology.
• Obtain first-hand knowledge of semiconductor FIB-SEM applications at customer site and identify areas for improvement as well as new market opportunities.
• Work jointly & hands-on with internal hardware and software development groups.
• Provide technical guidance to Business Development Managers and sales team.
• Lead and perform customer (live) demos with customer samples and wafers.
• You will spend a considerable amount of your time in clean rooms at ZEISS and customer sites.

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Engineering, Material Science, Physics or Chemistry
• Experience with SEM imaging and excellent understanding of the SEM imaging mechanisms
• Experience with FIB milling and excellent understanding of the FIB milling mechanisms
• Experience with FIB-SEM sample preparation (advantage)
• Demonstrated ability in development of new processes or methodologies using FIB-SEM or SEM instruments
• Experience in Design of Experiments (DOE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Knowledge of coding in Python or any other programming language used for data analytics or image processing (advantage)
• Excellent communication skills, self-direction, integrity, positive thinking, strong learning desires and good teamwork
• Up to 50% international travel to semiconductor fabs (USA and Asia)