Acoustic Researcher
Nearfield Instruments brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop a revolutionary high throughput scanning probe microscopy (SPM) system, enabling atom-scale resolution 3D metrology at industry-level throughput. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced metrology machines.
As an Acoustic Research Engineer you will be responsible for the development of our next generation metrology solutions for the semiconductor industry. You will be responsible for concept evaluations, design of acoustic metrology systems as applicable to NFI, lead development, integration and testing of PoC setups that allow NFI to develop metrology solutions to comply with future customer demands. Your practical experience and skills in developing novel acoustic metrology technologies allow you to define and build challenging SPM metrology ssystems successfully.
You will be part of a diverse research and development (R&D) team that brings together skills and expertise from different fields to allow for the development of SPM technology for some of the most demanding applications in the semiconductor industry. Together with application specialists, physics design engineers, mechanical engineers, electronic engineers and software engineers you will analyze and predict customer needs, translate these to system requirements, create conceptual designs and build experimental setups to demonstrate feasibility of new aspects, and realize and experimentally characterize prototypes.
Moreover, you perform research on the latest developments in the field of acoustic imaging to keep up to date with the current state of technology and recognize new opportunities to meet (future) demands of our customers. By performing literature reviews, internal reporting, and the filing of patents you contribute to the expansion and the strengthening of the knowledge leadership position of NFI in the field of SPM.
Regarding our current products, you will be trusted to recommend design changes or substitution of materials when appropriate. You will also advise users of appropriate actions to correct malfunctions and may recommend changes in user procedures. In this role you will travel for about 5 percent of your time and you occasionally perform experiments and support customer demos outside office hours . You will report to the R&D Manager.
The Acoustic Research Engineer we seek ideally has at least 3 years of experience in the development of acoustic metrology solutions for industrial or medical use, where by in terms of complexity, is in line with that of NFI. Experience in the field of semiconductor equipment is a plus. Furthermore, you need to recognize yourself in the profile as described below.
Proven years of experience in development of acoustic imaging systems.
A PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Physics or Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on acoustic/ultrasound transducer and related electronics development.
A wide experience in acoustic metrology and imaging including development of simulation models for technology assessment.
Experience in building practical experimental set-ups based on acoustic metrology and imaging is necessary.
Serve as technical expert in the development of acoustic imaging technologies for the next generation metrology tools.
Capable of designing acoustic PoC setups for imaging semiconductor samples.
Documents work results with system requirements, design specifications, procedures, and training materials.
Prepared written technical reports on an independent basis.
Thrive in a flexible working environment. As a young company in a fast-moving industry we rely on highly motivated and self-steering colleagues. You will work on multiple projects at a time, were priorities can change depending on changing deadlines and customer demands.
Be a demonstrated “team player” with strong interpersonal skills
Strong written and oral communication skills and a commitment to achieving results on time.
You have a good command of the English language, both written and spoken.
Performs other duties as assigned or required.
What can you expect from us?
Besides a technically challenging role where you can utilize the full extend of your professional knowledge, we value your work-live balance and the time for some relaxation. Boost your energy by playing a match of table tennis or clear your mind during our weekly run with colleagues.
We rely on each other’s qualities, capabilities and we motivate one another to get the best out of ourselves and each other. We are here to support one another, and colleagues are there to help you. TEAM is very important, Together Everyone Achieves More!
Do you want to join our team as our new Acoustic Researcher? Then we'd love to hear about you!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact our recruiter, Faezeh Davari via faezeh.davari@nearfieldinstruments.com.