Physics Design Engineer
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 Physics Design Engineer you will be responsible for the fundamental physics underpinnings of newly developed products and upgrades to existing products with a focus on SPM technology development. Your strong optomechanical background will allow you to analyse, design and improve some of the optomechanical systems that are at the heart of our metrology tools. Your practical experience will allow you to experimentally demonstrate and show feasibility of novel designs.
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, SPM researcher, 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 design concepts, and realize and experimentally characterize prototypes. As a Physics Design Engineer, you will be responsible for optimizing submodules, measuring and quantifying their performance and showcasing the impact on the full optomechanical system. Your skill and experience will allow you to assess the feasibility and difficulty of new design requests, execute alterations to existing setups and perform measurements in a timely manner.
Moreover, you perform research on the latest developments in the field of SPM and optomechanics 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 Physics Design Engineer we seek ideally has at least 5 years of experience as an (applied) physics researcher in a working environment which, in terms of complexity, is in line with that of NFI. Experience in the field of semiconductor equipment or SPM is a plus. Furthermore, you need to recognize yourself in the profile as described below.
A PhD in (applied) Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or Mechatronics with an emphasis on in-depth study of optomechanical systems.
Experience in the design, fabrication, and characterization of MEMS devices is a plus.
Can serve as a technical expert in the development or use of optomechanical systems as applicable to NFI, capable of independent decision making for critical technical issues.
Capable of designing and combining multiple techniques and devices to construct complex experimental optomechanical setups.
Experience in measurement analysis and automation, and the capability of adapting Python scripts to tailor to specific experimental needs.
Experience in preparing measurements/measurement campaigns independently. (planning, execution, issue resolution, technical reporting)
Prepared written technical reports on an independent basis.
An understanding of the semiconductor industry and the challenges this industry faces in the area of nano-metrology and nano-manufacturing is a plus.
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.
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 Physics Design Engineer? Then we'd love to hear about you!
If you have any questions please contact our recruiter faezeh.davari@nearfieldinstruments.com