Wafer Metrology Senior Engineer - Entry Level (PhD)

About our group:

The Wafer Metrology Engineering team supports Seagate’s Wafer Operations to manufacture recording heads used in Seagate’s disk drive products. The team is focused on providing metrology and test solutions to support both production and research and development needs.   

About the role - you will:

• Develop or improve technical understanding of multiple metrology/test tools used in the wafer manufacturing process.    
• Create and update metrology recipes used to monitor process health.   
• Perform gage studies and participate in improvement projects to improve the capabilities of the assigned toolsets.   
• Partner with both development and production process engineers to provide metrology solutions for their control / monitoring needs.   
• Work with process and yield teams to solve current factory problems.   
• Work with your counterparts to deliver cross-site solutions to metrology needs.   
• Work on-site at our Bloomington, Mn facility

About you:

• Knowledge of wafer metrology techniques.   
• Knowledge of thin-film-head or semiconductor wafer manufacturing.   
• Ability to work in a cleanroom environment.   
• Ability to work with Wafer factory automation systems.   
• Ability to extract, manipulate and analyze data using SQL, JMP & Excel.   
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.   
• Highly motivated and self-directed.   
• Interest developing skills in Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Data Science 

Your experience includes:

• Experience with multiple wafer metrology techniques.   
• Experience in a wafer manufacturing environment.   
• Preferred experience with wafer material characterization methods – ellipsometry, and X-ray techniques.    
• You may have experience with a scripting language such as Python.   
• PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Material Science, Chem E, or Physics with 0-2 years of experience.

Location:

Our Normandale campus spans two suburbs, Edina and Bloomington, and serves as the Recording Head development and manufacturing arm of Seagate. Located in the heart of a bustling community, Seagate offers an on-site café, or if you prefer, you can drive to one of many restaurants just minutes away. Need to grab a gift over lunch time? Shopping is abundant in the area. If working out is your thing, the on-site fully equipped fitness center hosts wellness programs, outdoor activities, tournaments and group workouts. Looking for something more laid back? Reset in one of our meditation rooms, or simply take a walk around our indoor walking path. On-site cultural festivals, celebrations and community volunteer opportunities also abound.

Location: Normandale, United States
Travel: None