Semiconductor Fabrication Engineer

Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI) is looking for a full-time Semiconductor Fabrication Engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The fabrication engineer will primarily provide fabrication support for superconductor detector technology, currently under development for future space flight science instruments.

The work includes the study, design, development, fabrication, integration, testing, verification and operations of spaceflight, airborne and ground system hardware and software, including development and validation of new technologies to enable future space and science missions.

Specific duties for this position may include the following:

• Thin film deposition including electron beam and sputter based deposition.
• Lithographic patterning including contact, i-line stepper, and electron beam lithography.
• Plasma and wet chemical etching experience.
• Use of a furnace and oven for thermal oxidation and annealing processes.
• Deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) or reactive ion-etching (RIE) of silicon substrates.
• Metrology and imaging of completed or in-process devices using a profilometer, optical microscope, Scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscope.
• Measurements of thin film electrical properties using a 4-point probe.
• Develop new microfabrication process techniques as required to meet specified device design criteria.
• Work in a class 100 clean room environment and following good practices to maintain the clean room environment.
• Maintaining a high attention to detail, including the ability to precisely follow detailed process instructions from a run sheet, and to inspect and report on details of results after each processing step.
• Demonstrating excellent communication skills, including providing clear verbal and written communication and documentation of fabrication process results and status reports to project team members, during informal and formal group meetings and via email.
• Displaying initiative and working independently on project tasks, while also working effectively with other project team members and with other laboratory team members to coordinate wafer processing, use of lab equipment, training on equipment, and/or to transfer knowledge of processing techniques.
• Managing time effectively to meet project deadlines.
• US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency required.

Required Qualifications:

• BS in either a materials science, physics or engineering field and 3- 5 years relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Able to work in a team environment.
• Must be US citizen or permanent resident.

Desired Qualifications:

• MS in relevant field with 2 years of relevant microfabrication experience with superconducting materials as well as nanofabrication and deep reactive ion etching experience.

EOE, including disability/vets

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to touch, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear and occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.