Staff Surface Process Engineer / Surface Chemist

We are seeking a Staff Surface Process Engineer / Surface Chemist to develop and scale surface chemistry processes.

This role combines deep expertise in precision substrate processing, process equipment engineering and surface chemistry with hands-on laboratory work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.

The successful candidate will drive development of surface chemistry processes including cleaning, coating and surface functionalization and other processes.

This role requires experience with equipment used to manufacture and characterize these surfaces.

• Develop surface processing methods including cleaning, deposition, coating, curing, and QC.
• Develop robust vapor-phase deposition processes including silanization and other surface modification techniques, with emphasis on process uniformity, reproducibility, and manufacturability.
• Lead development, optimization, qualification, and troubleshooting of plasma cleaning processes.
• Specify, develop, optimize, and troubleshoot process equipment including vapor deposition systems, plasma tools, ovens, wet processing tools, and related automation.
• Establish process windows, critical process parameters, and statistical process controls for surface treatments.
• Design and execute statistically rigorous experiments (DOE) to understand process interactions and optimize surface performance.
• Characterize processed surfaces using techniques such as ellipsometry, contact angle, AFM, optical microscopy, fluorescence imaging, profilometry, XPS, SEM, and related analytical methods.
• Translate laboratory processes into scalable manufacturing methods with high yield and reproducibility.
• Drive equipment selection, installation, qualification, and process transfer to manufacturing.
• Mentor junior scientists and engineers while fostering rigorous experimental design, scientific curiosity, and rapid technical iteration.