Electrical/System Engineer

Job Title

Electrical/System Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Applied Materials CoE team to develop a new family of semiconductor process tool sensors. The role focuses on sensor transducer design and testing, analog and digital circuit design, prototype bring-up and debugging, firmware validation, and coordinating PCB suppliers.

Experience Level

Mid-level - requires 4+ years' experience in optical or THz/GHz sensor development.

Responsibilities

Deliver hardware and firmware components of sensor systems and lead integration and verification activities.

• Perform design, testing, and analysis of sensors and sensor transducers with limited supervision.
• Collaborate with sensor architects, physicists, and system software/hardware engineers to deliver complete sensor solutions.
• Design, build, and validate optical benches; characterize lasers, amplifiers, and detectors across UV to MWIR wavelengths.
• Integrate PCBs and embedded firmware; manage prototype bring-up, vendor PCBs, and debugging activities.
• Integrate sensors into chamber/tool platforms; verify and troubleshoot system hardware and software.
• Participate in schematic, layout, and BOM reviews and drive continuous improvement of electrical designs.
• Create and execute system requirements and test procedures for sensors and sensing systems.
• Provide timely status updates and proactive communication to stakeholders.

Requirements

Core qualifications and desirable skills.

• Must-have: 4+ years of experience in optical or THz/GHz sensor development.
• Must-have: Strong knowledge of semiconductor processes, associated physics, and vacuum process tools.
• Must-have: Fundamental training in lasers, optics, and electromagnetic wave devices and physics.
• Must-have: Ability to work independently, meet objectives and deadlines, and collaborate with remote teams.
• Must-have: Strong analytical skills and methodical problem-solving.
• Nice-to-have: Experience testing and debugging optical systems/optoelectronic assemblies and photodetectors/sources (PDs, IR, LEDs).
• Nice-to-have: Experience with optical design tools such as LightTools or Zemax.
• Nice-to-have: Embedded firmware development experience.
• Nice-to-have: FPGA experience.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with industrial communication standards such as EtherCAT or DeviceNet.

Education Requirements

MS or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.

About the Company

Company: Applied Materials

Headquarters: Santa Clara, CA, United States

Global leader in materials engineering solutions for the semiconductor and display industries, designing, manufacturing, and servicing equipment used to produce chips and advanced displays worldwide. Enables customers' production of semiconductor devices and display technologies and supports innovations like AI and IoT.