Arizona State University

Principal Plating Engineer

Mesa, AZ 85204In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of experience and training.
  • Master's degree preferred in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Physics or related discipline.
  • Understanding of electroplating processing equipment operation and maintenance.
  • Strong communication skills necessary for customer service roles.
  • Experience with statistical tools like JMP or Minitab, and familiarity with semiconductor processes.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain electroplating equipment and ensure operational reliability.
  • Assist students and faculty with technical service requests.
  • Scope and support procurement of new equipment for the Core.
  • Cross-train and provide backup support in various engineering areas.
  • Document procedures for safe equipment use and provide user supervision.
  • Guide junior engineers and support training initiatives.
  • Adapt quickly to changing priorities and manage tasks effectively.

Benefits

  • Flexible work options including alternative schedules and possible remote work.
  • Commitment to work-life balance and sustainability.
  • Inclusive work environment with diverse team collaboration.
Full Job Description
Job Profile:
Engineer 4

Job Family:
Engineering

Time Type:
Full time

Max Pay - Depends on experience:
$130,000.00 USD Annual

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and seven (7) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile Summary:
Leads complex projects, and provides technical guidance, innovation, design, and expertise to enhance the institution's engineering solutions and infrastructure. May provide instruction/teaching.

Job Description:

Position Salary Range:
  • Depends on experience


Job Description:

The Advanced Electronics and Photonics Core Facility seeks a qualified candidate for a Principal Plating Engineer position. The candidate will mainly be focused on electroplating processing and will be expected to assist or provide backup to other areas. Primary areas of responsibility will include electroplating process development on our forthcoming 300mm wafer plating system as well as ownership of associated chemical metrology systems. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will interact with individuals responsible for areas such as device physics, deposition, etching, photolithography, and electrical test to ensure robust electroplating processes that meet the precise physical and electrical requirements for our customers.

As part of the AEP Core operations team, you will maintain the electroplating process area by supporting operations and increasing equipment up time, responding to production issues, implementing solutions, reducing costs, and improving yields. In this position, you will support existing processes, develop new processes, identify process and material improvements, and develop intellectual property. You will also use statistical process controls and data analysis to support and monitor the performance of the equipment.

Customer service is an integral part of the Principal Plating Engineer position. The candidate will be interacting directly with a wide variety of students, faculty, and other professionals to provide services as requested. Skill in communicating technical ideas in a positive and patient manner is a must.

This position is funded by DoD and requires candidates to meet the definition of US person as defined in as defined by 22 C.F.R. a7 120.62 and 15 C.F.R. a7 772.1.

Essential Duties:
  • Maintain electroplating equipment by supporting operations, increasing equipment up time, responding to production issues, keeping the equipment under statistical control, and reducing costs.
  • Assist students, faculty, and other professionals with service requests
  • Recommend, scope, and assist in the procurement and installation of future equipment into the Core.
  • Cross-train in other areas to provide backup and assistance as needed.
  • Write procedures to help students and other users safely use the equipment.
  • Provide supervision and guidance to the users of the Core.
  • Provide supervision to junior engineers.
  • Regular activities include ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts.
  • Ability to clearly communicate and exchange accurate information to perform essential duties.


Desired Qualifications:
  • Master's degree in engineering or related field and seven (7) years of engineering or related experience including responsibility for tool and process requirements; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
    • Preferred:
    • MS in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Physics or related discipline
  • Demonstrated understanding of the operation and maintenance of electroplating processing equipment
  • Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong customer service skills
  • Computer knowledge used for documentation and analysis.
  • Demonstrated strong mechanical aptitude and experience with statistical software packages such as JMP or Minitab.
  • Demonstrated experience with active matrix TFT processing and amorphous-silicon processes.
  • Demonstrated experience with semiconductor advanced packaging processing.
  • Experience with many disciplines including etching, deposition, cleaning, and other thin film processing.
  • Equipment maintenance experience.


Working Environment:

ASU is an inclusive enterprise with a wide variety of work and learning modes, locations, and a commitment to sustainability, innovation, and employee work-life balance. We are determined to maintain our position as an employer of choice in a competitive labor market, as such the following options may be offered dependent on department needs:

Flexible work options:
  • Alternative work schedules can include four, 10-hour workdays in a workweek; a nine-day, 80-hour schedule over two workweeks for exempt employees only; and staggered start and stop times.
  • Hybrid work is an arrangement where employees spend a minimum of 60% of their regular workweek at their primary ASU work location. Dean or vice president-level approval is required.
  • Remote work is an arrangement where the employee spends less than 60% of their regular workweek at a regularly assigned ASU work location. Executive vice president-level approval is required.


Standard Working Environment:
  • Climate-controlled office setting subject to extended periods of being in a stationary position.
  • Regular use of a computer and other office productivity equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine and printer.
  • Ability to clearly communicate and exchange accurate information to perform essential duties.
  • Expected to be responsive to customers; engaged in work production; and resourceful, flexible, and respectful of others.


Working Environment for research positions:
  • Regular activities require ability to manage multiple tasks at one time, to be able to prioritize tasks; to manage conflict: to interact in a team environment: and to communicate effectively to exchange accurate information.
  • Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting and laboratory subject to extended periods of being in a stationary position, operating computer and other office productivity machinery; required to move a moderate distance to perform work.
  • Frequently moves up to 25 pounds for various needs.
  • May be required to wear personal protective equipment before entering laboratories such as lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, closed toe shoes and respirator.


Driving Requirement:
Driving is not required for this position.

Location:
Off-Campus: Mesa/Tempe

Funding:
Grant Funded

Instructions to Apply:

Current employees, student workers seeking staff opportunities, and students applying for student worker positions must apply directly through the Workday Jobs Hub.

Please use the link below to log in using single sign-on.
https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/1$9925/9925$23307.htmld

To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:
  • Cover letter
  • Resume or CV


Multiple documents may be uploaded in the attachments section. Alternatively, applicants may combine all required materials into a single PDF for submission. Please ensure uploaded documents are clearly labeled and include your name.

Please ensure your resume includes all employment information in month and year format, for example 6/04 to 8/14, along with job title, job duties, and employer name for each position. Your resume should clearly demonstrate how your experience and background meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position. Incomplete applications or missing required materials may not be considered.

Important: Do not withdraw your application to make edits. Once an application is withdrawn, it cannot be edited, reactivated, or replaced with a new submission. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact The Office of Human Resources Talent Acquisition before the posting close date.

Graduate Assistant, Intern and part-time positions are counted as half time for experience equivalency, meaning one year equals six months of experience.

Only electronic applications will be accepted for this position. By submitting an application, you confirm that the information provided is accurate and complete.

About Arizona State University

Arizona State University (ASU) is a public research university with its main campus in Tempe, Arizona. It is one of the largest public universities in the United States by enrollment. ASU offers degree programs in more than 800 areas of study, including over 250 undergraduate majors and more than 120 graduate programs. ASU is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities ? Very high research activity". ASU's athletic teams are called the Sun Devils and compete in the Pac-12 Conference. ASU has multiple campuses throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area, with four regional campuses and several extension centers.
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