ATAMI Thin Films Engineer

Job Description

Department:
Division of Research and Innovation
Special Instructions to Applicants:
When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1) A resume/CV; and

2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position
3) Upload your responses to the following supplemental questions as a separate document:
Describe your experience with new product/process design and development.
Describe your experience with startup/small company operations.
For additional information please contact: Richard Todd Miller at Todd.Miller@oregonstate.edu or 541-713-1341.
Job Summary:
The Division of Research and Innovation is seeking an ATAMI Thin Films Engineer. This is a part-time (.35 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.
The Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Institute (ATAMI),
an OSU research and commercialization facility located on the
Corvallis Hewlett Packard campus, is recruiting a Thin Films Engineer
for our shared use facility. ATAMI is an Oregon Nanoscience and
Microtechnologies (ONAMI) Signature Research Center.
Key Responsibilities:
Independent project execution.
Collaborative development with faculty, tenants, and other
outside companies.
Sustaining and development support for thin film processing
equipment including sputter deposition, atomic layer
deposition, and photolithography.
Sustaining and development support for thin film analytical
instruments including ellipsometry, SEM, various other
thickness and film property techniques.
User training in operation of thin film equipment and
instruments.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
Master's degree from an accredited institution in Materials Science or related Engineering.
Five or more years of full-time professional employment experience in thin film processes and device fabrication.
Direct experience with ellipsometry, sputter deposition, and photolithography.
Demonstrated experience coordinating or managing programs, projects, or initiatives.
CAD design skills.
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with new product/process design and development.
Experience with startup/small company operation.
Working Conditions/Schedule:
Work is done in a laboratory setting. This is a 0.35 FTE position. Typical weekday working hours occur between 7am and 7pm. Weekend working hours are also acceptable.
Salary Range:
$90,000- $102,000
Anticipated Start Date:
2026-08-17
Anticipated End Date:
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.
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