Wafer Metrology Development Engineer

Company Description

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Provide technical leadership and hands‑on metrology support for magnetic recording wafer process development, with a focus on overlay, AFM, and CDSEM measurements for critical dimension (CD), profile, and topography characterization.

Partner closely with magnetic recording head process R&D engineers to define, develop, and deploy advanced metrology solutions, including new measurement methodologies and algorithms. Lead metrology strategy for development programs while ensuring robust day‑to‑day measurement execution across multiple projects.

Serve as a core technical contributor within the R&D metrology organization, driving best practices and knowledge transfer while working in close alignment with the manufacturing metrology team to ensure consistency from development through production.

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. degree in Physics, Materials Science, or a related scientific discipline.
• Required experience:
  
  5 or more years of relevant metrology experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 2–3 or more years of relevant metrology experience with a Master’s or Ph.D. degree.
• Deep technical expertise in at least one metrology domain (AFM, CDSEM, or overlay), with working knowledge across all three areas required.
• Proven experience supporting and leading metrology efforts for R&D and/or manufacturing in a high‑technology environment.
• Strong data analysis skills using industry‑standard tools; experience with programming or scripting languages is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and influence across multidisciplinary engineering teams; proficiency in spoken and written English is required.

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