Project Coordinator

OUR STATEMENT

The San Jose State University Research Foundation (SJSURF) is committed to building a work environment where everyone can show up as their own self and have an opportunity to contribute, develop, and advance in their career. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are core values of the organization. We strive to attract, retain, and develop employees who reflect the community and society where we work and live.

The Research Foundation aims to develop a culture where everyone feels welcome, shares their views, and where differences in backgrounds and perspectives are seen as adding value.

The coordinator manages the resources needed and helps teach portions of the proposal activities. Some skills will need to be learned.

The Project Coordinator will be responsible for training and certifying students' semiconductor fabrication and design activities. They will manage and develop a digital badge system for students who participate in campus internships or as student participants in the introduction to semiconductor fabrication short courses. They will organize the introductory short courses on semiconductor fabrication and design. They will assist the Pinson Lab manager in ensuring that all process equipment is properly maintained and used safely.

They will assist the Pinson Lab manager with the procurement and organization of supplies to ensure the efficient operation of the Microscale Process Engineering Laboratory (MPEL).

• Train, mentor, and certify students participating in semiconductor fabrication and design activities.
• Manage and further develop a digital badge system for students completing internships and short courses.
• Organize and deliver introductory short courses on semiconductor fabrication and design.
• Monitor student progress and award completion credentials for short-course participation.
• Support the Pinson Lab Manager in maintaining safe, fully operational process equipment.
• Assist with procurement, inventory, and organization of supplies for the Microscale Process Engineering Laboratory (MPEL).
• Ensure laboratory safety, proper equipment usage, and adequate material availability.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Reports to project director.

None, though will be responsible for training and mentoring students.

• Open to candidates with diverse educational backgrounds.
• Relevant hands-on experience preferred.

• The individual is expected to maintain, promote, and enforce lab safety, including good documentation thereof.

• Practical experience in integrated circuit design using a full-custom design flow with tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Magic/Xschem, or similar, as well as practical semiconductor fabrication experience with basic processes such as wafer cleaning, oxidation, diffusion, etch (wet and dry), physical vapor deposition (sputter and evaporation), and photolithography.
• Experience with metrology techniques, such as spectrometry, microscopy, four-point probe testing, capacitance-voltage testing, and transistor testing, is also a plus.
• Good communication skills who can work with a wide variety of skill levels and backgrounds.

On-site at the SJSU main campus, with no remote work option.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the SJSURF. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or the continued employment of current SJSURF employees who apply for the position.

This position description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. The order in which duties and responsibilities are listed is not significant.

$28.00 per hour
Hourly, Part-Time (50% FTE), Benefited

• Four company health insurance plans to choose from (employee contributions differ according to plan and level of coverage).
• Employer-paid dental and vision for both employee and eligible dependents.
• Life, AD&D, LTD with supplemental coverage opportunities.
• 14 paid federal & state holidays.
• Retirement Plan: 403(b) employee contribution plan component and a 403(b) employer contribution component, which vests immediately.
• Vacation-hour accruals and separate sick-hour accumulations.
• Employee discounts.
• Paid training and professional-development conferences.

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