Application Engineer

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We are hiring an Application Engineer to join our Newark-Bellevue site.

The Application Engineer will be responsible for new chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurry and post-CMP cleans product development, introductions, and application support at customers. The primary function of this role is developing and transferring a product and process application knowledge to customers and local technical teams. The role will be an integral part of technical team developing the new products and will interface closely with marketing and local account teams.

The Application Engineer will be trained to develop expertise in the new products and will be responsible for introduction of the products at customers, supporting through process optimization and customization and into early stage troubleshooting and process stabilization at the customer site.

Your key responsibilities:

• Develop technical expertise in CMP technology and related DuPont products.
• Active member of technical development team developing new slurry and post-CMP cleaning products to meet customer needs.
• Support the development, scale-up, and commercialization of new slurry and post-CMP cleaning products.
• Lead the development of baseline processes and data packages in the final stage of the product commercialization.
• Engage in face-to-face customer interactions to support customers in their product/application development efforts. Lead customer engagements and drive technical wins by transferring product expertise to the customer and/or local technical support teams.
• Troubleshooting internal and external problems, including optimizing internal processes and working with customer engineers to optimize/customize processes to their specific requirements.
• Travel may be required, amounting to up to 15% with opportunities for both domestic and international travel.
• Participate in safety activities and meet all safety requirements.

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 Qualifications:

• B.S. in chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science/Engineering, or related field. PhD desired.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in process engineering within the semiconductor industry.
• Understanding of semiconductor fabrication and fab metrology & procedures.
• CMP process knowledge and experience is highly desirable, particularly post-CMP cleaning process experience.
• Expertise in Design of Experimentation (DOE), statistical data analysis, and technical reporting.
• Demonstrated highly effective communication skills.

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