Principal R&D Grinding Engineer

Primary Duties & Responsibilities


* Drive development of high speed grinding process with a strong focus on improving quality, throughput and manufacturing costs


* Initiate technical ideas to improve high speed grinding process


* Serve as a subject matter expert for the grinding process


* Collaborate with the other team members to understand the influence of upstream and downstream process on the substrate quality.


* Develop technical approaches, schedules, and deliverables with detailed project plan


* Implement innovative solutions to high speed grinding process


* Develop next-generation grinding process with higher throughput, improved quality and reduced manufacturing costs


* Deliver results with an expedited timeline


* Establish, review, and update both short-term and long term experimental plans


* Utilize statistical tools to characterize technological processes and determine process reliability and "bottlenecks".

Analyze process/product failure modes.

Provide rapid feedback to the SiC production team


* Readily communicate the ideas, experimental and analytical results to the team in an open and timely manner to accelerate the technology progress


* Perform fundamental research related to SiC grinding process


* Be an expert in analytics tools and data analysis


* Actively participate in exploring next generation grinding technologies


* Generates scientific and technical ideas and contributes to the Intellectual Property of II-VI by writing IP disclosures and patent applications.

Education & Experience


* Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering,, Physics or Materials science with minimum 5 yr.

high speed rigid grinding experience


* MS in Mechanical Engineering with 10yr.

high speed grinding experience


* Solid experience in high speed grinding of semiconductor or hard materials such as GaAS, Si, InP, SiC and Sapphire


* Extensive knowledge of principles of surface grinding and associated grinders


* Extensive hands on experience with high speed surface grinders


* Experience in high volume manufacturing of semiconductor products


* Extensive hands-on experience with statistical tools and their use for process characterization, including failure and error analysis.

Knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE).


* Ability to handle multiple priorities and work with employees and customers in a multi-cultural, global team environment


* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Skills


* Design of experiments methodology for process development, statistical software tools for data analysis


* Ability to manage projects involving procurement, installation and prove-in of grinders and associated equipment


* Ability to handle multiple priorities involving external and internal priorities


* Ability to work with cross-functional teams and excel in a growing cross-organizational, cross cultural, global team environment


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