31 thin film engineer jobs at 18 companies in Stanford, CA

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Thin Film Processing Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$107k-$142k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Western Digital
Western DigitalNASDAQ: WDC: Building storage infrastructure for the AI-driven data economy.
2+ YOEBS or MS in engineering, physics, materials science, or related field; strong communication and statistical data analysis skills; 2 years of thin film deposition experience preferred; magnetic background preferred.
PVD, IBD, XRF, XRR, TEM, BH-Looper, SPC, RSUs
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Thin Film Manufacturing Engineer (51714)
Milpitas, California, United States
$121k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Headway Technologies
Headway Technologies: Magnetic recording head developer and manufacturer for the storage industry.
3+ YOEMaster's in relevant STEM or equivalent experience, 3+ years thin film or semiconductor manufacturing experience, SPC/DOE experience, proficiency with Microsoft Office/JMP, knowledge of IBE/RIE/ALD/Ion Milling and surface characterization techniques.
Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), JMP, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, XRD, AFM, TEM, SEM, FIB, IBE, RIE, ALD, Ion Milling
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R&D Engineer – Thin Film Materials
Palo Alto, California, United States
$95k-$145k/yr OnsiteFull Time
PsiQuantum
PsiQuantum: Private American quantum computing developing fault-tolerant silicon-photonic quantum computers for enterprises, governments, and researchers.
4+ YOEMSc/PhD in materials/engineering; 4+ yrs thin film growth/metrology; deposition (PVD/CVD/MBE); thin-film characterization; data analysis (Python/Excel/JMP); strong documentation and communication.
PVD, CVD, MBE, XRD, AFM, SEM, TEM, SIMS, STEM/EELS, Python, Excel, JMP
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Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Thin Film Engineering (PVD, PECVD, ALD & RIE)
San Jose, California, United States
$162k-$198k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Ensurge
EnsurgeOslo Stock Exchange: ENSU: Solid-state microbatteries for innovators
7+ YOE7+ years manufacturing engineering experience with thin-film deposition/etch (PVD, PECVD, ALD, RIE), hands-on process ownership, pilot-to-production scale-up, and thin-film characterization skills.
PVD, Sputtering, PECVD, ALD, RIE, ICP-RIE, Ellipsometry, Profilometry, XRD, SEM, AFM, Four-point probe, MES
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Staff Materials Scientist – Thin Film Coatings
Cupertino, California, United States
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Vital Chemicals USA
Vital Chemicals USA: U.S. private manufacturer of thin-film materials and PVD systems serving semiconductor, photonics, and advanced manufacturing customers.
Senior materials scientist with hands-on thin-film deposition (PVD/PECVD), coatings development, and cross-functional collaboration.
PVD, PECVD, Vacuum-based deposition, Thin-film characterization
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Process Engineer, Thin Films
Menlo Park, California, United States
$45-$65/hr OnsiteContract
Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs: N AI and physical-sciences building autonomous laboratories and AI scientists for materials discovery.
3+ YOERequires 3+ years operating thin-film deposition or metrology equipment, sample preparation, maintenance, cleanroom and chemical safety experience, documentation rigor, and independent prioritization. High school diploma required; technical degree preferred.
LIMS, MES, SPC
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Lead Coating Engineer
Richmond, California, United States
$101k-$178k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Attalon
Attalon: Private U.S. defense technology manufacturing optical, laser, coating, and thermal systems for aerospace and defense customers.
7+ YOELead the design, development, and deployment of thin-film coating processes; 7+ years in thin-film coating engineering; aerospace experience preferred; bachelor’s in physics/optics/materials science/engineering.
TFCalc, Macleod, Thin Film Deposition (Thermal Evaporation, E-Beam, Sputtering, CVD), Tooling Design, SolidWorks, MS Office
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Process Development Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$115k-$145k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Veeco Instruments
Veeco InstrumentsNASDAQ: VECO: Public U.S. semiconductor process-equipment manufacturer serving semiconductor, compound-semiconductor, data-storage, and scientific customers.
3+ YOEDegree in physics/materials or related; 3+ years process development experience with vacuum thin film and thin film characterization techniques; ability to travel up to 25%.
four-point probe, ellipsometry, absorption/transmission spectroscopy, XRD/XRR, depth profilers
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Application Engineer V - (E5)
Santa Clara, California, United States
$163k-$224k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Materials
Applied MaterialsNASDAQ: AMAT: Global leader in materials engineering for the semiconductor industry.
5+ YOEMS or equivalent in engineering/science, 5+ years' relevant metrology experience with expertise in on-wafer optical thin film and X-ray metrology, data analysis, and technical leadership.
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Application Engineer V - (E5)
Santa Clara, California, United States
$163k-$224k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Materials
Applied MaterialsNASDAQ: AMAT: Global leader in materials engineering for the semiconductor industry.
5+ YOEMS or equivalent in engineering/science, 5+ years relevant experience in on-wafer metrology with expertise in optical thin film and X-ray techniques, data analysis, and metrology application development.
Ellipsometry, Scatterometry, Reflectometry, X-ray
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Senior Optical Engineer
Mountain View, California, United States
$166k-$223k/yr HybridFull Time
Muon Space
Muon Space: Private aerospace designing, building, and operating satellite constellations for defense, civil, and commercial customers.
5+ YOE5+ years developing optical systems with stray light analysis, thin-film/coating specification, vendor management, metrology experience, and programming for data analysis.
FRED, LightTools, TFCalc, Essential Macleod, OptiLayer, Python, MATLAB, spectrophotometer, scatterometer, ellipsometer, interferometer
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Process Engineer
Fremont, California, United States
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Tandem PV
Tandem PV: U.S. perovskite-silicon solar-panel manufacturer developing high-efficiency tandem modules for utility-scale power producers.
Bachelor's degree in STEM or equivalent experience; hands-on PVD/CVD thin-film deposition experience; experimental data analysis, plotting, statistics, and Excel or Google Sheets proficiency required.
PVD, CVD, ellipsometry, UV-Vis, four-point probe, Excel, Google Sheets, Python, R, MATLAB, JMP, Origin, ALD, profilometry, XRD, XRF, SEM, XPS, DOE, SPC
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Field Service Engineer II
Livermore, California, United States
RemoteFull Time
Ferrotec
Ferrotec: U.S. manufacturer of advanced materials, components, systems, and manufacturing solutions for precision-product industries.
2+ YOEAssociates in engineering/physical science with 2+ years electronics diagnostics and repair; ability to install, diagnose, and repair equipment; travel up to 50%; experience in vacuum/thin film or semiconductor equipment preferred.
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Staff Process Development Engineer
Austin or San Francisco
$165k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Fab2
Fab2: Privately held semiconductor manufacturer building fabs, chipmaking tools, components, and design software.
10+ YOEPhD (or equivalent) with ~10+ years developing nanofabrication processes, hands-on cleanroom and thin-film experience, metrology familiarity, and ability to design and execute experiments.
SEM, ellipsometry, profilometry
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R&D Engineer
Fremont, California, United States
$80k-$110k/yr OnsiteFull Time
E Ink Corporation
E Ink CorporationTWSE: 8069: Private U.S. electronic-paper display technology supplying electronic ink and displays to brands and manufacturers.
0+ YOEAssociate or Bachelor's in chemistry/materials/related, wet bench lab and chemical handling experience, thin film/coating and lab instrumentation experience, spreadsheet/data recording skills; 5+ years preferred but new graduates acceptable.
spin coater, dip coater, laminator, UV curing, roll-to-roll tool, optical microscope, spreadsheets, databases
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Engr, Product Dev Apps
Milpitas, California, United States
$140k-$238k/yr OnsiteFull Time
KLA Corporation
KLA CorporationNASDAQ: KLAC: Global leader in process control and yield management solutions.
3+ YOEProvide applications support for optical thin film and SCD metrology, develop recipes/BKMs, train customers, support pre-sales, and publish technical work. Requires advanced degree plus relevant experience (Doctorate+3, Master’s+6, Bachelor’s+8).
PLC
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Senior Manager, Process Engineering
Milpitas, California, United States
$150k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Commonwealth Fusion Systems: Private fusion-energy developing high-temperature-superconducting tokamaks and commercial fusion power plants for electricity markets worldwide.
10+ YOE5+ MgmtMS in technical field or equivalent, 10+ years process engineering in thin film R&D/manufacturing, 5+ years managing engineers/technicians, expertise in vacuum processes and inorganic materials science, DOE experience, materials analysis, ability to lift 50 lbs.
laboratory information management systems, JMP, optical microscopy, electron microscopy, surface probe measurements, x-ray measurements, optical probes, NIR probes, transport measurements
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Senior Applications Scientist
Milpitas, California, United States
$128k-$192k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Onto Innovation
Onto InnovationNYSE: ONTO: Semiconductor metrology and inspection equipment manufacturer.
5+ YOEPh.D. or M.S. in engineering/science preferred, 5+ years semiconductor metrology experience preferred, knowledge of process control, thin film measurement, statistics/DOE, basic programming, troubleshooting, and independent work.
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Applications Scientist, Semi
Sunnyvale, California, United States
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Rigaku Semiconductor Metrology Division
Rigaku Semiconductor Metrology DivisionTokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market: 268A: To Improve Our World by Powering New Perspectives
3+ YOEPhD or MS in a relevant science or engineering field, 3+ years of applications, metrology, or semiconductor process experience, thin-film analysis expertise, data analysis and statistics skills, and Microsoft Office proficiency.
X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-Ray Reflectometry (XRR), Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Python, Java, SQL

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