Research Officer, Semiconductor Fabrication

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City:

Ottawa

Organizational Unit:

Quantum and Nanotechnologies

Classification:

RO

Tenure:

Term

Duration:

2 years

Language Requirements:

English

Work arrangements:

Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require full-time physical presence at the NRC work location identified. At the NRC, we recognize that Indigenous candidates may have important connections to their communities and you may be eligible for an exception to this work arrangement. Alternative work arrangements may also be considered to accommodate candidates as required. To learn more about these options, please contact the NRC Hiring team using the contact information below.

The role We are looking for Research Officer, Semiconductor Fabrication to support the Advanced Technology Fabrication (ATF) facility at the Quantum Nanotechnology Research Centre. The Research Officer would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

Working with clients and partners, the National Research Council Canada provides strategic research, innovation support, scientific, and technical services to develop and deploy solutions to meet Canada’s current and future industrial and societal needs. The ATF offers our clients and partners access to cutting-edge semiconductor research and fabrication capabilities providing simulation, design, fabrication, testing, characterization, and prototyping. Bringing cutting edge research to the benefit of Canadian society and industries.

The key activities of the Research Officer in Semiconductor Fabrication are to:

Lead and manage full III-V and Si-based fabrication projects which support the objectives of NRC’s Quantum and Nanotechnologies Research Centre;

Develop, optimize and validate new fabrication processes (lithography, metallization, thin film deposition and etch, process metrology and materials characterizations);

Collaborate with team members to establish and validate “process blocks and process flows” for optoelectronic, electronic and quantum devices and components fabrication;

Function as the engineering prime for the metallization systems available within the ATF (thermal, electron beam, ion-assist and sputtering) and create and oversee metal stack contact technologies, as well as fully explore the nitridation capabilities of reactive sputtering for next generation devices.

Screening criteria Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates:

Education Master’s degree in Physical, Chemical, Materials Sciences, or equivalent Engineering disciplines.

A PhD in one of these disciplines will be considered an asset.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

Experience

Significant recent hands‑on experience in cleanrooms and semiconductor fabrication environments;

Significant recent hands‑on experience in semiconductor process development and optimization (lithography, metallization, wet‑and dry‑etch, metal contact alloying, materials and devices electrical and structural characterization);

Significant recent hands on experience with metallization tools/systems: thermal, electron beam and sputtering

Hands‑on experience in the operation of five (5) or more of the following semiconductor front‑and back‑end processing tools will be considered an asset: Mask and maskless optical aligners,

Electroplating,

Rapid thermal annealers,

PECVDs

Wet‑and dry‑etch (RIE & ICP‑RIE)

Electrical probe stations,

LabVIEW automation software development,

Materials characterization (EDX, XRD)

Metrology (VASE, reflectometry, SEM) equipment,

Automated or semi-automated Scribers/dicers

Lappers/polishers

Significant recent experience is defined as at least two (2) years of experience gained within the last 5 years.

Condition of employment Reliability Status

For a Reliability Status, verification of background information over a period of 5 years is required.

Language requirements English

Information on language requirements and self‑assessment tests

Assessment criteria Candidates will be assessed on the basis