Microfabrication Process Engineer

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory - Cambridge, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Cambridge, MA

1,001-5,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Join our team at the Draper microfabrication facility as a Microfabrication Process Engineer. In this role, you will be a key player in the clean room environment, contributing significantly to the generation and development of concepts in MEMs, photonics, microfluidics, and 3D integration, including interpose and wafer level packaging (WLP) concepts. As a Microsystems Engineer, you will apply electronic and mechanical engineering knowledge, theory, and methods to research, design, develop, and test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices and sensors. You will interact with device, hardware, and software design teams to assist in the overall development of systems. Your responsibilities will include designing and developing Microelectromechanical devices and sensors, creating schematics and physical layouts of integrated MEMS components or packaged assemblies. You will assess performance and process capabilities of potential MEMS device designs using modeling or simulation software, and you will test and evaluate devices using a variety of tools, protocols, and software. Analyzing and addressing issues such as reliability, yield improvement, and failure will be a critical part of your role. You will also develop production methods and fabrication processes for MEMS, draft documentation such as operating instructions, performance specifications, and manuals, and share performance experience and operating characteristics with designers or other engineers for new product development purposes and/or training. In addition, you will help define the approach to solve particular problems and independently execute assignments. You will contribute high-quality content for technical reports and presentations with minimal guidance, and proactively identify needs and concerns associated with design and manufacturing decisions, communicating them to project leadership. This position may also involve performing other related duties as assigned, making it a dynamic and engaging role within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Designs and develops Microelectromechanical devices/sensors, schematics and physical layouts of integrated MEMS components or packaged assemblies.
• Assesses performance and process capabilities of potential MEMS device designs using modeling or simulation software.
• Tests and evaluates devices using a variety of tools, protocols, and software.
• Analyzes and addresses issues such as reliability, yield improvement, and/or failure.
• Develops production methods and fabrication processes for MEMS.
• Drafts documentation such as operating instructions, performance specifications, and manuals.
• Shares performance experience and operating characteristics with designers or other engineers for new product development purposes and/or training.
• Develop and maintain effective internal/external relationships.
• Helps define the approach to solve a particular problem and independently executes assignments.
• Contributes high quality content for technical reports and presentations with minimal guidance.
• Proactively identifies needs and concerns associated with design and manufacturing decisions and communicates them to project leadership.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Strong background in electronic and mechanical engineering principles.
• Experience in designing and developing MEMS devices and sensors.
• Proficiency in modeling or simulation software for assessing MEMS designs.
• Ability to test and evaluate devices using various tools and protocols.
• Experience in analyzing reliability and yield improvement issues.
• Knowledge of production methods and fabrication processes for MEMS.
• Strong documentation skills for creating operating instructions and performance specifications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with photonics and microfluidics technologies.
• Familiarity with 3D integration and wafer level packaging (WLP) concepts.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.