Senior Application Engineer

Fujifilm - Mesa, AZ

Full-time - Mid Level

Mesa, AZ

251-500 employees

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Application Engineer at FUJIFILM Electronic Materials, U.S.A., Inc. is responsible for the development and implementation of Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) processes and products at customer sites. This role involves optimizing formulations for new CMP chemistries, conducting product demonstrations, and providing on-site support to customers. The engineer will utilize metrology tools and collaborate with technical teams to ensure product performance and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Develop, support and improve CMP processes for new & existing products.
• Act as a CMP process expert in supporting R&D chemists.
• Investigate chemistry and abrasive interactions with different dielectric and metal films.
• Fine-tune chemistry to achieve desired defects and metrology performance for CMP.
• Support product life cycle, including product characterization and functional testing.
• Interface with internal and external technical teams.
• Run product demonstrations for customers in FFEM's applications lab.
• Provide on-site customer support, both domestic and international.
• Design, analyze and summarize data using statistical software.
• Collaborate with technical staff on process/formulation needs with respect to CMP chemistries.
• Apply fundamental chemistry knowledge.
• Participate in new product development and commercialization.
• Work extensively in lab environment & direct technicians to support project needs efficiently.
• Communicate and work well with other professionals in a team environment.

Requirements

• BS degree in Chemical Engineering or Material Science with a minimum of 6 years of industry experience, or a Master's Degree and 3 years plus industry experience, or a Ph.D. with 0 - 2 years of industry experience.
• Semiconductor industry experience, preferably in CMP.
• Demonstrates analytical ability, chemistry, colloids, and interface science.
• Understanding of abrasive technology, corrosion protection, and electrochemistry.
• Highly motivated, creative, and detail-oriented individual with a passion for problem solving.
• Excellent communication, data collection, time management, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in office software such as MS Excel, Word, PPT, and Outlook; experience with DoE, JMP, data analyses, and technical reporting required; experiment modeling desired.
• Project management experience preferred; ability to multi-task.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to travel 20% of the time, including international travel.

Nice-to-haves

• Project management experience preferred.