Job Description

**Overview

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• Seeking a technically sound applications engineer to help develop and research new applications.

• Company is well-positioned with great teams, core technologies, and a strong entrepreneurial culture that supports new product development.

• The main objective of this role is to develop new applications, support customer requests, and develop new products.

• The application engineer will also discover new opportunities to add value either through new product development or existing product enhancements around our core technology.

• In this role, the applications engineer interfaces with customers, consultants, marketing, sales, service, manufacturing and supply chain.

**Responsibilities

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• Engages closely with customer to develop applications and process performance on ion beam systems; drives relevant ion beam learning and demos needed to applications development.

• Develops and maintains best known methods (BKM) for process control, process development and continuous improvement. Drive adoption of BKMs and new applications.

• Maintains a working knowledge of ion beam systems process, hardware and relevant diagnostics; Plans, implements and controls measures to enhance system performance.

• Solves process problems in straightforward situations and when needed, reaches out to service and engineering teams and drive to solutions.

• Presents technical aspects of products to customers and sales channels.

• Provides on-the-job training, education and assistance to fellow team members both within the local team, company, and for customers and partners.

• Works as a member of a cross-functional team with service and sales personnel and the product, marketing and engineering teams for company product lines to support revenue requirements.

• Communicates and participates in technical trainings regularly to enhance the professional knowledge and to gather up-to-date product line information.

• Checks and approves operational quality of system equipment. Instructs customers in the operation and maintenance of the system.

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**Qualifications

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• BS degree AND 5+ years of related experience in thin film technologies or related equipment

• MS degree in engineering, physics or chemistry AND 3+ years of related experience

• Will consider PhD degree with minimal experience

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered

• Minimum of 2 years of experience with customer support or management

• Semiconductor device knowledge and module process, process integration experience in logic and/or memory fabrication preferred.

• Understanding of thin film deposition process and hardware is desirable.

• A positive team player, self-motivated with strong analytical skills.

• Clear communication, good spoken and written communication skills

**Additional Information

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• Occasional travel up to 25%, mostly domestic but international is possible