CXR Senior Process & Integration Engineer

This position has been deemed critical by the School of Engineering Dean’s Office and is exempt from the hiring freeze. For Stanford University employees, please apply through the Opportunity Marketplace within Sequoia. Note - This is a two (2) year fixed term position. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. All candidates must be eligible to work and live in the U.S. Work Arrangement: This position is onsite, working at the Stanford main campus. Budgeted Salary: The budgeted base salary range for this position is $168,360.00 - $197,495.00 per annum. The School of Engineering Stanford Engineering has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century, creating pivotal technologies that have transformed the worlds of information technology, communications, health care, energy, business and beyond. Our faculty and students are creative risk-takers who pursue excellence across a breadth of disciplines. Our alumni include some of the world's most successful leaders in technology and business. Our staff are critical to enabling Stanford Engineering to accomplish its mission: seeking solutions to some of the world's most urgent challenges and educating leaders who will make the world a better place through the power of engineering principles, techniques and systems. Stanford University leads the Northwest AI Hardware Hub (NWAI Hub), one of the national hubs in the CHIPS Act-funded Microelectronics Commons initiative. With its administrative center at Stanford, the NWAI Hub brings together academic, industry, and research partners to accelerate innovation in microelectronics. Within this ecosystem, CXR provides CMOS+X prototyping, process development, and integration services to enable the heterogeneous integration of commercial foundry CMOS devices with emerging and advanced materials, devices, and technologies (X). We are seeking an experienced semiconductor technologist to help develop and establish practical, reproducible process pathways that enable researchers, startups, and university innovators to translate promising ideas into functional devices and prototypes. This position offers an exciting opportunity to apply semiconductor technology development expertise to emerging applications, collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and facilities, and help build new fabrication capabilities that bridge established CMOS technologies with next-generation innovations.

In this role you will:

• Lead and execute semiconductor process development and integration activities for CXR CMOS+X projects, translating project requirements into feasible fabrication flows, process modules, and integration strategies.
• Develop, optimize, and qualify new process steps and process flows in a university nanofabrication environment, including the integration of emerging materials, devices, and fabrication technologies with commercial foundry CMOS devices.
• Apply design of experiments (DOE), statistical analysis, and data-driven process optimization methods to evaluate process parameters, identify critical variables, improve process performance, and establish robust, reproducible fabrication pathways.
• Evaluate process and device performance using appropriate metrology, materials characterization, and electrical or other functional testing methods; analyze results, troubleshoot process issues, and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with researchers, engineers, technicians, commercial foundries, and external fabrication partners to coordinate process development and integration activities across multiple facilities, including those participating in the NWAI Hub.
• Work with researchers and project teams to translate device concepts and technical requirements into fabrication-ready designs and process flows, using semiconductor layout design tools and applicable process design rules.
• Coordinate with external vendors and service providers on substrate preparation and related manufacturing steps, including wafer or substrate coring, dicing, packaging, and testing, to support end-to-end prototype development.
• Contribute to the development of CXR's technical capabilities, process documentation, standard operating procedures, and scalable service pathways to support a diverse community of innovators.

Preferred Requirements:

• Advanced practical knowledge of semiconductor fabrication, with demonstrated expertise in process development, process integration, or semiconductor technology development in a semiconductor fab, R&D facility, or nanofabrication laboratory.
• Experience developing and integrating fabrication processes for semiconductor devices, advanced materials, heterogeneous integration, or emerging device technologies.
• Demonstrated experience designing experiments (DOE), applying statistical methods, and analyzing process and device data to optimize fabrication processes and device performance.
• Familiarity with semiconductor layout design tools, design rules, and the relationship between device layout, process constraints, and fabrication requirements.
• Experience with semiconductor process evaluation and characterization tools, metrology, materials analysis, and device testing; ability to interpret results and use them to guide process development.
• Experience working in a cleanroom or semiconductor fabrication environment, including wafer and substrate handling, contamination control, process safety, and laboratory protocols.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic research environment, manage competing priorities, solve complex technical problems, and collaborate effectively with researchers and innovators from diverse technical backgrounds.

Core Duties:

• Provide leadership and scientific expertise in the planning and implementation of major projects, services, facilities, and activities.
• Develop advanced technological ideas, and guide their development into a final product or new approaches to research. Carry out complex or unique assignments important to the advancement of the field.
• Provide expert consultation and collaboration regarding technical requirements, capabilities, and advancement opportunities; make substantive contributions in diverse technical areas.
• Provide technical direction to other research staff, engineering associates, technicians, and/or students; facilitate workshops and demonstrations on research methods; educate and train users on research methodology and effective tools and techniques.
• Contribute to or co-author published articles, presentations, or scientific papers; identify research and development funding opportunities.
• Supervise staff and resources to meet program objectives.

Minimum Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Expert knowledge of the principles of engineering and related natural sciences.
• Demonstrated project leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading and/or managing technical professionals.