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Metrology Engineer

Lensa
Albany, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 11/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/14/2025
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Introduction

IBM Research takes responsibility for technology and its role in society. Working in IBM Research means you'll join a team who invent what's next in computing, always choosing the big, urgent and mind-bending work that endures and shapes generations. Our passion for discovery, and excitement for defining the future of tech, is what builds our strong culture around solving problems for clients and seeing the real world impact that you can make.

IBM's product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

Your Role And Responsibilities

IBM is looking for a candidate with experience in optics, materials science, and/or physics. The candidate must understand the fundamental principles of semiconductor processing and corresponding dimensional/property characterization. The hired candidate must also possess strong analytical and design-of-experiment knowledge, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to articulate difficult concepts to an audience with diverse technical backgrounds. The ideal candidate will have experience with the semiconductor device manufacturing process, patterning, and integration techniques. The ideal candidate will have experience engaging interdisciplinary teams to anticipate and develop high quality measurements in these domains. A track record of innovation in business processes, publication in industry of research and development work, and/or basic programming experience are additional valuable qualities, but not required.

Key Responsibilities Include

  • Materials Characterization: Drive the development of dimensional and materials characterization for next-generation semiconductor manufacturing, analysis of measurement performance, stability, and verification through reference metrology.
  • Equipment Ownership: Acquire intimate knowledge of metrology equipment and take responsibility to ensure that tools are in control as monitored by statistical process control (SPC). This requires also close engagement and collaboration with equipment vendors and operations support.
  • End-to-End Expertise: Develop and evaluate ideas, and define the path for best methodologies from concept through implementation. Generate technical documentation to share learning, improve training procedures, and propagate best practices.
  • Collaboration and Integration: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional and multi-company teams that include engineers engaged in process integration, unit process, and metrology to create robust and innovative solutions.
  • Emerging Technology Evaluation: Evaluate emerging technologies to discern their suitability for real-world product applications, conducting thorough assessments to inform decision-making.

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

  • Bachelor in Material Science, Engineering, Physics, or equivalent
  • Experience with design of experiments and statistical process control
  • Proficient in materials characterization
  • Proficient in ellipsometry data modeling

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

  • Expert-level knowledge in polarized optical metrology
  • Broad metrology experience including x-ray diffraction
  • Master or PhD Degree in Material Science, Engineering, Physics, or equivalent

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com

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