Application Scientist

Overview

Bruker is enabling scientists to make breakthrough discoveries and develop new applications that improve the quality of human life. Bruker’s high performance scientific instruments and high value analytical and diagnostic solutions enable scientists to explore life and materials at molecular, cellular, and microscopic levels. In close cooperation with our customers, Bruker is enabling innovation, improved productivity, and customer success in life science molecular and cell biology research, in applied and pharma applications, in microscopy and nanoanalysis, as well as in industrial applications. Today, worldwide more than 8500 employees are working on this permanent challenge at over 90 locations.

Bruker offers differentiated, high-value life science and diagnostics systems and solutions in preclinical imaging, clinical phenomics research, proteomics and multiomics, spatial and single-cell biology, functional structural and condensate biology, as well as in clinical microbiology and molecular diagnostics.

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Bruker Nano Surface & Metrology Division (BNSM) is the leader in advanced X-ray and AFM metrology for the semiconductor and compound semiconductor industries. Bruker offers the most comprehensive portfolio of tools, based on AFM and X-ray technologies including XRR (X-ray reflectometry), XRF (X-ray fluorescence), XRD (X-ray diffraction), XRDI (X-ray diffraction imaging), XCD (X-ray Critical dimension), and others. Our customers’ reputations and success depend on our passion for solving their most complex measurement problems.

We are looking for a talented scientist to join our Korea team to introduce and establish a X-ray based XRF, XRR & XRD metrology technology for the semiconductor industry.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Primary customer applications expert for critical dimension metrology.
• Provides technical expertise through customer consultation, product demonstrations, installation, and maintenance of company products.
• Assists customers with assessing potential critical dimension applications to meet process metrology needs and preparing detailed product specifications for the development and implementation of customer applications/solutions.
• May build an application based on customer requirements to demonstrate feasibility of the application, often requiring rapid prototyping and/or product demo for client.
• May provide software development and consultation to prospective users and/or product capability assessment and validation.
• Support of the core X-ray based XRF/XRR, engineering and production teams in qualification of new technologies, algorithms, methodologies, software, and hardware features.
• Ensures that the product application/solution is functioning according to specifications including source inspection of the tools prior to shipment and following installation.
• May provide follow-up support to company sales staff and customer personnel by disseminating technical information on specific applications.
• Will work with our customers from prior to the sale, through delivery and installation.
• Work in close cooperation with our factory engineers and scientists.

EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in material science, chemical engineering, chemistry, or physics (B.Sc. minimum, M.Sc. or PhD is preferred).
• Prior experience in a semiconductor fab, preferably with critical dimension metrology systems.
• Familiarity with metrology and characterization techniques (preferably hands-on work and results analysis). Experience in XRF/XRR/XRD X-Ray technology and the different metrology techniques preferred.
• Experience as application engineer on XRF, XRR & XRD is a plus.
• Good knowledge of statistics and data analysis.
• Fluent in English and experience in technical writing
• Demonstrated oral & written communications and interpersonal relationship skills, particularly intercultural skills, strong customer orientation.
• Ability to work and be creative under pressure and with tight deadlines.
• Self-organized and self-disciplined. Ability to work alone and within a team environment to solve problems. Experience working in the semiconductor industry and familiarity with problem analysis and troubleshooting techniques

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Prior experience working in a semiconductor fab as an employee or supplier.
• Positive “can do” attitude, a highly motivated self-starter.
• Relishes working in a performance-driven environment
• Very strong interpersonal skills and ability to interface with internal and external customers and support groups within Bruker
• Resourceful, proactive, meticulous.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to achieve shared goals, but also equally comfortable working independently when required.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Goal oriented with good track record in achieving targets.
• Strong technical background - able to understand the problems that our customers are trying to solve, understanding of the customer’s current and future metrology requirements, and able to recommend new metrology opportunities to Bruker.
• Solid understanding of semiconductor metrology requirements.
• Able to travel internationally on short notice. Expect 50% - 80% travel. Main work site is customer’s designated area like Icheon/Cheongju, Hwasung/Pyeongtaek and Cheonan.