Nanofabrication Physical Scientist
What you'd do
NIST is seeking a Nanofabrication Physical Scientist to join its Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology. This position focuses on fabrication, lithography, and metrology. The primary aim is to develop processes for nanofabrication and semiconductor systems. The scientist will collaborate with researchers from academia, government and private industry. This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.
Major duties
As a Nanofabrication Physical Scientist, this role is responsible for process support and development, user training, equipment troubleshooting, and repair of nanofabrication and semiconductor processing systems in a state-of-the-art nanofabrication user facility with researchers from academia, government, and private industry. This position requires extensive work in a class 100cleanroom environment, with the selectee wearing full-body cleanroom attire, including gown, boots, hood, facemask, safety glasses, and gloves The Candidate will: Provide acquisition, installation, facilitation, maintenance, and operation of semiconductor process equipment. Oversee field service engineers. Calibrate and optimize semiconductor processing equipment. Troubleshoot and repair semiconductor process equipment Collaborate with vendors to update equipment software and hardware as needed to extend the lifespan of the equipment Develop, optimize, and document standard operating procedures for semiconductor equipment maintenance and nanofabrication processes.
What you need to qualify
Individual Occupational Requirements Basic Requirements: 1. Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR 2. Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to the basic requirements, applicants must also have 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 (ZP-II at NIST) level. Specialized Experience is defined as hands-on experience in: Operation, installation, facilitization, troubleshooting, and maintenance of semiconductor process equipment. Micro and nanofabrication processes and techniques in areas of lithography, deposition, etching, and metrology. Nanofabrication processes and techniques in sputter deposition, electron beam, and thermal evaporation, deep silicon plasma etching, and wafer dicing. Maintaining high-vacuum technology, vacuum chambers, vacuum pumping systems, flanges, leak testing, and wet bench processing. OR 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR A combination of graduate education and specialized experience as defined in the additional requirements. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration
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