Principal Application Engineer

Irvine, CA  

As the Principal Application Engineer, you will lead the technical engineering for the company's material products.  You will be responsible for developing in-depth application knowledge for the company's Electronics markets.

Primary responsibilities include:

• technical leadership on developmental and commercialized products by optimizing material application processes and directly interacting with customers to troubleshoot and solve product and process-related problems.

• You will ensure that new and existing products can be successfully employed by customers in a manner that brings clear and identifiable value.

• You will solve technology-specific fundamental problems associated with entire product lines and/or product classes using novel approaches to application process development, troubleshooting, and material characterization.

Qualifications 

• Minimum of a master’s degree in Material Science/Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or other related fields, with 10+ years of experience working in a semiconductor environment.

• A good understanding of the latest Semiconductor Power Packaging trends, including high thermal adhesives with sintering experience, is a plus.

• Further knowledge of statistical analysis and design of experiment (DOE) is needed.

• You should have strong verbal communication skills, both one-on-one with colleagues/customers and in front of groups, with solid interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a team member and independently on multi-task assignments.

• This role requires a strong sense of ownership and responsibility with a customer-oriented mindset and a good understanding of customer requests and culture.

• You must have the ability to successfully handle on-site support of complex customer issues.

• Traveling of up to 10% is required for this role.

Benefits 

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision, and well-being starting on day one.

• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off, including sick, vacation, holiday, and volunteer time; flexible and hybrid work policies (depending on the role); and a vacation buy/sell program.

• Financial: 401k matching, an employee share plan with voluntary investment and our company matching shares, an annual performance bonus, service awards, and student loan reimbursement.

• Family Support: 12-week gender-neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships.

• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement.