Equipment Engineer Deposition Systems

Role Overview: As a Deposition Equipment Engineer at QpiAI, you will be responsible for operating, maintaining, and optimizing thin-film deposition tools used in superconducting quantum processor fabrication. Your role involves ensuring uniform, high-quality thin films across multi-layer metal stacks, collaborating with process engineers and device designers. Additionally, you will be involved in preventive maintenance, vacuum system management, contamination control, and troubleshooting to maintain high tool uptime. Your contribution will be crucial in process improvements and supporting metrology for film characterization to achieve reproducible, high-yield quantum devices. Key Responsibilities: - Operate, maintain, and optimize thin-film deposition tools for superconducting quantum processor fabrication. - Ensure uniform, high-quality thin films across multi-layer metal stacks. - Collaborate with process engineers and device designers to achieve desired film characteristics. - Perform preventive maintenance, manage vacuum systems, control contamination, and troubleshoot to maintain high tool uptime. - Support process improvements and metrology for film characterization to achieve reproducible, high-yield quantum devices. Qualifications Required: - MSc/M.Tech/PhD Degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field with a focus on quantum mechanics or quantum technology. - Hands-on experience operating and maintaining UHV sputtering systems (DC/RF), including chamber conditioning, target handling, and deposition stability. - Strong knowledge of thin-film processes for superconducting materials such as Nb, Al, TiN, multilayer metal stacks, and adhesion/barrier layers. - Expertise in vacuum systems, including turbomolecular pumps, cryo pumps, gauges, leak detection, and vacuum troubleshooting. - Familiarity with thermal and e-beam evaporation systems and/or ALD tools, with ability to maintain uniformity and repeatability. - Experience monitoring film quality via XRD, ellipsometry, AFM, SEM, and stress measurement tools. - Ability to execute and optimize preventive maintenance schedules, chamber cleans, and equipment calibration. - Knowledge of contamination control, target poisoning, film purity, and chamber material interactions. - Strong documentation, SPC/FDC data interpretation, and equipment-level root-cause troubleshooting skills.,