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Job Title: Research Scientist
Location: Austin, TX 78744 USA
Duration: 12 Months
Description:
4+ years of experience (preferred) in molecular dynamic from chemistry, physics, biology, DFD with a chemical based background. Strong candidates will have:
PHD in relevant field (open to new grads with completed PHDs)
OR BA + 4years of experience/ Master's + 2 years
Experience with Gaussian, VASP, or Quantum Espresso (required)
Exposure to Linux and/or Python (a plus)
Background in computational science (a plus)
The first month will be focused on onboarding into the semiconductor industry. Candidates must be able to work in collaborative teams and present technical results weekly to international stakeholders (including teams in Japan), so strong communication skills across cultures is key.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Modeling chemical reactions in the gas phase and on semiconductor surfaces in quantum mechanical scale.
Include quantum mechanical reaction into fluid dynamic models to better understand and optimize vapor and liquid etch processes.
Building fluid dynamic models into simulation software to optimize tool design.
Participating in system engineering specification development, system documentation and implementation of system prototypes.
Interfacing with development team to define project strategy and deliverables.
Fully documenting work to provide colleagues with enough detail to maintain engineering simulations and/or code.
Strong emphasis is placed on candidates that can find solutions to complex problems through structured project management while working in a team environment.
Good communications skills are considered critical. The candidate will communicate project goals and status updates internally.
Some travel might be required.
QUALIFICATIONS AND PREFERENCES:
The candidate must have a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry, Physics or equivalent field.
Experience in modeling quantum mechanical chemical reactions is required.
Experience with GAUSSIAN, VASP, or equivalent software is required.
Experience with Density Functional Theory (DFT) is required.
Experience with Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics software is desirable.
Knowledge of fluid dynamics is desirable.
Experience with simulation software like STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, COMSOL, etc is desirable.
Experience with programming languages such as MATLAB, python, C/C++, etc. is desirable.
Knowledge of the semiconductor industry is desirable.