Senior Application Engineer, CMP - Semiconductors

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Job Description:

As an Application Engineer in 3M lab, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Driving new product evaluations at semiconductor customers to win business through data-driven interactions and developing customer-specific applications and data packages demonstrating 3M product performance.
• Coordinating the generation of data packages and technical presentations for internal product development team and semiconductor customers.
• Partnering with semiconductor customer and ecosystem partners to develop Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) processes for customer device manufacturing, demonstrating the value of 3M solutions to gain new business or prevent the loss of existing business.
• Establishing strong relationships with customers and throughout the semiconductor industry; developing a broad and deep understanding of customer and market needs for CMP materials to help successfully launch new products.

Your Skills and Expertise 
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start)
• Three (3) years of experience in a private, public, government, or military environment in one of more of the following areas: gathering material process data, computer added design, product information, or material property information
• Two (2) years of combined engineering and/or academic research experience in semiconductor fabrication and/or electronic devices

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Master’s or Doctorate’s degree in science or engineering discipline.
• 3 Years’ hands on experience running CMP processes at a semiconductor manufacturing facility or as a consumables or tool supplier in CMP area. 
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills and ability to work in collaborative team environment.
• Collaborative interpersonal style with experience leading project teams
• Passion and curiosity to address industry challenges

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