Validation Engineer jobs in Oregon

Validation and Integration Engineer

(Contract for Client)

SIGMADESIGN has collaborated with a global manufacturing company seeking an experienced Validation and Integration Engineer to join their facility in Hillsboro, OR. This company offers services and manufactures technology that supports the scientific industry.  This position is a contract with an expected duration of at least a year.

While on contract with SIGMADESIGN, you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• Company pays 100% of employee medical and dental insurance premiums
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match
• 15-days of accrued PTO and 9 company paid holidays
• Voluntary benefits: vision, long-term disability, and life insurance
• Salary: $115,000-140,000

How You Will Make an Impact:

The Validation and Integration team are important members of the Research and Development community. As a collaborative team, engineering theory is creatively applied to exciting projects opportunities. The development role changes with the phase of product development. Requirements analysis is followed by feasibility studies, error budgeting, modeling, prototyping, system characterization, coordinating product quality, reliability engineering, and demonstration of performance specifications, culminating with project release to manufacturing.

What You Will Do:

You will work on scanning electron and focused ion beam microscope systems. Our client’s products are targeted for semiconductor customers demanding innovative wafer-to-atomic information workflows to improve their manufacturing and design decision-making process.

The role is multifaceted and motivated by the specific needs of the project. Projects include module integration of charged particle optics, high voltage power supplies, ultra-high vacuum, gas deposition chemistry, image detectors, robotic wafer handling, electro-mechanical and pneumatics modules, controlled with automation software.

Successful engineers analyze innovative technology, form concise problem statements, analyze relevant data, develop insight based on scientific models, and form a plan of next steps. We apply design of experiments (DOE) and statistical process control (SPC) engineering tools to understand sources of variation and develop process controls. This is a phenomenal opportunity and offers career growth under the mentorship of top-tier engineers!

Education and Experience: (Knowledge, skills, & abilities)

• Bachelor’s Degree in in Physics, Mechanical, Systems or Electrical Engineering
• 3 years of relevant experience developing relevant, complex instruments.  Advanced degrees highly desired and may substitute for experience.
• Strong combination of analytical skills and hands on characterization using statistical methods
• Curiosity, creativity, and self-motivation to learn new technology.
• Skill and desire to apply systems engineering principles and science-based innovation to a wide range of multi-discipline engineering problems.
• Pass a post-offer background verification.

Work Environment:

Standard office environment with normal amounts of office related conditions. Occasionally may be required to work in environmental conditions that emulate typical user environments in order to facilitate design testing and validation.  Occasionally may be required to travel as required to other facilities, clients or suppliers. 

SIGMADESIGN is an Equal Opportunity Employer