Department:
Division of Research and InnovationSpecial Instructions to Applicants:
When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
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1) A resume/CV; and
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2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position
3) Upload your responses to the following supplemental questions as a separate document:
- Describe your experience with new product/process design and development.
- Describe your experience with startup/small company operations.
For additional information please contact: Richard Todd Miller at Todd.Miller@oregonstate.edu or 541-713-1341.
Job Summary:
The Division of Research and Innovation is seeking an ATAMI Thin Films Engineer. This is a part-time (.35 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.
The Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Institute (ATAMI), an OSU research and commercialization facility located on the Corvallis Hewlett Packard campus, is recruiting a Thin Films Engineer for our shared use facility. ATAMI is an Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies (ONAMI) Signature Research Center.
Key Responsibilities:
- Independent project execution.
- Collaborative development with faculty, tenants, and other outside companies.
- Sustaining and development support for thin film processing equipment including sputter deposition, atomic layer deposition, and photolithography.
- Sustaining and development support for thin film analytical instruments including ellipsometry, SEM, various other thickness and film property techniques.
- User training in operation of thin film equipment and instruments.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s degree from an accredited institution in Materials Science or related Engineering.
- Five or more years of full-time professional employment experience in thin film processes and device fabrication.
- Direct experience with ellipsometry, sputter deposition, and photolithography.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating or managing programs, projects, or initiatives.
- CAD design skills.
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with new product/process design and development.
- Experience with startup/small company operation.
Working Conditions/Schedule:
Work is done in a laboratory setting. This is a 0.35 FTE position. Typical weekday working hours occur between 7am and 7pm. Weekend working hours are also acceptable.Salary Range:
$90,000- $102,000Anticipated Start Date:
2026-08-17Anticipated End Date:
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.
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OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.
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