About NY Creates:

NY Creates serves as a bridge for advanced electronics, leads projects that advance R&D in emerging technologies, and generates the jobs of tomorrow. NY Creates also runs some of the most advanced facilities in the world, boasts more than 3,000 industry experts and faculty, and manages public and private investments of more than $25 billion - placing it at the global epicenter of high-tech innovation and commercialization.

Job Description:

Position Summary, Associate Director of the EUV Center

NY Creates is seeking applicants for an Associate Director for the EUV Center. The Associate Director is the primary contact for R&D, prototyping, characterization, facility logistics, and coordination with fab operations. The Associate Director is supported by technical staff of engineers, technicians, and operators for R&D and technical analysis support, including a team of NY Creates technologists who will be fully dedicated to the EUV Center. The Associate Director coordinates technical and tactical meetings with partners on a regular cadence to review progress against the roadmap and planned deliverables, upcoming milestones, issues and risks, and notable results.

Key Responsibilities

• Driving the scoping and fabrication of prototypes and leading technical direction for deliverables of the EUV Center program; manage wafer processing, scheduling, Operations support and characterization. Prototypes may include fabrication of legacy node technologies; various derivatives built in legacy and advanced nodes and advanced patterning using both low- and high-NA EUV.
• Interfacing closely with the Director of EUV Strategy and Partner Relations, the program Management Office and the Technology Organization managers, engineers and technicians who will drive the execution of the EUV Center and the Technology Directors to satisfy the deliverables and goals for the EUV Center program.
• Working closely with the NY Creates Infrastructure and Operations teams to ensure the capabilities of the NY Creates high NA EUV Center are well-suited for advanced R&D for both the EUV Center program as well as other site partners and projects.
• Leading and executing engineering development and fabrication with a team of engineers, technicians and cleanroom operators in the Technology and Operations organizations
• Planning, coordinating and preparation for strategic, technical and tactical meetings with subtractors, program partners and potential partners on a regular basis to review progress against the planned roadmap, planned deliverables, upcoming milestones, issues and risks, and notable results.
• Planning, coordinating and preparation for technical and tactical meetings with internal stakeholders
• Establishing and executing support systems required by the EUV Center program and its partners
• Implementing IP controls
• Representing NY Creates at program conferences, industry conferences and responsible for external publications, disclosures and IP protection for the EUV Center
• Other reasonable duties assigned.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications, Associate Director of the EUV Center

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Materials Science, Physics, or equivalent Engineering and/or Science discipline from a college or University accredited by the USDOE or internationally recognized accrediting organization AND 15+ years of experience working in the semiconductor industry as a R&D process / integration engineer and including 5+ years of experience working as program or resource manager and experience with managing customer/partnership programs.
• A good understanding of patterning with EUV and immersion lithography, and integration development, fabrication and performance.
• Deep knowledge and experience with lithography, metrology, measurements, defectivity, test and experience using semiconductor fab MES are required.
• Candidate must have good oral and written communication skills, exhibit solid leadership ability; customer interface skills are essential.
• Provide leadership, oversight and direction to assure goals, programs, activities, and personnel practices are consistent with and contribute to the Institution's goals and strategies related to EUV and patterning.
• Design and implement operating strategies, plans and procedures to ensure smooth functioning of NY Creates 300mm Operations, Engineering and Manufacturing organization.

This position is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a background check; this position may require annual background checks.

Don't meet every requirement? At NY Creates we are dedicated to building a welcoming team. If you are excited about working for NY Creates but your experience doesn't exactly align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway, you might still be a perfect fit for this or another role.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental
• Competitive Pay and PTO
• Flexible Heath Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
• Basic / Optional Life Insurance
• Post-Retirement Health Insurance
• Employer contribution of 7% of earnings to a Basic Retirement plan after meeting one year of service.
• Optional employee contributed retirement account

Location: 257 Fuller Road, Albany, NY 12203

Salary Range: $170,000 - $200,000

• Posted salary ranges are determined upon experience and education.

Additional Information:

NOTE: Some positions require access to export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology, software, or restricted programs where U.S. Government authorization may be required.

For positions requiring such access, offers of employment are contingent upon the employer being able to obtain the necessary authorization, including, if required, an export license from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, or other government agencies. The decision to pursue an export license application is at The Research Foundation for SUNY's sole discretion. Proof of status may be required prior to employment in connection with necessary authorizations.

Employment is with the Research Foundation for SUNY which is an Equal opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply, please call Human Resources at 518-437-8686.