Introduction
As a Hardware Developer at IBM, you’ll get to work on the systems that are driving the quantum revolution and the AI era. Join an elite team of engineering professionals who enable IBM customers to make better decisions quicker on the most trusted hardware platform in today’s market.

Your Role and Responsibilities
At IBM Research, we invent things that matter to the world. Today, we are pioneering the most promising and disruptive technologies that will transform industries and society, including the future of AI, Blockchain and Quantum Computing. We are driven to discover. With more than 3,000 researchers in 12 labs located across six continents, IBM Research is one of the world’s largest and most influential corporate research labs.

We are seeking a Back-End-Of-Line (BEOL) process integration engineer who can work in a highly multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural environment at our Albany research location. This candidate will be leading and supporting BEOL research and development activities, focusing on process development and yield improvement. This individual will work to develop and mature novel processes and integration schemes to build innovative transistor structures that demonstrate the desired performance and yield benefits for future semiconductor technology nodes. In this role, the candidate will collaborate with other individuals and functional teams, define silicon plans, address issues, develop improvement plans, and document and deliver the desired end results. Occasional responsibilities include designing electrically testable macros for test vehicle creation using industry standard layout software.

The selected candidate is expected to work directly with other process integration engineers, device engineers, unit process engineers, operations teams, tool vendors, enablement organization, technology assurance organization and various other teams that support operations and research activities in our Albany Research facility.

Main Duties for This Role:

• Design and conduct experiments by running Si hardware to optimize the integration of the processes
• Track progress of hardware to ensure desired outcomes
• Analyze data to determine best conditions to optimize the process
• Identify issues and recommend solutions to improve performance and yield
• Design macros and circuits to evaluate various layouts
• Create Intellectual Property (IP) and publish learning
• Condense and present analyses and reports
• Identify and drive opportunities for operational and quality improvements
• Oversee and maintain process controls and operational documentation
  

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 1-3 years of Research & Development in the Semiconductor Field
• 1-3 years of Silicon hardware execution experience
• Demonstrated understanding of device physics of semiconductors
• In-depth knowledge of Back-End-Of-Line (BEOL) semiconductor devices
• Demonstrated understanding of semiconductor fabrication process
• Proven analytical skills to interpret physical and electrical data
  

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Advanced understanding of Design of Experiment (DOE) methodologies
• Advanced understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Hands-on experience running lots in an advanced semiconductor fab environment a plus
• Advanced understanding and experience using operation-related manufacturing execution systems (MESs) for creating/manipulating process routes and data collection
• Advanced understanding of Design tools

IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.

This job requires you to provide your COVID-19 vaccination status with supporting documentation, where legally permissible.

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.