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ATAMI Thin Films Engineer


Job Location:

Corvallis, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 90000 - 102000
Posted: 14 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 11 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Department:
Division of Research and Innovation

Special Instructions to Applicants:

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1) A resume/CV; and

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 or .


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:

  • Masters 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:

$90000- $102000

Anticipated Start Date:

Anticipated End Date:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability protected veteran and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

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 OSUs Employee and Labor Relations team at .


Required Experience:

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