Metrology Engineer Extern

Overview

Ichor is hiring a Metrology Engineer Extern who is passionate about using technology to make the world a better place. We are committed to help and innovate for the people who build and maintain our world! What is it like to work at Ichor? We are a team of highly dedicated R&D engineers who are committed to creating innovative products for our customers. Our teams are collaborative — we brainstorm together and build together because we believe that's the best way to make superior products. We encourage individuals and teams to aim for the fences with radical new ideas.

This position would be ideal for a recent grad in Engineering, or Physics, who would benefit from direct experience in the workforce and is open to a 6-month development opportunity in R&D Engineering. Once hired, the Extern will be located onsite at our facility in Sparks, NV.

This is a paid externship with benefits and is budgeted through December 31, 2025.

Specific job duties :

• Contribute to the development of gas flow & pressure testing, including rate of rise systems, flow accuracy validation, transient flow testing, and be able to support others in flow metrology setup to achieve evolving goals.
• Learn the language used to write sequences for the metrology systems and support the development of said sequences.
• Setup, Run, Monitor, and Post Process Flow and Pressure Calibration Tests
• Support Flow Metrology Analysis to Support Gas Mapping
• Contribute to the development of post processing of data.
• Contribute to calibration Sequencing, algorithms, surrogate Gas Mapping correlations and algorithms
• Understand and use semi-theoretical flow modeling correlations.
• Investigate Experimental Characterization and implement feedback to manage design of Laminar Flow Restrictors and Valves.
• Apply engineering principles of fluid mechanics, mass transfer, thermodynamics, and control systems to formulate experiments and interpret their results
• Coordinate with counterparts in other departments as needed keeping engineering manager informed.
• Contribute significantly to design controls documents, test plans and test execution
• Perform other duties assigned by director or tech staff engineers as needed and work independently with minimal supervision

Position requirements and qualifications :