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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>A new paradigm of computing</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Magic Leap is a pioneer in Augmented Reality (AR) optics, display systems, platforms, devices services, prototyping and manufacturing capabilities. We are known for our unmatched optics stack and have developed ultra-lightweight waveguides and display systems that advance what is possible in AR. With more than a decade of experience in AR innovation, we have made groundbreaking advancements in text legibility, color fidelity and rich digital content visuals while continually expanding the field of view to create engaging, immersive AR experiences. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Magic Leap could be your place if you want to be part of a united team where everyone is empowered and trusted to make an impact. At Magic Leap, you can explore innovative solutions and use your talents to solve real-world problems. Working alongside industry experts, you can grow your skills while helping make our technology available to millions of people as a partner in the AR ecosystem. We know that successful change and progress accelerates diverse perspectives. As we shape our future, everyone's voice matters. Together, we can reimagine the world of work and, with our bold partners, make the impossible possible.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>The opportunity </strong></span></p>
<p data-start="25" data-end="431"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As a Staff Process Engineer within our Optical Process Engineering team, you will directly contribute to our light-field technology by developing and deploying advanced dry etch processes into our eyepiece manufacturing flow. You will work cross-functionally with R&D, Equipment Engineering, Manufacturing, Metrology, and Quality teams to ensure process readiness for high-volume waveguide manufacturing. This is a highly visible, hands-on role focused on process development, yield improvement, process transfer, and manufacturing scale-up within a cleanroom semiconductor-style environment.</span></p>
<p data-start="624" data-end="825"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong data-start="624" data-end="637">Location:</strong> This position requires being fully onsite at our Austin, TX or Plantation, FL facilities to support hands-on collaboration and daily operations. Relocation assistance is available for non-local candidates.</span></p>
<p data-start="624" data-end="825"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong data-start="834" data-end="852">What you’ll do</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="1s30i6u" data-start="856" data-end="976"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Be part of a high-performing New Product Introduction team developing next-generation optical waveguide technologies</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="b6qg44" data-start="977" data-end="1084"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Develop, optimize, and sustain dry etch and plasma processes for wafer-based manufacturing applications</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="im8wsj" data-start="1085" data-end="1211"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Design experiments, analyze process data, and generate reports to improve process capability and manufacturing performance</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="658t8i" data-start="1212" data-end="1348"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Drive process control, yield improvement, and defect reduction using DOE, SPC, CPK analysis, and structured root cause methodologies</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="n2unzj" data-start="1349" data-end="1468"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Troubleshoot complex process and equipment issues in partnership with manufacturing and equipment engineering teams</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="12sifuo" data-start="1469" data-end="1594"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Support transfer of R&D processes into high-volume manufacturing, including process qualification and scale-up activities</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="44n4qw" data-start="1595" data-end="1727"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, manufacturing, metrology, and equipment teams to develop new processes and capabilities</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="ir0dw2" data-start="1728" data-end="1827"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Develop and maintain SOPs, process documentation, training materials, and operational standards</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="33zlw" data-start="1828" data-end="1960"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lead PFMEA, OCAP, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives focused on optical quality, throughput, OEE, and cost reduction</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="psvbqb" data-start="1961" data-end="2078"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Support implementation of process automation, advanced analytics, and data-driven process optimization strategies</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="11ef7fm" data-start="2079" data-end="2184"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mentor engineers and technicians while helping scale robust, production-ready manufacturing processes</span></li>
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<p><strong style="font-size: 10pt;" data-start="2193" data-end="2235">The experience you bring</strong></p>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="14xbjk5" data-start="2239" data-end="2357"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8+ years of experience in nanofabrication, semiconductor manufacturing, or related microfabrication environments</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="1erv3td" data-start="2358" data-end="2504"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hands-on experience with dry etch/plasma processing equipment, vacuum systems, process development, recipe optimization, and yield improvement</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="f8opvm" data-start="2505" data-end="2636"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical, or Materials Science Engineering, or a related technical field</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="113qehz" data-start="2637" data-end="2742"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hands-on wafer processing experience in cleanroom semiconductor or optical manufacturing environments</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="12tavit" data-start="2743" data-end="2838"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Strong understanding of plasma physics, plasma-surface interactions, and etching mechanisms</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="1no5eey" data-start="2839" data-end="2964"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Experience with SPC, DOE, process capability analysis, and structured root cause methodologies such as Six Sigma or DMAIC</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="1n4o50j" data-start="2965" data-end="3071"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ability to troubleshoot complex process and equipment issues in high-volume manufacturing environments</span></li>
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<p><strong style="font-size: 10pt;" data-start="3080" data-end="3114">It’s exciting if you also have</strong></p>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="s65nx" data-start="3118" data-end="3171"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">M.S. or Ph.D. in a related engineering discipline</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="pj4vi0" data-start="3172" data-end="3231"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Experience with JMP or other statistical analysis tools</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="1vo4ke9" data-start="3232" data-end="3311"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Metrology experience using SEM, TEM, or related characterization techniques</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="1lzpiut" data-start="3312" data-end="3394"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Familiarity with FDC, automated data collection, or process automation systems</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="1s0xe4l" data-start="3395" data-end="3498"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Experience supporting wafer-level optics, photonics, or advanced optical manufacturing environments</span></li>
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<p><strong style="font-size: 10pt;" data-start="3507" data-end="3534">Additional Requirements</strong></p>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-section-id="qxpl7e" data-start="3538" data-end="3623"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">30-50% travel required, including trips to Plantation, FL for cross-site collaboration</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Additional Information</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All your information will be kept confidential according to Equal Employment Opportunities guidelines.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Please note that we do not accept any application documents via (e-)mail. Furthermore, we do not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this role.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">All legitimate Magic Leap email communications will end with "@<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://magicleap.com/" target="_blank">magicleap.com</a>". Please carefully review all emails you receive, to ensure you only engage with legitimate representatives of Magic Leap. For the protection of your Personal Information, do not click any links, open any attachments, or further engage with any suspicious communications. In the event you receive an unexpected or suspicious communication claiming to come from Magic Leap, please reach out directly to <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="mailto:TalentAcquisition@magicleap.com" target="_blank"><strong>TalentAcquisition@magicleap.com</strong></a> for assistance.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Accommodations</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">If you need an accommodation during the application, interviewing, or hiring process, you may request an accommodation by emailing <strong><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="mailto:ApplicantAccommodation@magicleap.com" target="_blank">ApplicantAccommodation@magicleap.com</a></strong>. Magic Leap will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.</span></p>
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