Thin Film Process Engineer

The Thin Films Process Engineer will be responsible for developing, monitoring, and improving department Key Performance Indicators in line with internal and external customer needs.

Duties :

• Lead process improvement teams intended to increase throughput by reducing process time and increasing yield (Lean Six Sigma).
• Promote safety awareness, accident prevention and employee involvement with regards to safe work environment.
• Develop, modify, and continuously improve manufacturing process and procedures to enable higher productivity, reduced scrap, and improved quality.
• Reviews and monitors processes and makes recommendations for improvements. Setup and monitoring statistical process and control (SPC) charts.
• Work with technicians / operators / facilities staff to ensure continuous operation of production resources.
• Lead and participate in engineering activities to support, and improve wafer fabrication processes for production including documentation, process controls, training, and support.
• Troubleshooting product, process, and equipment issues in the area of dry and wet etch, metallization, PECVD, ICPCVD, and Rapid Thermal Annealing.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and develop DOEs / implement engineering change orders.
• Characterization and analysis of films using techniques such as Ellipsometer, Spectrometer, Four-point probe, Profilometer.
• Monitor, identify root cause, and resolve process yield issues.
• Drive continuous improvement of characterization methods.
• Be comfortable working in clean room attire as required.
• Applying various statistical methods to improve reproducibility and manufacturability through Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) , Control Plan and Gage R&R studies
• Coordinate with MES deployment team to transfer existing SPC methods to new environment.
• Write and maintain work instructions, station documents. Maintain and specify production equipment.

Skills / Qualifications :

Required :

• Bachelor or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• Strong analytical skills for trouble shooting and problem solving.
• Ability to work safely with various chemicals wearing appropriate PPE.
• Proficient with MS Office applications Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Access
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability. Appreciation of both practical and theoretical methodologies
• Knowledge of troubleshooting guides, working documentation, safety
• Knowledge of quality systems and reliability assessment
• Experience with Lean and 5S programs. Experience with Six Sigma
• Demonstrated success in project management.

Preferred :

• Knowledge of semiconductor lasers.
• Experience in Epitaxial growth, Metallization, wet etch, RIE, thin film deposition, and / or wafer characterization.
30+ days ago