Process Engineer - Dry Etch

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Job Description

Sustain, improve, and develop dry etch processes in a volume manufacturing facility. Partner with Operations, Equipment Engineering Support, Integration, and R&D to deliver products on time to customer specifications. Interface with global counterparts to benchmark and improve etch processes and procedures company wide.

This Job Is For You If

• You can sustain and improve dry etch processes in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• You can monitor and control etch processes.
• You can develop and implement new dry etch capabilities and process enhancements to improve key performance metrics such as yield, throughput, and cycle time.
• You can troubleshoot and solve yield issues.
• You can ramp new process technologies from R&D to volume manufacturing.
• You can suggest work methods for new tasks and tasks that you lead.
• You can characterize and qualify new equipment, equipment upgrades, chemicals, and process technologies.
• You can interface with global counterparts to benchmarks and improve dry etch processes and procedures company wide.
• You can support the Integration team and Quality organization to ensure technologies meet all qualification and reliability requirements.
• You can support process and technology transfers between global manufacturing sites.
• You can use FMEAs, lean manufacturing, six sigma processes, and 8D problem solving processes.

Job Requirements

• Either B.S. Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Solid State Physics, or other relevant engineering physical science discipline is required.  Advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of dry etch principles, theories, concepts, tools, and techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to use knowledge to provide solutions to a variety of difficult problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead task teams and small to medium projects.
• Strong organizational skills; demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and able to react to shifting priorities to meet business needs.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and commitments.
• Experience with design of experiment techniques and data analysis.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, energetic and self-starter.
• Outstanding communication skills - both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated ability to work well within a global team or environment.
• Minimum 4 years dry etch process engineering experience with B.S. Degree or 2 years of experience with advanced degree. 
• Expertise in poly and/or metal etch with experience using LAM2300, AMAT DPS, and/or LAM9600 tools preferred.
• Six sigma certifications, knowledge of PROMIS WIP management and JMP statistical analysis software are a plus.