Process Engineer - Etch

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Tower is a global specialty foundry leader! We specialize in manufacturing analog integrated circuits for more than 300 customers worldwide in growing markets such as automotive, medical, industrial, consumer and aerospace and defense, among others.

Job Description

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

This Job Is For You If

• You can sustain and improve wet etch processes in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• You can monitor and control wet etch processes, troubleshoot yield problems, develop process enhancements, and implement new processes to address quality and bottleneck situations.
• You can suggest work methods for new tasks and tasks that he/she leads. 
• You can install and qualify new tools and process technologies.
• You can support process and technology transfers.
• You can participate in troubleshooting taskforces as needed and help develop solutions that prevent recurrence.
• You can lead task teams and small to medium projects.
• You can support Integration team and Quality organization to ensure technologies meet all qualification and reliability requirements.
• You can use lean manufacturing and six sigma processes.

Job Requirements

• Either B.S. Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Materials Science, or other relevant engineering physical science discipline is required.  Advanced degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of wet etch principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.
• Demonstrated expertise with Akrion, DNS, SEZ, and/or Semitool wet etch tools and processes.
• 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 wet etch process engineering experience with B.S. Degree or 2 years of experience with advanced degree. 
• Six sigma certification, knowledge of PROMIS WIP management and JMP statistical analysis software are a plus.
 

Compensation Range

$78,850-$145,122