Semiconductor Dry Etch Engineering Lead

About This Role

Lead the dry etch processes for gallium nitride and gallium arsenide-based device fabrication within a III-V compound semiconductor foundry team. This role involves process sustainment, capital allocation, qualification projects, and continuous improvement activities to enhance product yield and cycle time.

Responsibilities

• Sustain current dry etch production processes and contribute to new process development
• Set and report center priorities at foundry tier meetings
• Identify process improvement opportunities
• Lead 8Ds and Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCAs)
• Create, document, maintain, and approve work instructions
• Assist process engineers in training users and operators on semiconductor processes and equipment
• Manipulate large datasets and use statistical analysis for SPC controls, project management, and risk assignment
• Develop and report on actionable deposition work center health metrics
• Identify capital needs, collaborate with tool vendors, assist in tool acceptance, and create qualification plans/schedules
• Work on the foundry floor and interact with various cross-functional teams for technical issue resolution

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in semiconductor processing techniques including photolithography, dielectric deposition, metals evaporation, and optical or scanning electron microscope inspections
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance
• U.S. Citizenship

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• 8+ years of experience in semiconductor processing techniques

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of dry etch tools, tool health monitoring, uniformity controls, SECS/GEM experience, and proficient in statistical process control
• Excellent communication skills
• Broad knowledge related to semiconductor processing, device physics, and data analysis
• Experience troubleshooting fabrication equipment and establishing equipment qualification/preventative maintenance procedures
• Experience in data analysis software packages (MATLAB, Python, SQL, JMP)
• Ability to lead and coordinate technical projects with cross-functional teams
• Experience with characterizing, understanding, and improving semiconductor device performance and reliability

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits