Semiconductor Process Engineer

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd; Graz; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd seeks a Semiconductor Process Development Engineer to bridge device development with manufacturing. You will translate concepts into manufacturable processes and collaborate with device engineers and foundries to ensure reliable, scalable production.

The role emphasizes designing repeatable processes, reducing variability, and optimizing yields while aligning with fab capabilities and constraints across advanced CMOS platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience in semiconductor process development and/or process integration.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and modules.
• Experience with CMOS, FinFET, and/or GAA technologies.
• Knowledge of key process steps including lithography, deposition, etch, implantation, diffusion, oxidation, annealing, and metallisation.
• Understanding of how process steps interact and influence device performance and variability.
• Experience working with semiconductor fabs/foundries.
• Experience analyzing wafer-level and device-level data, process windows, variation, and yield.
• Proven ability to develop processes into repeatable, reliable manufacturing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Translate device structures and electrical requirements into manufacturable process flows.
• Develop, optimize, and adapt semiconductor processes for advanced devices.
• Assess device concepts for manufacturability, identifying process risks, limitations, and opportunities.
• Work with fabs/foundries within their process capabilities and constraints.
• Analyze wafer and device data to identify process variation and performance limitations.
• Collaborate with device, integration, layout, characterization, and manufacturing teams to resolve process issues.
• Optimize process conditions to achieve required performance, yield, reliability, and manufacturability.

Skills

Process development

Process integration

Device physics

CMOS FinFET GAA

Lithography

Deposition

Etching

Implantation

Diffusion

Oxidation

Annealing

Data analysis

Manufacturability

Job description

Our international client is currently seeking a Semiconductor Process Development Engineer to work at the interface of device development, process technology, and semiconductor manufacturing. The role will involve collaborating with device engineers and fabs/foundries to translate advanced device concepts into reliable, manufacturable semiconductor processes.

Key responsibilities

• Translate device structures and electrical requirements into manufacturable process flows
• Develop, optimize, and adapt semiconductor processes for advanced devices
• Assess device concepts for manufacturability, identifying process risks, limitations, and opportunities
• Work with fabs/foundries within their process capabilities and constraints
• Analyze wafer and device data to identify process variation and performance limitations
• Collaborate with device, integration, layout, characterization, and manufacturing teams to resolve process issues
• Optimize process conditions to achieve required performance, yield, reliability, and manufacturability

Required experience

• Strong experience in semiconductor process development and/or process integration
• Good understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and process modules
• Experience with CMOS, FinFET, and/or GAA technologies
• Knowledge of key process steps including lithography, deposition, etch, implantation, diffusion, oxidation, annealing, and metallisation
• Understanding of how process steps interact and influence device performance and variability
• Experience working with semiconductor fabs/foundries
• Experience analyzing wafer-level and device-level data, process windows, variation, and yield
• Proven ability to develop processes into repeatable, reliable manufacturing solutions