Photolithography Process Engineer 80 – 100% (f/m/d)

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Lenzburg; Vor Ort; CHF 150.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a Senior Photolithography Engineer in Lenzburg, Switzerland to lead advanced wafer lithography development and process optimization. You will drive stability and uptime, shaping tool strategies and coordinating cross-functional teams across optics, etch, diffusion, and metrology.

The role requires strong data analysis, programming ability, and fluency in English and German, with on-call weekend coverage as needed. This position is full-time and on-site in Lenzburg.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with 5+ years of industry experience.
• Master's degree with 3+ years of industry experience.
• Ph.D. with relevant industry experience.

Aufgaben

• Ensure production meets yield goals and address yield/rework issues.
• Engage with vendors to develop solutions and improve processes.
• Develop new techniques and coordinate process improvements.
• Analyze process data to identify trends and optimize performance.
• Plan and implement new machinery into production line.
• Collaborate with process integration and etch teams for seamless production.
• Support metrology tools to measure CD and Overlay.
• On-call duties on weekends and public holidays as required.

Kenntnisse

Data analysis

Programming

Cleanroom experience

Optics understanding

German language skills

English language skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical/Materials Science or Physics

Master's degree

Ph.D. with industry experience

Tools

SPC software

MES systems

Jobbeschreibung

Location: Lenzburg, Aargau, Switzerland. Job ID: R0131579. Date Posted: 2026-06-03. Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY LTD. Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science. Job Schedule: Full time. Remote: No.

Job Description

Join a high performing photolithography team where your expertise truly makes an impact. As a Senior Photolithography Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and optimizing photolithography processes used in semiconductor manufacturing. You’ll shape technical decisions, contribute to long term tool strategies, and drive meaningful improvements in stability, uptime, and process performance. Are you someone who takes ownership, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and enjoys making a real impact?

How you’ll make an impact

• Ensure processes meet the production program and yield goals and address any product yield and rework issues.
• Engage with equipment and material vendors to develop new solutions and improve existing processes, to ensure smooth functioning of the production line.
• Develop new techniques, modify existing designs, and coordinate process improvement projects.
• Analyze process data to identify trends, optimize performance, and troubleshoot issues (implement and regularly check SPC).
• Independent planning and Implementation of new machinery into the production line.
• Work closely with process integration, wet etch, diffusion, metals, dry etch, and implant teams to ensure seamless production.
• Supports some metrology tools i.e. to measure CD and Overlay.
• On-call duties on weekends and public holidays (as required from the production) with participation in the on-call meeting (before the on-call duty) agreed on his own responsibility with the other on-call service providers.

Your background

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Materials Science or Physics) with 5+ years of experience in industry
• Master's degree with 3+ years of experience in industry
• Ph.D. with industry experience
• Extensive experience in wafer photolithography operations especially in coating and exposure in Steppers, in a wafer manufacturing environment (thin-film-head, semiconductor wafer manufacturing)
• Familiarity with automated wafer factory software systems like SPC, MES and Experience with data extraction, manipulation, and analysis
• Strong understanding of optics and immersion lithography
• Proficiency in data science and programming is preferred
• Good English and German language skills
• Ability to work in a cleanroom environment

More about us

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