Senior Process Engineer

avec compétence GmbH; Ecublens; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 2 days home office

Interim 3–6 months, then permanent

Job summary

Photonics manufacturing is seeking a senior process engineer to own and develop core unit processes for a silicon nitride photonics platform. You will ensure manufacturability, yield, and process robustness while collaborating with global teams.

Responsibilities include leading complex projects, maintaining specifications, performing DoE, and transferring processes to volume production. English required; French a plus.

Qualifications

• University or HES degree in Materials Science, Microengineering, Physics, Chemistry, or a related field
• Several years of experience leading complex semiconductor or photonic process engineering projects
• Deep expertise in process development, statistical process control (SPC), designed experiments (DoE), metrology, and failure analysis
• Rigorous cleanroom discipline and hands-on familiarity with fab environments
• Strong analytical and communication skills to collaborate across local and remote teams
• Working proficiency in English required; French is a plus

Responsibilities

• Develop, qualify, and document unit processes across lithography, thin film deposition, etching, and back-end processing
• Lead end-to-end engineering projects of increased complexity, providing technical direction to engineers
• Maintain process specifications, set SPC control limits, design DoE experiments, and interpret capability data
• Investigate process excursions to root cause and implement corrective actions through change management
• Transfer newly developed unit processes to volume production and support ramp-up activities
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to the Quality Management System

Skills

Process development

SPC

DoE

Metrology

Failure analysis

Cleanroom

Education

Materials Science

Job description

You will own and develop core unit processes for a silicon nitride photonics platform, ensuring manufacturability, yield, and process robustness.

Tasks

• Develop, qualify, and document unit processes across lithography, thin film deposition, etching, and back-end processing


• Lead end-to-end engineering projects of increased complexity, providing technical direction to engineers


• Maintain process specifications, set SPC control limits, design DoE experiments, and interpret capability data


• Investigate process excursions to root cause and implement corrective actions through change management


• Transfer newly developed unit processes to volume production and support ramp-up activities


• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to the Quality Management System

Profile

• University or HES degree in Materials Science, Microengineering, Physics, Chemistry, or a related field


• Several years of experience leading complex semiconductor or photonic process engineering projects


• Deep expertise in process development, statistical process control (SPC), designed experiments (DoE), metrology, and failure analysis


• Rigorous cleanroom discipline and hands-on familiarity with fab environments


• Strong analytical and communication skills to collaborate across local and remote teams


• Working proficiency in English required; French is a plus

Offer

• 100% workload


• Up to two days per week home office


• Start date as soon as possible


• 3–6 months interim, then a permanent position

Company

Photonics manufacturing