Compound Semiconductor Yield & Process Integration Engineer

Octric Semiconductors UK Ltd (trades as Octric / Octric Semiconductors); North East; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Octric Semiconductor is expanding its team at its Newton Aycliffe, UK facility to develop and integrate advanced technologies for the next generation of compound semiconductor devices. This role supports cross‑functional teams to drive process capability and device performance within a state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing site.

Candidates should have experience in semiconductor manufacturing or process development, with knowledge of wafer fabrication, process integration, and data-driven problem

Qualifications

• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing or process development environments.
• Understanding of wafer fabrication and interactions between process steps.
• Experience with process integration, development or tech transfer into manufacturing.
• Ability to understand impact of process changes on device performance, yield and downstream processing.

Responsibilities

• Work with Process, Device, Design, Quality and Production teams to develop and integrate new technologies.
• Develop and maintain integrated process flows and manage interfaces between steps.
• Identify integration risks and drive corrective actions.
• Plan and coordinate engineering trials to demonstrate process capability and manufacturability.
• Analyze process, electrical and yield data to identify trends and issues.
• Support root-cause investigation of process excursions, yield loss and device performance issues.
• Apply SPC, DOE and FMEA techniques to support process development and improvement.
• Support technology gate reviews, process qualification and change control.
• Collaborate to improve process capability, device performance and manufacturing yield.
• Assist transfer and ramp-up of new processes into production.
• Maintain process integration and qualification documentation.
• Ensure activities align with Octric Quality and EH&S requirements.

Skills

Semiconductor manufacturing

Process development

Analytical problem solving

Data analysis

SPC/DOE/FMEA knowledge

Education

Degree in Physics

Degree in Engineering

Six Sigma training

Job description

Octric Semiconductor is expanding its team at its Newton Aycliffe, UK facility to develop and integrate advanced technologies for the next generation of compound semiconductor devices. This role supports cross‑functional teams to drive process capability and device performance within a state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing site.

Candidates should have experience in semiconductor manufacturing or process development, with knowledge of wafer fabrication, process integration, and data-driven problem