Manufacturing Process Engineer (Photolithpgraphy)

Nexperia; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company is seeking a Manufacturing Process Photolithography Engineer to join their Process Engineering team. This role involves supporting and sustaining factory processes, ensuring quality standards, and managing improvement projects. Candidates should have a degree in a STEM field and relevant manufacturing experience, with opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Annual leave of 301 hours

Flexible benefits scheme

Enhanced sick pay

On-site medical centre

Subsidised canteen

Employee assistance programme

Recognition rewards scheme

Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing engineering environment.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing quality control principles.
• Familiarity with statistical terminology and methods.

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering support for photolithography.
• Sustain process performance and quality standards.
• Complete project-based activities within agreed time schedules.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Decision-making

Education

Degree in Physics, Electronics, or related STEM discipline

Job description

Nexperia is one of the world’s leaders in essential semiconductors and aspires to become a $10b turnover business by 2030. This ambition can be achieved through our next generation technologies, ongoing improvement in manufacturing sustainability, state-of-the-art facilities, and most importantly, investing in our people. We are growing our Process Engineering team within the photolithography department by hiring a Manufacturing Process Photolithography Engineer. This person will join a team that are responsible for the 24-7 support and sustaining of factory processes within photolithography, ensuring we continue to produce over 14,000 semiconductor wafers each week.

What a Manufacturing Process Engineer will do

Reporting to the Photo Process Section Manager you will join a talented team of Process Engineers working 12 hour rotating shifts to ensuring 24-hour support in sustaining manufacturing process performance, quality standards and required output levels within the fab. You will work with a variety of key stakeholders, in investigating and resolving process related issues alongside managing your own proactive improvement projects.

This position provides a fantastic opportunity to accelerate your career in a global and fast-paced semiconductor company as a Photolithography Process Engineer. Alternatively if you have not worked in the semiconductor industry before this is a chance to receive extensive training and develop your skills in sustaining processes within an ever growing high tech industry as part of a global company.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Providing process engineering support for a technology area of a busy semiconductor waferfab, within the Manufacturing team of the Photolithography group
• Sustaining process performance, quality standards and required levels of output
• Ensuring that Departmental Procedures are followed; provide direction and support to the shopfloor
• Ensuring effective communication of all ongoing issues to your colleagues across shift boundaries
• Sustaining and improving both mechanical and electrical yields, to meet departmental targets and KPIs
• Completion of project-based activities within agreed time schedules
• Carrying out process development activities to support new product and platform developments
• Liaising with colleagues in cross functional teams such as process engineering, equipment engineering, production and quality.

What a Manufacturing Process Engineer will need:

Essential requirements:

• Degree or equivalent experience in Physics, Electronics, or a related STEM discipline
• 2+ years’ experience in a manufacturing engineering environment, preferably in semiconductor, electronics, pharmaceutical , or high-volume automotive industries
• Solid understanding of manufacturing quality control principles including FMEA, SPC, 8D root cause analysis, and corrective actions
• Familiarity with statistical terminology and methods, such as process capability
• Proven track record in sustaining or improving manufacturing areas, ideally within semiconductor or electronics sectors
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and project management skills, with the ability to work independently under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of engaging effectively across all organizational levels
• Willingness and ability to work 12-hour rotating shifts (4 days / 4 nights) with a 44% shift allowance paid in addition to your base salary

Desirable experience:

• Exposure to the semiconductor industry

Please you must have the right to work in the UK as sponsorship is not offered for this position.

What your benefits will include:

Remuneration & Reward – Base salary (DOE) plus shift allowance of 44%, Annual Incentive Plan of up to 6%, excellent contributory pension scheme of up to 9%, Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme, recognition rewards scheme, income protection 12 x salary, life assurance and more.

Health & Wellbeing – 301 hours annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, flexible benefits scheme, enhanced sick pay, on-site medical centre, virtual GP benefit, subsidised canteen, employee assistance programme, retail and entertainment reductions and a variety of sports and social clubs.

Professional Development – Opportunity to complete a leadership and management qualification, possibility for funded academic support up to PhD level, employee goal setting and development plans, huge growth potential both internally and globally within the business with both management and technical pathways.

Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability – A global commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2035, working with suppliers who embrace and comply with the Nexperia Supplier Code of Conduct, paid time off for every employee to support charitable work.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Corporate members of Neurodiversity in Business and a Disability Confident Employer. Dedicated Employee Resource Groups for Neuroinclusion, the LGBTQ+ community, and Women in Nexperia with a commitment to increase women in management positions to 30% by 2030.

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D&I Statement

As an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all, and we consider all applicants fairly, as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested.

In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.