Senior Lithography Engineer - High-Volume Yield

University of Delaware; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health - Private Healthcare

On-site gym

Flexible working hours

Part-time working

Job summary

Seagate Technology invites a Senior Lithography Process Engineer to join our Photo Process Engineering team at Springtown wafer fabrication in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland. You will own and continuously improve lithography processes to deliver product performance, yield, quality and throughput in a high-volume environment.

You will collaborate across Integration, Etch, Electroplating and Metrology to optimise end‑to‑end process performance, lead root-cause investigations, and communicate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Engineering, or a related science or engineering field
• 4+ years hands‑on lithography experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience operating and/or maintaining lithography process equipment
• Solid understanding of lithography fundamentals: imaging, resist chemistry, mask design, dosing, pattern formation
• Expertise in lithography metrology techniques (overlay, CDSEM)
• Demonstrated data-driven problem solving and process optimization

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve lithography processes to deliver product performance, yield, quality, throughput and manufacturability
• Drive process improvement through overlay control, CD optimisation, scrap/rework reduction and tool matching
• Lead root cause investigation of process excursions using structured problem-solving (8D, DMAIC)
• Characterise process windows to improve performance and process capability
• Maintain and enhance process control systems (APC, SPC, OCAPs, automation, error-proofing)
• Support qualification of new products and introduction of new materials, resists, and equipment
• Collaborate with Integration, Etch, Electroplating and Metrology teams for end‑to‑end performance
• Work with equipment engineering and vendors to improve tool stability, uptime, and matching
• Communicate clear data-driven updates to internal stakeholders and senior leadership

Skills

Curious

Structured problem solver

Lithography fundamentals

Results focused

Clear communicator

Collaborative

Adaptable

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Coat/Develop tools

Steppers/Scanners/Aligners

Strippers

Job description

Seagate Technology invites a Senior Lithography Process Engineer to join our Photo Process Engineering team at Springtown wafer fabrication in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland. You will own and continuously improve lithography processes to deliver product performance, yield, quality and throughput in a high-volume environment.

You will collaborate across Integration, Etch, Electroplating and Metrology to optimise end‑to‑end process performance, lead root-cause investigations, and communicate