Principal / Staff Process Engineer (PVD)

Applied Materials; Singapore; On-site; SGD 104,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Singapore seeks a motivated Principal / Staff Process Engineer to support semiconductor manufacturing lines. The role involves collaborating across teams, ensuring successful technology transfer, and managing project timelines. The ideal candidate has a strong background in semiconductor processes and a willingness to travel internationally. This position offers a dynamic work environment with significant responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience with deposition, etch, lithography, and metrology processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively with remote teams.
• Strong project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and train on existing R&D processes.
• Create a checklist for successful process transfer.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure timely checklist completion.
• Track and manage schedules and deliverables.
• Coordinate training with R&D transfer engineers.
• Support process qualifications at HVM site.

Skills

Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes

Comfortable working across time zones

Discipline tracking and driving deliverables

Flexibility to travel

Job description

Principal / Staff Process Engineer (PVD)

Applied Materialsis an innovation-driven company. We are the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our ability to identify emerging technologies that can complement and leverage Applied’s materials engineering expertise is critical to the company’s continued growth.

About this role

We are looking for a motivated and hands-on Process engineer to support the setup and ramp of our next-generation semiconductor manufacturing line. In this role, you’ll collaborate across engineering and operations to drive smooth technology transfer from pathfinding and ramp to pilot production. Experience and discipline in process transfer to pilot production line will be critical to a successful and efficient fab ramp-up.

Responsibilities

• Review and train on existing R&D processes and transfer knowledge to pilot production line
• Create a comprehensive checklist to ensure successful transfer of processes and materials
• Collaborate with R&D and production process, integration, operations and hardware teams to ensure completing the checklist on time to meet timeline needed to start HVM operations
• Track and manage schedules, deliverables, and risks for technology transfer and production milestones.
• Coordinate training with R&D transfer engineers
• Support tools and process qualifications at HVM site

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and industry standards including deposition, etch, lithography and metrology
• Comfortable working across time zones, collaborating with remote teams, and supporting factory-side execution
• Discipline tracking and driving deliverables to completion
• Flexibility to travel back and forth between South East Asia and the USA (up to 50% of the time)