Senior PVD Process Engineer - Copper Deposition Specialist

stmicroelectronics pte ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

stmicroelectronics pte ltd in Singapore is seeking a Senior PVD Process Engineer responsible for developing, qualifying, optimizing, and sustaining metal deposition processes on Applied Materials Endura platforms. You will help ensure process stability, film quality, equipment matching, defect control, and production yield improvements.

Key responsibilities include developing metal PVD deposition processes on AMAT Endura tools; supporting qualification, ramp-up, and transfer to high-volume

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline or similar.
• 5 years of PVD process engineering experience.
• Extensive knowledge of metal deposition processes; copper deposition experience is a plus.
• Experience with AMAT Endura tool family.
• English business proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize metal PVD deposition processes on AMAT Endura tools.
• Support process qualification, ramp-up, and transfer to high-volume manufacturing.
• Monitor and improve film thickness, sheet resistance, uniformity, adhesion, stress, defectivity, and yield.
• Perform tool setup, chamber matching, and baseline process tuning.
• Troubleshoot process excursions, tool drift, abnormal defects, and yield loss issues.
• Analyze metrology, SPC, and inline data to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with equipment, integration, yield, and production teams.
• Support preventive maintenance, chamber health checks, and process stability initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce cost, cycle time, and process variation.
• Document process procedures, specifications, and control plans.

Skills

PVD process engineering

Metal deposition knowledge

Copper deposition (plus)

AMAT Endura tooling experience

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

AMAT Endura tool

Job description

stmicroelectronics pte ltd in Singapore is seeking a Senior PVD Process Engineer responsible for developing, qualifying, optimizing, and sustaining metal deposition processes on Applied Materials Endura platforms. You will help ensure process stability, film quality, equipment matching, defect control, and production yield improvements.

Key responsibilities include developing metal PVD deposition processes on AMAT Endura tools; supporting qualification, ramp-up, and transfer to high-volume