CVD & Thin Films Engineer — Yield & Process Innovation

Samsung Electronics; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance and 401(k) matching

Onsite café and fitness facilities

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

Samsung Austin Semiconductor in Taylor, TX seeks a CVD/Thin Films Engineer to join the process engineering team. You will qualify new processes, match tool outputs, and implement process controls while improving recipes to meet defectivity and productivity targets.

You’ll develop rework procedures, set defense lines, and work with senior engineers, device physicists, and fab operations leaders to design, qualify, and scale thin film processes (ALD, PECVD, etc.).

Qualifications

• Minimum educational requirement: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline (Chemical, Electrical) or related degree (Materials Eng, Physics, Chemistry, etc.)
• Cumulative GPA Minimum: 3.0.
• Fundamentals of statistical process control (SPC).
• Fundamentals of CVD chemistries and logic circuits.
• Basic project management skills.
• Be proficient with Microsoft Windows based applications.

Responsibilities

• Process Transfer: Process recipe transfer and qualification from parent line; Gather metrology data during tool qualification phase and ensure film properties meet specs; Ensure process matching across fabs and between tools using statistical tools; Set up defense lines to catch and prevent abnormal processing conditions.
• Sustaining: Understand fundamentals of wafer recovery from tools, manual processing, tool UI navigation, recipe structure + editable parameters, and process tuning; Monitor SPC charts to maintain process performance within optimal range; Understand process chemistries and their immediate downstream impacts to subsequent processes; Respond to process abnormalities, create troubleshooting plans, and apply corrective action plans; Provide clear updates and instructions to technicians regarding ongoing issues and resolutions.
• Continuous Improvement: Work with senior engineers to develop and design experiments to carry out improvements in yield, reliability, cost, and throughput; Develop abnormal product rework and disposition plans; Maintain and continuously update a process reference book on a weekly basis.

Skills

SPC

CVD chemistries

logic circuits

Project management

Windows applications

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Samsung Austin Semiconductor in Taylor, TX seeks a CVD/Thin Films Engineer to join the process engineering team. You will qualify new processes, match tool outputs, and implement process controls while improving recipes to meet defectivity and productivity targets.

You’ll develop rework procedures, set defense lines, and work with senior engineers, device physicists, and fab operations leaders to design, qualify, and scale thin film processes (ALD, PECVD, etc.).