Engineering Manager, Photolithography Processes

MACOM; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

MACOM is seeking a Photo Process Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers and technicians in sustaining, optimizing, and advancing semiconductor manufacturing photolithography processes in Lowell, MA. This on-site role requires a strong technical foundation and demonstrated leadership in a high-volume environment.

You will drive rapid problem solving, yield improvement, and capital equipment strategies while collaborating with Operations, Quality, and Product teams to meet production and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 10+ years of semiconductor process engineering experience in a wafer fabrication environment.
• 3+ years of direct people management experience leading engineering teams.
• Strong experience with photolithography processes across multiple modules.
• Proven ability to solve complex manufacturing and yield issues using statistical methods.
• Hands-on SPC, DOE, process capability (Cpk), and yield improvement methods.
• Experience interpreting process, metrology, test, and equipment data.
• Familiarity with MES, FDC, and semiconductor manufacturing databases.
• Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and project management skills.
• Strong attention to detail in fast-paced manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of photo process engineers and technicians.
• Own photolithography processes including steppers, contact aligners, tracks, overlay, and inspection.
• Develop and execute capital equipment strategies and tool qualifications.
• Drive rapid problem-solving and RCA to resolve yield excursions.
• Establish SPC systems, control plans, and monitoring strategies.
• Partner with Operations, Integration, Equipment, Quality, and Product teams.
• Utilize data-driven methods to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Monitor key process and yield metrics and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure process documentation and engineering change records are maintained.
• Communicate technical assessments and project status to leadership.
• Support new product introductions and process transfers.

Skills

Leadership

Photolithography

Statistical analysis

DOE

Process control

Project management

MES/FDC experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

MACOM is seeking a Photo Process Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers and technicians in sustaining, optimizing, and advancing semiconductor manufacturing photolithography processes in Lowell, MA. This on-site role requires a strong technical foundation and demonstrated leadership in a high-volume environment.

You will drive rapid problem solving, yield improvement, and capital equipment strategies while collaborating with Operations, Quality, and Product teams to meet production and