Etch Process Development Engineer

Atomic Semi; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Visa Sponsorship

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

401(k) retirement plan

Weekly Learning & Development

Commuter Benefits including Parking

Lunches daily

Dinners 3x per week

Stocked Office Kitchen

Job summary

fab2 in Austin, TX is seeking a Process Development Engineer, Etch, to design and execute experiments for new semiconductor etching and thin-film fabrication methods. You will digest literature, translate findings into lab work, and push innovative processes to scale with tool design input.

Ideal candidates have hands-on cleanroom experience and a track record of developing nanofabrication recipes from scratch across multiple steps, with autonomy in a fast-moving startup.

Qualifications

• BS, MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Hands-on cleanroom experience with multi-step fabrication flows.
• Experience operating dry etch, thin film deposition, and lithography tools.
• Recipe development and optimization for some subset of dry etch, thin film deposition, or lithography.
• Familiarity with key metrology such as ellipsometry, profilometry, SEM, etc.

Responsibilities

• Work in the lab to design and run experiments alongside senior process engineers.
• Read academic papers and technical literature to inform experimental design; whiteboard ideas and iterate quickly.
• Learn and operate a range of semiconductor tools, including etch, deposition, lithography, and metrology systems.
• Develop, transfer, and optimize process recipes across platforms with a focus on consistency, yield, and throughput.
• Analyze process data, troubleshoot recipe or equipment issues, and clearly document findings and results for the team.

Skills

Cleanroom

Etch

Thin-film deposition

Lithography

Recipe development

Metrology

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Materials Science

PhD in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Etch tools

Deposition tools

Lithography tools

Metrology equipment

Job description

fab2 in Austin, TX is seeking a Process Development Engineer, Etch, to design and execute experiments for new semiconductor etching and thin-film fabrication methods. You will digest literature, translate findings into lab work, and push innovative processes to scale with tool design input.

Ideal candidates have hands-on cleanroom experience and a track record of developing nanofabrication recipes from scratch across multiple steps, with autonomy in a fast-moving startup.