Photolithography Manufacturing Engineer Elevate Wafer Yields

SupportFinity™; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Headway Technologies in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Photolithography Manufacturing Engineer to sustain and optimize day‑to‑day photolithography processes. You will analyze data, perform root cause investigations, and lead DOE/DOE studies to improve wafer quality and yields.

The role emphasizes process reliability, cross‑functional collaboration, and cost reduction through improved methodologies while ensuring safety and compliance in a wafer fab environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical or Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics; Master’s preferred.
• Three years of hands-on photolithography experience in a process/manufacturing engineer role.
• Strong experience in SPC, DOE, and photoresist modeling.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Monitors, sustains, and supports day-to-day photolithography processes to improve wafer quality and performance.
• Provides technical support to operators, technicians, and other engineers to ensure process reliability.
• Designs experiments to verify process robustness and improve process latitude.
• Develops and implements cost-reducing practices to lower cycle time and improve efficiency.
• Conducts root cause analysis and implements corrective actions.
• Improves production yields via process/tool manufacturability optimization.
• Partners with process and product engineering to reduce scrap and improve yield.
• Uses SPC to analyze product quality and presents findings to teams.
• Adheres to safety policies and procedures.

Skills

SPC

DOE

Photoresist modeling

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical or Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics; Master’s preferred

Tools

JMP

Excel

Macros (Excel)

Job description

Headway Technologies in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Photolithography Manufacturing Engineer to sustain and optimize day‑to‑day photolithography processes. You will analyze data, perform root cause investigations, and lead DOE/DOE studies to improve wafer quality and yields.

The role emphasizes process reliability, cross‑functional collaboration, and cost reduction through improved methodologies while ensuring safety and compliance in a wafer fab environment.