Principal Process Engineer - Semiconductor Manufacturing

TSMC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time-off

Job summary

TSMC Arizona is seeking a Principal Process Engineer to lead development and optimization of manufacturing processes for advanced semiconductor technologies. The role involves collaborating with device, integration, defect reduction, lithography, and thin films teams to drive leading-edge module development and statistical optimization.

You will design and execute experiments, interpret complex data, and guide improvements to achieve precision control at atomic levels.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field and 3 years of engineering experience.
• Or Bachelor's degree with 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate engineering experience.
• 2 years of experience with semiconductor process engineering.
• 2 years in at least 2 of DOE; statistical process control; or multivariate data modeling.
• 2 years of experience in at least 2 metrology tools: TEM; SEM; CD-SEM; EDS; FIB; AFM; XRD; FT-IR.
• 2 years in at least 3 of wafer cross section, wafer fabrication, ion transport phenomena, DRAM, plasma etching, CVD, ALD, PECVD.
• 1 year of experience leading projects and providing career and performance feedback to junior engineers and technicians.

Responsibilities

• Apply statistics process control methods to establish and sustain a robust manufacturing process.
• Supervise the installation and maintenance of manufacturing equipment to expand capacity with punctuation and quality.
• Collaborate with equipment and material suppliers to identify technology gaps and improvements.

Skills

Semiconductor process engineering

DOE

Statistical process control

Multivariate data modeling

Project leadership

Education

Master's degree in a related field

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

TEM

SEM

CD-SEM

EDS

FIB

AFM

XRD

FT-IR

Job description

TSMC Arizona is seeking a Principal Process Engineer to lead development and optimization of manufacturing processes for advanced semiconductor technologies. The role involves collaborating with device, integration, defect reduction, lithography, and thin films teams to drive leading-edge module development and statistical optimization.

You will design and execute experiments, interpret complex data, and guide improvements to achieve precision control at atomic levels.