Process Engineering Manager

Ultra Clean Technology; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultra Clean Technology in Austin, TX seeks a talented Manager, Engineering to lead a skilled team and optimize advanced semiconductor processes. The role emphasizes people leadership, process improvement, and CAPA/FMEA-driven quality control in a fast-growing field.

The candidate will guide engineers and technicians across multiple process stations, ensuring safe, efficient operations and compliance with environmental and safety standards in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• 4–8 years of related experience in high‑technology manufacturing.
• Experience in semiconductor capital equipment is preferred.
• Strong leadership and organizational management skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Manages and maintains a balanced department to support short- and long-range requirements.
• Leads Engineering personnel, prioritizes, schedules projects and duties.
• Ensures tasks are completed on time and workloads balanced across regions.
• Directs personnel in CAPA, FOI, and FMEA investigations and presents results to customers.
• Oversees advanced semiconductor processes (PVD, Etch, ALD, Diffusion, etc.).

Skills

People management

Process equipment knowledge

Substrate chemistry knowledge

Clean room protocols

Semiconductor process knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Join UCT and be part of the fastest-growing sector in the world! We indirectly touch every semiconductor chip that goes into every smartphone, smartcar,and device that uses artificial intelligence. This is a critical time for the semiconductor industry and for UCT - as technology evolves, we evolve with it. UCT is a diverse workplace where every talented employee is committed to continuous innovation, challenging the status quo and exceeding customer expectations. If you are a person with a relentless drive to succeed, a strong focus on quality with a passion for success - join us today!

UCT is looking for a talented Mgr, Engineering to join us in Austin, TX!

A Process Engineering Manager develops and optimize economical industrial processes to make the huge range of products on which modern society depends. A Process Engineering Manager may work in small, medium and large businesses. The work is concerned with chemical and mechanical processes in which customer materials undergo change and involves scaling up processes from the laboratory into the processing plant. Environmental protection and health and safety aspects are also significant concerns. The ideal candidate must have good people and organizational management skills with demonstrated leadership ability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages and maintains a balanced department possessing the necessary flexibility, technical skills and experience to support short- and long-range requirements effectively.
• Manages Engineering personnel, establishing priorities, schedules projects and duties of Senior Process Engineer, Process Engineer, Engineering Tech, and Lab Tech.
• Ensures Engineering personnel perform required tasks, as required, on time as well as balances workloads across regions if required.
• Leads technical customer interface as required.
• Train Engineers and Technicians to proficiency on assigned tasks.
• Assigns and ensures timely completion of tasks by direct reports.
• QGT/UCT Safety, Policy and Engineering Training.
• Knowledgeable with Clean room protocols, and advanced Micro contamination knowledge.
• Leads CAPA, FOI, FMEA investigation and presents to Customers.
• OEM Platform and part knowledge.
• Advanced Semiconductor Process (PVD, Etch, ALD, Diffusion, etc.).
• Understands and will lead advanced statistical analysis/SPC.
• Schedules and tracks engineering projects/quotes to ensure timely completion.
• Liaises with personnel in the customer service function to ensure effective customer engineering support is provided.
• Directs personnel in product improvement to reduce material costs and manufacturing labor content.
• Directs personnel to ensure Copy Exact procedures and practices are maintained and implemented.
• Directs personnel to ensure all equipment and manufacturing operations meet required safety standards.
• Directs personnel in the provisions of test procedures and fixtures for manufacturing product.
• Appraises employees’ performance in accordance with established company policies.

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• The ideal candidate must have good people and organizational management skills with demonstrated leadership ability.
• advanced knowledge in all process work stations.
• Advanced knowledge of chemistries for films on substrates.
• Knowledgeable in Clean room protocols, and Micro contamination knowledge.
• Advanced understanding of semiconductor Process (PVD, Etch, ALD, Diffusion, etc.).

Educational/Certification Requirement:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Experience Requirement:

• 4-8 years related experience in high-technology manufacturing, preferably in semiconductor capital equipment or related industry

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work is performed primarily in a manufacturing and office environment.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push, pull and grasp.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to move arms, hands and fingers.
• Required to have visual acuity to perform assigned tasks.
• Ability to sit for sustained periods of time.
• Ability to talk on phone and use computer for extended periods of time may be required.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment where applicable.
• Subject to noise levels.
• May involve exposure to moderate noise levels from printers, faxes, computer etc.

Environmental Exposure:

• Required to wear personal protective equipment where applicable.
• Subject to noise levels.
• May involve exposure to moderate noise levels from printers, faxes, computer etc.

Overnight Travel:

• Work may require out of town travel depending upon assignment (training and meeting).

Ultra Clean Technology is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under laws and regulations.

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