Process & Quality Engineer in Santa Clara

Energy Jobline ZR; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SlingShot Connections is seeking a Process & Quality Engineer to advance semiconductor assembly processes, focusing on die attach and wire bonding while supporting quality initiatives and production priorities.

The ideal candidate will translate shop-floor insights into stable processes, develop and maintain process documentation, and collaborate across engineering, operations, and quality teams to ensure manufacturability and safety.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with semiconductor assembly processes, particularly die attach and wire bonding.
• Ability to translate shop-floor knowledge into stable, repeatable manufacturing processes.
• Experience developing, documenting, and maintaining process parameters, work instructions, travelers, and training materials.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills for equipment and process issues.
• Ability to lead or support root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Experience with process controls, risk assessments, and change control documentation.
• Design or improve fixtures and tooling to support manufacturability, quality, and operator safety.
• Coordinate supplier quality issues and support calibration and document control activities.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve die attach, wire bonding, and related microelectronic assembly processes.
• Develop, document, and maintain process parameters, work instructions, travelers, and training materials.
• Design and improve fixtures and tooling to enhance manufacturability, quality, and operator safety.
• Troubleshoot equipment and process issues and implement corrective actions.
• Support quality-management activities and audits.
• Lead or assist with root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Assist with risk assessments, process controls, and change control documentation.
• Coordinate supplier quality issues.
• Support calibration and document control activities.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and quality teams to balance process improvements with production priorities.
• Help sustain and continuously improve established semiconductor devices and assembly processes.

Skills

Semiconductor assembly

Die attach

Wire bonding

Process parameter development

Root-cause investigations

ISO 9001/AS9100 experience

Troubleshooting

Fixtures and tooling design

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

About the job

The Process & Quality Engineer will improve semiconductor assembly processes, with a focus on

die attach and wire bonding, while supporting quality initiatives and production priorities.

We're looking for someone who

• Has hands-on experience with semiconductor assembly processes, particularly die attach and wire bonding
• Can translate shop-floor knowledge into stable, repeatable manufacturing processes
• Has experience developing, documenting, and maintaining process parameters, work instructions, travelers, and training materials
• Has strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills for equipment and process issues
• Can lead or support root-cause investigations and corrective actions
• Has experience with process controls, risk assessments, and change control documentation
• Can design or improve fixtures and tooling to support manufacturability, quality, and operator safety
• Can support quality-management activities and audits (ISO 9001/AS9100 experience )
• Can coordinate supplier quality issues and support calibration and document control activities
• Works effectively across engineering, operations, and quality teams

What you'll do

• Own and continuously improve die attach, wire bonding, and related microelectronic assembly processes
• Develop, document, and maintain process parameters, work instructions, travelers, and training materials
• Design and improve fixtures and tooling to enhance manufacturability, quality, and operator safety
• Troubleshoot equipment and process issues and implement corrective actions
• Support quality-management activities and audits
• Lead or assist with root-cause investigations and corrective actions
• Assist with risk assessments, process controls, and change control documentation
• Coordinate supplier quality issues
• Support calibration and document control activities
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and quality teams to balance process improvements with production priorities
• Help sustain and continuously improve established semiconductor devices and assembly processes

Physical requirements

• Must be comfortable working hands-on in a semiconductor manufacturing and production environment
• Must be able to stand, walk, and work at production equipment for extended periods
• Must be able to use hands and fingers for detailed assembly, inspection, and equipment-related tasks
• Must be able to occasionally lift and move materials, tooling, and equipment as needed
• Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Must be comfortable working around manufacturing equipment and production environments
• Must be able to perform detailed visual and hands-on work requiring close attention to precision

Company Description

SlingShot Connections provides contract staffing, direct hire placement, executive search recruitment, payroll services, and customized staffing solutions for numerous verticals, including accounting & finance, hospitality, human resources, and many more.

Company DescriptionSlingShot Connections provides contract staffing, direct hire placement, executive search recruitment, payroll services, and customized staffing solutions for numerous verticals, including accounting & finance, hospitality, human resources, and many more.