Process Technician

PrideNow; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage (medical)

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) retirement savings

Life & disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Identity theft protection

Legal support

Auto and home insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

PrideNow is seeking a Process Engineer to perform lab activities, sample preparation, and metrology measurements in a semi-conductor lab in Fremont, CA. You will develop and tune processing recipes, monitor tool alarms, and help engineers troubleshoot to improve yield and robustness.

The role requires a BS in a related field and 4+ years of semiconductor experience, with the ability to work flexible swing shifts in a clean room environment and travel between equipment and control rooms as needed.

Qualifications

• BS degree in electronics, materials science, computer science, chemistry, physics.
• Four+ years' experience in semi-conductor industry building or troubleshooting roles.
• Able to work in clean room environment with PPE.
• Flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Able to install components at heights and reach into machines.

Responsibilities

• Perform process engineering lab activities for customer demos or process experiments.
• Set up processing equipment, monitor and guide line operators.
• Record, chart, and present results to identify yield issues or test new products.
• Provide technical assistance to process development and engineering teams.
• Handle metrology measurements and SEM imaging.
• Develop and optimize process recipes for robustness.

Skills

Process engineering

Lab experiments

Metrology tools

English communication

Education

BS in electronics, materials science, CS, chemistry or physics

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Swing shift, Mon-Fri. Open to Sun-Thurs or Tues-Sat.

Required skills

Performs technical tests and experiments for process engineering within R&D.

Performs set up of processing equipment. Monitors, audits and provides guidance to line operators.

Processes test runs and prepares records, charts, and graphs of results for presentation to engineering to identify yield problems or test new products.

Provides technical assistance to process development and engineering personnel.

Major roles and responsibilities

• Performs process engineering lab activities for customer demo and/or C&F process experiments. This includes sample preparation, sample chemical treatment and running waferflows on Clients tools.
• Performs measurement on metrology tools to collect experiment results including thin film measurement, CD measurement and SEM imaging.
• Understand process requirement and work with minimal supervision for execution of experiments. Create process recipes from scratch and tunes process recipes for robustness. Provide suggestions for process recipe improvement
• Understands Clients tools operations, able to clear basic alarms and apply troubleshooting skills to reduce tool downtime
• Conducts statistical process control (SPC) and etch rates including measure, execution, analysis and reporting to ensure Clients chamber performance is under control and in-spec. Alert for any trend or out-of-spec issue and come up possible causes and troubleshooting actions
• Works from customer instruction to determine target pattern feature and perform first sample cleaving using microscope / top-down SEM and micro-cleavers. Creates or modifies ppt instruction for others to follow
• Provides process activities and lab protocol training for new process engineers, new process technicians or field service engineers on running the lab equipment, performing sample preparation and following all the lab protocols
• Assists others as first level of contact person on clearing alarms, lab operation and lab protocol questions
• Works with demo engineers and metrology team to develop metrology recipes
• Recommends improvement of experiment execution for quality and efficiency
• Works with lab operation team to improve lab safety, customer IP and lab protocols

Qualifications

• BS degree in electronics, material science, computer science, chemistry, physics
• Four+ years' experience in semi-conductor industry building or troubleshooting role
• Able to work up to shifts in a clean room environment wearing PPE (bunny suit, shoe covers, safety glasses, masks, shields, gloves). Closed-toe shoes required in clean room.
• Consistently demonstrate ability to be flexible and responsive to changing priorities (ex., rework, overtime)
• Willing and able to install components from a working height between 12”-71” and reach into machines to perform tasks
• Operate computer interface and navigate diagnostic software
• Proficient with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams)
• Effectively read, write, and communicate with others in English

ABOUT US

PrideNow is Pride Global's light industrial staffing organization, a distinguished division within the Pride Global umbrella.

Aligned with the overarching mission of Pride Global, we specialize in delivering top-tier human resources and workforce solutions to the light industrial industry. Leveraging the strength of our global network, PrideNow is dedicated to empowering diversity, ensuring compliance, and driving unparalleled success for businesses. As part of the Pride Global family, we bring forth a commitment to excellence and a comprehensive approach to meeting the unique staffing needs of our clients worldwide. Welcome to PrideNow, where our local expertise seamlessly integrates into the global excellence of Pride Global, shaping a future of dynamic workforce solutions.

BENEFITS DISCLOSURE

Pride Global and its affiliates - including Russell Tobin, Pride Health, and Pride Now - offer eligible employees comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.

EEO STATEMENT

As a certified minority-owned business, Pride Global and its affiliates - including Russell Tobin, Pride Health, and Pride Now - are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.

PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates : Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.