Process Technician

Teledyne LeCroy Korea; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated is seeking an engineering technician to work in the uncooled detector wafer processing team. You will process wafers in a cleanroom, qualify tools, and participate in pilot lots while characterizing results with metrology instrumentation.

The role involves hands-on fabrication, data analysis, and collaboration with device physicists and test engineers in a mixed office and lab environment. Strong attention to detail and problem solving are essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 2-5 years of related experience desired.
• Proficient computer skills – Word, Excel & Outlook.
• Ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English.
• Some data analysis skills (Excel, MATLAB, JMP, Python, SQL, or equivalent) helpful.
• Ability to use inspection equipment (microscopes, FIB/SEM, interferometers), semiconductor fabrication equipment, and wet bench chemistry.
• Direct experience with wafer fabrication processes is helpful.
• Familiarity with microelectronic/semiconductor and MEMS fabrication techniques.

Responsibilities

• Establish feasibility of new processes with hands-on processing of pilot lots on production equipment.
• Characterize results using quantitative metrology tools.
• Automate or improve established processes.
• Document methods and workflows in MES-ready format.
• Collaborate with device physicists, research technicians, and test engineers to participate in overall product R&D cycle.

Skills

Wafer fabrication

English communication

Data analysis

Cleanroom handling

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microscopes

FIB/SEM

Interferometers

Semiconductor fabrication equipment

Wet bench chemistry

Job description

Be visionary Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Summary

As part of the uncooled detector (focal plane array) research and development team, the successful candidate will have responsibility for processing silicon wafers in a cleanroom environment. Process could include lithography, plasma etch, thin film deposition, and wet cleans. Candidate qualify tools and processes, and process wafers per instructions. Candidate will characterize wafers and devices using Filmetrics, Tencor profilometer, optical microscopes, and SEM. As part of process development, hands‑on wafer fabrication and characterization of pilot lots is required. This is the right place for a self‑directed, goal‑oriented, collaborative engineering technician. The work is varied and challenging where creative problem solving opportunities are many. Our culture is collaborative, supportive, and fun. The work environment is mixed general office and clean room/lab.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Establish feasibility of new processes with hands‑on processing of pilot lots on production equipment
• Characterize results using quantitative metrology tools
• Automate or improve established processes
• Document methods and workflows in MES‑ready format
• Collaborate with device physicists, research technicians, and test engineers to participate in overall product R&D cycle

Job Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent experience in related technical discipline required
• 2-5 years of related experience desired
• Proficient computer skills – Word, Excel & Outlook
• Ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English
• Some data analysis skills (fluency in Excel, MatLAB JMP, Python, SQL, or equivalent is helpful)
• Ability to use inspection equipment (microscopes, FIB/SEM, interferometers), semiconductor fabrication equipment, and wet bench chemistry
• Direct experience with one or more key wafer fabrication processes is helpful
• Familiarity and/or strong desire to learn microelectronic/semiconductor and MEMS fabrication techniques
• Desired Background • Wafer processing tools for semiconductor or MEMS fabrication • Infrared detector technology

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

Salary Range: $58,700.00-$78,300.000

Pay Transparency The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, local regulations (such as minimum wage), education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day. Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.