Semiconductor Wafer Fab Process Engineer (R&D)

Anite; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision

Health Savings Account

401(k) Plan

Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays

Paid Family Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)

Job summary

Keysight in Santa Rosa, CA is seeking an R&D Process Engineer to develop, maintain and optimize wafer fabrication processes for Heterogeneous Integration technologies. This onsite role requires cleanroom work and collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver high yields and robust process control.

The ideal candidate has an advanced degree in a relevant field or a BS with strong research experience, plus proven ability to manage DOE experiments, data-driven optimization, and complex

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or relevant field.
• BS graduates with relevant experimental research experience/internships will be considered.
• Recent graduate with degree by June 2027 or later.
• Must be local or willing to relocate to Santa Rosa, CA.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills for controlling process variation.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive process control and stability through SPC, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions using statistical tools.
• Collaborate with other process, integration, product, and circuit design engineers to define targets.
• Define process flows, develop new processes and CPI efforts to maximize yield.
• Develop and maintain high yields; report metrics and changes at dept. level.
• Ensure successful process hand off to manufacturing partners.
• Work with Operations to implement robust process control and diagnose issues.
• Champion capital equipment projects including tool evaluation and qualification.
• Propose DOE plans, conduct experiments, and implement changes safely.
• Collaborate with equipment engineering on tool performance optimization and maintenance.
• Meet accelerated project schedules and communicate risks.

Skills

Process development

Data-driven optimization

Analytical skills

Communication

Accountability

Education

MS/PhD in Materials Science or related field

BS with relevant research/internships considered

Job description

Keysight in Santa Rosa, CA is seeking an R&D Process Engineer to develop, maintain and optimize wafer fabrication processes for Heterogeneous Integration technologies. This onsite role requires cleanroom work and collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver high yields and robust process control.

The ideal candidate has an advanced degree in a relevant field or a BS with strong research experience, plus proven ability to manage DOE experiments, data-driven optimization, and complex