Senior Field Process Engineer - NPI & Deployment

ASM; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM in Hillsboro, Oregon is seeking a materials science/chemical engineering or physics professional to drive new deposition processes from development to customer site, including on-site experiments and process transfer.

You will collaborate with field engineers and BU teams, lead DOE studies, troubleshoot, and ensure knowledge transfer to service and manufacturing while protecting IP boundaries.

The role requires travel and occasional extended hours during qualifications or escalations.

Qualifications

• MS degree with 4+ years experience or PhD with minimal experience in materials science, chemical engineering, or physics.
• Experience processing, developing, or characterizing thin films in thermal ALD, plasma ALD, plasma CVD, epitaxy, or LPCVD reactors.
• Strong troubleshooting and structured problem-analysis skills (KT, FMEA, Ishikawa, 7-step, etc.).
• Experience designing, running, and interpreting DOEs and statistical experiments.
• Familiarity with semiconductor device applications, vacuum techniques, metrology, and thin-film characterization.
• Ability to travel as needed for training and customer engagement; flexibility for extended hours during qualifications or escalations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to explain complex concepts clearly.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and uphold IP boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Support NPI by training with the Business Unit to gain expertise in new deposition processes and hardware.
• Lead the introduction and transfer of new processes to the customer site.
• Partner with field hardware engineers and BU teams to troubleshoot new products and develop proposals for process or hardware improvements.
• Design and execute on-site experiments with the customer, driving development, integration, and continuous improvement projects.
• Escalate issues to maintain project scope, timelines, and customer alignment.
• Document key learnings during NPI and ensure effective knowledge transfer to local service and manufacturing teams.
• Analyze baseline system and process performance to identify gaps relative to technology-node requirements.
• Perform structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis on process or system nonconformances.
• Collaborate with customer teams to identify and grow opportunities for ASM hardware and process adoption.
• Support process transfer to high-volume manufacturing (HVM) fabs, creating and sharing BKMs and documentation.
• Maintain strong discipline in IP boundaries, customer communication, and escalation leadership.

Skills

Thin film processing

DOE design & analysis

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Travel flexibility

Education

MS or PhD in materials science/chemical engineering/physics

Tools

ASM ALD/PEALD/PECVD equipment

LPCVD furnace

Vacuum and metrology tools

Job description

ASM in Hillsboro, Oregon is seeking a materials science/chemical engineering or physics professional to drive new deposition processes from development to customer site, including on-site experiments and process transfer.

You will collaborate with field engineers and BU teams, lead DOE studies, troubleshoot, and ensure knowledge transfer to service and manufacturing while protecting IP boundaries.

The role requires travel and occasional extended hours during qualifications or escalations.