Senior Photolithography & Wafer Process Engineer

Collins Aerospace; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) with employer matching

Job summary

Collins Aerospace seeks a Materials & Process Engineer to lead photolithography, resist processing, and critical patterning in a fast-paced semiconductor environment. You will drive materials characterization, process control, and equipment capability improvements to boost yield and throughput.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Manufacturing, Process, Quality, and Design teams, advancing photolithography specifications and new material integration while ensuring regulatory and safety

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
• Experience supporting lithography processes

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for photolithography processes
• Establish and maintain critical process parameters, equipment calibration methods, SPC limits, acceptance criteria, and advanced monitoring strategies for lithography systems
• Support troubleshooting of issues involving CD variation, resist adhesion, profile defects, contamination, overlay accuracy, pattern collapse, and environmental sensitivities
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Design to investigate nonconformances, yield excursions, and process variation using structured root‑cause analysis and corrective actions
• Develop, optimize, qualify, and standardize photolithography and wafer process flows to improve yield, cycle time, equipment utilization, and cost
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives targeting defect reduction, overlay accuracy, CD uniformity, and reduction of rework and process variability
• Develop and maintain photolithography specifications, work instructions, process controls, and best‑practice guidelines
• Support qualification and integration of new photoresists, mask sets, exposure tools, metrology systems, and wafer materials
• Lead root‑cause analysis and corrective actions for lithography‑related yield losses and production issues
• Support new product introduction, process validation, PFMEA, control plans, mask review, and production readiness
• Ensure all processes comply with customer, regulatory, environmental, safety, and industry requirements

Skills

Photolithography

Process control

Root-cause analysis

Statistical analysis

DOE

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Tools

SEM

CD-SEM

Optical microscopy

Metrology

Job description

Collins Aerospace seeks a Materials & Process Engineer to lead photolithography, resist processing, and critical patterning in a fast-paced semiconductor environment. You will drive materials characterization, process control, and equipment capability improvements to boost yield and throughput.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Manufacturing, Process, Quality, and Design teams, advancing photolithography specifications and new material integration while ensuring regulatory and safety