Senior Reticle Lithography Engineer — Yield Focus

Intel; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 115,110 - 219,550; Full time

Job summary

Intel Chandler, Arizona is seeking a Senior Litho Process Engineer focused on reticles/masks to lead a team delivering sigma‑matched performance for advanced silicon technologies.

You will drive tool health, process matching, and defect containment across mask shop operations, applying model‑based problem solving and data analysis to improve yield, reduce cost, and maintain high quality in collaboration with cross‑functional groups.

Qualifications

• BS in a related science or engineering field with 7 years of process engineering experience in wafer fabrication.
• At least 5 years of reticle lithography experience in process flow, troubleshooting equipment, model-based problem solving, vendor field service interaction, quality direction, advanced data analysis, and lithography theory.
• US citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and workplace organization; maintain exact copy of equipment configuration, parameters, and targeting to defined standards.
• Regularly review reticle inspection equipment and availability to guarantee matching and repeatability.
• Drive continuous improvement in tool health and process matching for reticle platforms, utilizing virtual factory BIC performance learnings and improvement roadmaps across factory pillars.
• Improve mask health and defect containment to prevent excursions and maintain highest quality standards, applying virtual factory learnings throughout mask shop creation.
• Apply model‑based problem solving to identify root causes of reticle changes, mismatches from target, monitor failures, or print changes, and develop permanent solutions.
• Conduct tests and measurements to control variables such as photo‑induced defects, environmental changes, mask creation variability, and yield marginalities.
• For new technology start‑ups, manage tool installations, conversions, and qualifications, delivering sigma‑matched performance and recipe matching.
• Develop systems to model reticle changes and monitor reticle health.

Skills

Mask shop processing

Advanced clean processes

Photo-induced defect mode detection

Phase-shift and mask imaging

Defect classification

Leadership

Problem solving

Data analysis

DOE principles

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering or related field

MS or PhD with related experience

Tools

JMP

SPC

MATLAB

Mathematica

Job description

Intel Chandler, Arizona is seeking a Senior Litho Process Engineer focused on reticles/masks to lead a team delivering sigma‑matched performance for advanced silicon technologies.

You will drive tool health, process matching, and defect containment across mask shop operations, applying model‑based problem solving and data analysis to improve yield, reduce cost, and maintain high quality in collaboration with cross‑functional groups.