Senior Silicon Photonics Process Engineer – HI & D2W

Texas Instruments; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Instruments is seeking a Senior Silicon Photonics Process Engineer to lead HI integration development in Kilby Labs. You will drive D2W bonding, post-bond processing, and scale HI processes from R&D to high-volume manufacturing.

Work across fab ops, design, and packaging to deliver high-yield, reliable silicon photonics solutions, optimizing materials transfer, waveguide etching, and process controls for cost and power improvements.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Lead the process development, execution, and optimization of volume die-to-wafer (D2W) bonding and post-bond device processing of non-Si material chiplets, integrated in silicon photonics.
• Owning part or all the non-Si material chiplet integration process module in the cleanroom; including the processes of dicing, grinding, die-to-wafer bonding, and waveguide etching.
• Drive the scaling of the heterogeneous integration processes from initial R&D and prototyping phases up to high volume manufacturing.
• Provide necessary expertise to bridge the internal fab operations, advanced process development, and Kilby R&D design teams to align HI processes with device performance requirements and fab capabilities.
• Work with tool vendors and IP partners to reduce process development time leveraging external IP.
• Work closely with photonic design, architecture, and packaging teams to translate design, layout, and product requirements into cost and yield optimized manufacturing solutions.
• Establish robust process controls, root-cause failure analysis, and yield enhancement strategies to drive cost and power improvements, ensure high manufacturing yield and long-term device reliability.
• Develop process characterization and troubleshooting procedures, including development of process monitors, test structures, critical to quality parameter specifications, metrology and inspection procedures, and correlations with device performance data.
• Develop and maintain process reporting and documentation, including process flow descriptions, quality specifications, goal plotting, and yield reports.
• Research and develop differentiating process techniques beyond the state of the art.

Job description

Texas Instruments is seeking a Senior Silicon Photonics Process Engineer to lead HI integration development in Kilby Labs. You will drive D2W bonding, post-bond processing, and scale HI processes from R&D to high-volume manufacturing.

Work across fab ops, design, and packaging to deliver high-yield, reliable silicon photonics solutions, optimizing materials transfer, waveguide etching, and process controls for cost and power improvements.