Senior Thin Film Manufacturing Engineer - Yield Innovator

Headway Technologies Inc; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target

Benefits

Job summary

Headway Technologies Inc. is seeking a Sr. Thin Film Manufacturing Engineer in Milpitas, CA. You will monitor, sustain, and optimize deposition and etching processes, support operators, and drive improvements with data-driven experiments.

You will lead root cause analysis, apply SPC and DOE techniques, and work with cross-functional teams to enhance yields and efficiency while ensuring safety in a cleanroom environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.
• Five years of hands-on experience in thin film fabrication or semiconductor manufacturing.
• Experience with SPC and Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Familiar with semiconductor device testing and raw data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, sustain, and support day-to-day thin film processes and tooling.
• Collaborate with development teams on process integration and improvements.
• Analyze data, run experiments, and reduce scrap with DOE/DOE-like studies.
• Verify process robustness via latitudes characterization and SPC charts.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Improve yields and reduce cycle times through optimization.
• Prepare reports and present findings to teams and management.
• Adhere to safety policies and wear cleanroom PPE as required.

Skills

Thin film deposition

DOE

SPC

I-V C-V M-H

PVD/CVD/ALD/RIE

JMP

Excel macros

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Tools

JMP

Excel

Job description

Headway Technologies Inc. is seeking a Sr. Thin Film Manufacturing Engineer in Milpitas, CA. You will monitor, sustain, and optimize deposition and etching processes, support operators, and drive improvements with data-driven experiments.

You will lead root cause analysis, apply SPC and DOE techniques, and work with cross-functional teams to enhance yields and efficiency while ensuring safety in a cleanroom environment.