Senior Thin Film Process Engineer

Headway Technologies; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Headway Technologies is seeking a Sr. Thin Film Manufacturing Engineer in Milpitas, CA. You will monitor, sustain, and optimize day-to-day thin film processes using ion beam techniques, ensuring reliability and improved yields.

You will design experiments to verify process robustness and implement cost-saving practices across deposition and dry-etching operations. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least five years of hands-on experience in thin film fabrication or

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical or Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics or equivalent relevant experience is required.
• Five years of hands-on experience in thin film fabrication or semiconductor manufacturing/processing.
• Familiar with semiconductor device testing (I-V, C-V, M-H hysteresis, magnetoresistivity).
• Hands-on experience in SPC and Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Monitors, sustains, and supports day-to-day thin film manufacturing processes, programs, and activities.
• Ensures process reliability by providing technical support to operators, technicians, and other engineers.
• Collaborates with development team on new thin film process integration and manufacturing improvements.
• Improves deposition and/or dry etching efficiency by analyzing data and conducting experiments to reduce scrap.
• Designs and conducts experiments to verify process robustness and latitudes.
• Develops and implements practices to lower cost, reduce cycle time, and improve efficiency.
• Conducts root cause analysis and implements corrective actions as needed.
• Responds to inquiries from team members and management.
• Uses SPC to analyze product quality data and presents findings.

Skills

SPC

DOE

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical or Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Headway Technologies is seeking a Sr. Thin Film Manufacturing Engineer in Milpitas, CA. You will monitor, sustain, and optimize day-to-day thin film processes using ion beam techniques, ensuring reliability and improved yields.

You will design experiments to verify process robustness and implement cost-saving practices across deposition and dry-etching operations. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least five years of hands-on experience in thin film fabrication or