Senior Thin-Film Process Engineer (Manufacturing)

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

Job summary

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

You will collaborate with the development team, improve deposition and etching efficiency, and drive cost reduction and yield improvement through robust experimentation. The role requires a 4-year degree with deep hands-on experience in thin film fabrication or semiconductor manufacturing and strong command of SPC/DOE methods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical or Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics.
• Five years of hands-on experience in thin film fabrication or semiconductor manufacturing.
• Familiar with semiconductor device testing (I-V, C-V, M-H hysteresis, magnetoresistivity).
• Hands-on experience in SPC and Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Proficient in 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 engineers.
• Collaborates with development team on new thin film process integration and improvements.
• Improves efficiency of deposition and/or dry etching by data analysis and experiments.
• Designs and conducts experiments to verify process robustness with latitudes.
• Develops practices to lower cost, reduce cycle time, and improve efficiency.
• Performs root cause analysis and implements corrective actions as needed.
• Uses SPC to analyze product quality data and presents findings.
• Adheres to safety policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Skills

SPC

DOE

PVD

CVD

ALD

RIE

XRD

AFM

TEM

SEM

FIB

Education

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

Tools

PVD

CVD

ALD

RIE

XRD

AFM

TEM

SEM

FIB

Job description

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

You will collaborate with the development team, improve deposition and etching efficiency, and drive cost reduction and yield improvement through robust experimentation. The role requires a 4-year degree with deep hands-on experience in thin film fabrication or semiconductor manufacturing and strong command of SPC/DOE methods.