Senior Thin Film Process Engineer - Yield & Optimization

SupportFinity™; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Headway Technologies in Milpitas, California, seeks a Sr. Thin Film Manufacturing Engineer to monitor, sustain, and optimize magnetic thin film fabrication processes, including ion beam, PVD, RIE, ALD, and etching, with a focus on reliability and yield improvement.

Requires a Master’s degree and 5+ years in magnetic thin film or semiconductor manufacturing; strong SPC/DOE experience and MS Office proficiency.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Chemistry, Chemical or Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics and/or equivalent relevant experience; PhD preferred.
• Five years of hands' on experience working in magnetic thin film fabrication or semiconductor industry in manufacturing or process engineering role.
• Strong experience with magnetic thin films or semi-conductor fabrication processes.
• Hands' on experience in SPC and Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Proficient in the use of 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 regarding new deposition or dry-etching process integration and manufacturing process improvements.
• Improves the efficiency of deposition and/or dry etching processes analyzing data, conducting experiments, and researching alternative methods which reduce scrap.
• Designs and conducts experiments to verify process robustness with characterization of process latitudes.
• Develops and implements practices or methodologies which lower cost, reduce cycle time, and improve operational efficiency.
• Conducts root cause analysis and implements corrective action if required.
• Responds to inquiries from other team members, managers, or departments.
• Partners with equipment and maintenance personnel in order to minimize tool down time.
• Uses Statistical Process Control (SPC) to analyze product quality data; develops charts or reports and presents findings before groups or teams.
• Adheres to all safety policies and procedures as required.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level*

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Time management

Education

Master's degree in science/engineering

PhD preferred

Tools

SPC

DOE

Excel

Job description

Headway Technologies in Milpitas, California, seeks a Sr. Thin Film Manufacturing Engineer to monitor, sustain, and optimize magnetic thin film fabrication processes, including ion beam, PVD, RIE, ALD, and etching, with a focus on reliability and yield improvement.

Requires a Master’s degree and 5+ years in magnetic thin film or semiconductor manufacturing; strong SPC/DOE experience and MS Office proficiency.