Staff Nanofabrication Process Engineer

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 165,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Generous PTO

Visa sponsorship

Life & Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

401(k) retirement plan

Learning & Development

Commuter benefits

Free meals & snacks

Job summary

fab2, an early-stage hardware startup in Austin, TX, is seeking a Staff Process Development Engineer to design and run semiconductor etching and thin-film processes. You will own experiment design and execution, review literature, and work with senior process engineers to push new techniques.

This high-ownership role offers autonomy in a fast-moving startup, with opportunities to influence tool design, develop recipes, improve yield, and contribute to novel R&D.

Qualifications

• PhD + 10 years of experience developing nanofabrication processes, device flows, and mentoring technical teams.
• Experience operating dry etch, thin film deposition, and lithography tools.
• Hands-on cleanroom experience with multi-step fabrication flows.
• Recipe development and optimization for some subset of dry etch, thin film deposition, or lithography.
• Familiarity with key metrology such as ellipsometry, profilometry, SEM, etc.

Responsibilities

• Work in the lab to design and run experiments alongside senior process engineers.
• Read academic papers and technical literature to inform experimental design; whiteboard ideas and iterate quickly.
• Learn and operate a range of semiconductor tools, including etch, deposition, lithography, and metrology systems.
• Develop, transfer, and optimize process recipes across platforms with a focus on consistency, yield, and throughput.
• Analyze process data, troubleshoot recipe or equipment issues, and clearly document findings and results for the team.

Skills

Nanofabrication

Experiment design

Data analysis

Cleanroom

Education

PhD + 10 years experience

Tools

Dry etch

Thin film deposition

Lithography

Metrology

Job description

fab2, an early-stage hardware startup in Austin, TX, is seeking a Staff Process Development Engineer to design and run semiconductor etching and thin-film processes. You will own experiment design and execution, review literature, and work with senior process engineers to push new techniques.

This high-ownership role offers autonomy in a fast-moving startup, with opportunities to influence tool design, develop recipes, improve yield, and contribute to novel R&D.