Staff Process Development Engineer – Nanofab & Etch

Fab2; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 165,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Visa Sponsorship

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

fab2 is seeking a Staff Process Development Engineer to lead experimental design and execution for nanofabrication methods in a fast-moving startup. You will work in a lab setting, operate etch, deposition, lithography and metrology tools, and contribute to novel R&D processes with significant autonomy.

The role emphasizes hands-on cleanroom experience, learning across multiple process steps, and mentoring technical teams while advancing device-level flows and tool development.

Qualifications

• PhD + 10 years of experience developing nanofabrication processes, device flows and mentoring technical teams.
• Hands-on cleanroom experience with multi-step fabrication flows.
• Familiarity with metrology such as ellipsometry, profilometry, SEM, etc.

Responsibilities

• Design and run experiments in the lab alongside senior process engineers.
• Read papers and literature to inform experimental design; brainstorm and iterate quickly.
• Learn and operate semiconductor tools including etch, deposition, lithography, and metrology systems.
• Develop, transfer, and optimize process recipes across platforms focusing on consistency, yield and throughput.
• Analyze process data, troubleshoot issues, and document findings for the team.

Skills

Experiment design

Data analysis

Documentation

Mentoring/leadership

Education

PhD + 10 years nanofabrication

Tools

Dry etch equipment

Thin film deposition equipment

Lithography tools

Metrology tools (ellipsometry, profilometry, SEM)

Job description

fab2 is seeking a Staff Process Development Engineer to lead experimental design and execution for nanofabrication methods in a fast-moving startup. You will work in a lab setting, operate etch, deposition, lithography and metrology tools, and contribute to novel R&D processes with significant autonomy.

The role emphasizes hands-on cleanroom experience, learning across multiple process steps, and mentoring technical teams while advancing device-level flows and tool development.