SM Fab Advanced Process Controls (APC) Engineer
Core
Implement Advanced Process Control (APC) methods to reduce run-to-run process variation, minimize tool downtime, and improve process repeatability in a 300mm wafer fab.
Role type
Factory Controls Engineer (APC)
Builds
R2R control systems, APC software tools, and algorithms integrating machine learning with traditional control
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing (300mm wafer fab)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Industrial Automation, Semiconductor Process Engineering, Data Analytics/System Integration, Python, SQL
Preferred skills
Statistical Process Control (SPC), Control Theory (PID tuning, state estimation), Linear Algebra, Engineering Change Control, Semiconductor APC systems (AMAT E3, ProcessWORKS)
Technologies
MES, Python, SQL, Machine Learning
Responsibilities
Execute APC R2R processes for equipment startup and process experiments; Support equipment installation, process startup, and release; Optimize control algorithms and integrate ML; Analyze data and resolve systematic process/equipment problems; Develop new high-performance, low-cost processes.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC