Sr RDA Equipment Applications Engineer
Core
Own and optimize real-time defect analysis (RDA) toolsets for semiconductor fabrication, focusing on recipe development, stability monitoring, and tool performance improvement.
Role type
Senior IC Equipment Applications Engineer
Builds
Defect monitoring capabilities and tool reliability for semiconductor fabs
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing / Equipment applications
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Semiconductor fabrication process flows, Statistical process control (SPC), Root cause analysis, Recipe development, Tool recovery, Vendor collaboration, Data analysis
Preferred skills
Advanced applications recipe writing, Cross-site alignment, Global best-known-method (BKM) sharing, KLA/AMAT toolsets experience
Technologies
RDA toolsets, SPC charts, Agentic AI workflows
Responsibilities
Develop, validate, and maintain engineering recipes for RDA toolsets; Monitor recipe requests and maintain documentation; Perform tool recoveries and lead software upgrades; Establish and track SPC charts to drive corrective actions; Create procedures and train engineers on protocols; Collaborate with vendors on root cause analysis and tool audits.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC