CareerPlan

Sr. Module Engineer, Hybrid Bonding

Santa Clara,CAFull-time$147k–$203k2026-09-17 → 2026-10-23

Core

Develop and scale next-generation hybrid bonding technologies for advanced semiconductor packaging applications including memory, chiplets, AI accelerators, photonics, and heterogeneous integration platforms.

Role type

Senior IC process engineer (hybrid bonding)

Builds

Next-generation 3D integration and HBM stacking solutions

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing / Advanced packaging

Required skills

Die-to-wafer hybrid bonding process development, Surface preparation, Plasma activation, Die placement, Alignment and overlay control, Bonding temperature and pressure optimization, Post-bond annealing, Cu-Cu and dielectric-dielectric interconnect formation, Process integration, Yield and defect reduction, Metrology and characterization, DOE methodologies, Statistical process control, Equipment engineering collaboration

Preferred skills

Experience with memory architectures, Chiplet-based systems, Silicon interposers, System-on-Wafer platforms, Co-packaged optics (CPO)

Technologies

CSAM, X-ray inspection, FIB/SEM, AFM, Optical metrology, Electrical test structures

Responsibilities

Develop and optimize die-to-wafer (D2W) hybrid bonding processes for advanced packaging applications, Establish process windows for surface preparation, plasma activation, die placement, alignment and overlay control, bonding temperature and pressure optimization, and post-bond annealing, Drive Cu-Cu and dielectric-dielectric interconnect formation with focus on electrical performance and reliability, Support integration of hybrid bonding into memory architectures, chiplet-based systems, silicon interposers, system-on-wafer platforms, and co-packaged optics (CPO), Identify root causes of bond voids, die shift, overlay errors, non-uniform bonding, and particle contamination, Drive bonding quality characterization using CSAM, X-ray inspection, FIB/SEM, AFM, optical metrology, and electrical test structures

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC