Manufacturing Test Quality Engineer IV
Core
Design, validate, and optimize production-line testing processes for complex semiconductor capital equipment (lithography, CVD, etch systems) to ensure hardware reliability before client shipment.
Role type
Manufacturing Test Quality Engineer
Builds
Production-line testing processes and diagnostic hardware interfaces for semiconductor capital equipment
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing / Capital equipment
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Statistical Process Control (SPC), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Six Sigma, Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (Gage R&R), SEMI Standards compliance, ISO 9001 compliance, root-cause analysis (8D, CAPA, 5 Whys), automated test script development, data analysis (Minitab, JMP)
Preferred skills
Experience with high-power RF generators, ultra-high vacuum (UHV) environments, gas delivery manifolds, precision optical/laser alignment mechanisms
Technologies
Mayan, Python, Minitab, JMP
Responsibilities
Define and validate new manufacturing test plans and modify fixture design during New Product Introduction (NPI); Develop and troubleshoot automated test scripts and software packages for tool-level diagnostics; Lead structured failure investigations for structural dropouts and complex hardware failures; Monitor and analyze First-Pass Yield (FPY) data to identify trends and implement corrective actions; Perform MSA and Gage R&R studies to confirm test station reliability; Ensure testing protocols adhere to strict cleanroom contamination regulations (ISO Class 4 / Class 100); Partner with design groups to integrate test access paths and diagnostic loops into next-generation equipment designs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC