Process Development Engineer
Core
Engineer wafer fab processes (plasma etch, thin film deposition) for next-generation uncooled infrared detector designs.
Role type
Process Development Engineer (semiconductor/MEMS)
Builds
Pilot lots of infrared detectors and uncooled focal plane arrays
Domain
Semiconductor/MEMS fabrication for aerospace, defense, and environmental monitoring
Required skills
wafer fabrication process design, plasma etch, thin film deposition (sputtering PVD, PECVD), pilot lot processing, quantitative metrology, equipment qualification, statistical process control (SPC), data analysis (Excel, MATLAB, JMP, Python, SQL), semiconductor/MEMS fabrication knowledge
Preferred skills
AMAT tool experience (Centura, Endura), inspection equipment usage (microscopes, FIB/SEM, interferometers), Design of Experiments, Lean Six Sigma, 8D problem solving
Technologies
AMAT Centura, AMAT Endura, MATLAB, JMP, Python, SQL, MES
Responsibilities
Design and execute experiments to establish process feasibility, automate or improve existing processes, characterize results using metrology tools, specify and qualify new equipment, document methods for MES, plan SPC practices, evaluate yield challenges, collaborate with device physicists and test engineers
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC