CMP Manufacturing Engineer (53144)

Headway Technologies•Milpitas, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The CMP Manufacturing Engineer monitors, sustains, and supports day-to-day CMP processes on the manufacturing line. The role develops strategies to improve process margins and optimize wafer CMP and cleaning processes, and implements practices that reduce costs and improve operational efficiency. It also involves analyzing data, preparing reports and presentations, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions. The engineer collaborates with other engineers on procedures for transitioning new products into manufacturing and reviews, updates, and maintains documentation and MPI’s. This position is based in Milpitas, California. The work is primarily in an office environment, Monday through Friday, with schedules subject to change to meet business or operational needs. The role also involves working in a Class 100 ESD-sensitive wafer manufacturing facility and traveling between buildings as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical or Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics.
Two years of hands-on experience in the HDD fabrication or semiconductor industries in a manufacturing or process engineering role.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Strong knowledge and understanding of CMP principles, practices, and techniques.
Knowledge of magnetic recording head or HDD manufacturing.
Ability to use Microsoft Office applications to create spreadsheets, Word documents, and presentations.
Effective verbal and written communication skills with contractors, consultants, employees, and management at all levels.
Ability to work productively and collaboratively with employees and management at all levels.
Ability to comply with safety policies and procedures.
Critical-thinking skills to resolve issues, conduct root cause analysis, and recommend process improvements.
Demonstrated analytical, organizational, time-management, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
Flexibility and ability to prioritize.

Responsibilities

Monitor and support day-to-day CMP manufacturing processes, programs, and activities that improve and optimize quality and performance.
Develop and implement practices or methodologies that lower costs, increase yield, and improve operational efficiency.
Recommend process improvements to increase productivity through process and tool manufacturability optimization.
Provide technical support to operators, technicians, and other engineers to ensure process reliability and consistency.
Design and conduct experiments to verify process efficiency and robustness, analyze data, and report findings.
Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions when required.
Respond to inquiries from team members, managers, and other departments.
Use Statistical Process Control (SPC) to analyze product quality data, develop charts or reports, and present findings to groups or teams.
Collaborate with the development team on new CMP process integration and manufacturing process improvements.
Follow required safety policies and procedures.
Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.