Development Engineering Technician - B Shift

SkyWater Technology Foundry, Inc.•Bloomington, MN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Kick-start your engineering career at a U.S.-based, advanced semiconductor foundry working on real technology development—not just production support. As a Development Engineering Technician on the ATS Engineering team, you’ll work side-by-side with process engineers to run experiments, test new technologies, and contribute directly to next-generation microelectronics. This is an ideal role for early-career technicians looking for hands-on experience, deep semiconductor learning, and exposure to a wide variety of fab tools and process areas.

Requirements

2 years experience with an AAS degree or 4 years experience without a degree.
Technician experience in a semiconductor fab or relevant cleanroom/manufacturing environment.
Basic understanding of semiconductor processing in at least one area: Photo, Etch, Thin Films, CMP, or Implant/RTA.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency with MS Office tools.
Ability to work B Shift (Sun–Tue + every other Wed, 6:00 PM–6:15 AM).
U.S. Citizen Required: This position will require the holding of or ability to obtain government security clearance which requires U.S Citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Some coursework in OR a recent engineering graduate (BS) with coursework or internships related to semiconductors, materials, physics, or advanced manufacturing.
Experience writing or updating engineering specs, RSC documents, or work instructions.
Familiarity with Statistical Process Control (SPC) or basic data analysis.

Responsibilities

Communicate with Development Engineers during nights/weekends when ATS material needs attention to keep experiments moving.
Troubleshoot and disposition non-conforming material with guidance from engineering teams.
Complete standard and advanced experiments from our ATS Technician Request system—your work directly impacts technology validation and customer development programs.
Become proficient operating across 100+ semiconductor toolsets, gaining cross-disciplinary exposure (Photo, Etch, Thin Films, CMP, Implant/RTA, and more).
Draft and refine work instructions, process flows, and metrology recipes to support repeatable and high-quality development runs.
Identify opportunities to reduce waste, increase efficiency, and improve process quality alongside operations and engineering colleagues.
Perform tasks with increasing independence as your technical confidence grows.
Perform other duties that support ATS engineering objectives.