Electroplating Process Engineer

SkyWater Technology Foundry • Kissimmee, FL

356d • $107,360 - $161,040

About The Position

SkyWater Technology is seeking a Plating Process Development Engineer to take responsibility for establishing and managing electroplating and metal wet etch processes at our Florida Advanced Packaging facility. In this position, you will focus on developing and enhancing processes for integrated Advanced Packaging process sequences and cutting-edge Heterogeneous Integration (HI) platform technologies. These include Hybrid Bonding, Direct Bond Interconnect (DBI), 2.5D and 3D Interposer technologies, as well as Fan-Out Wafer Level Packaging (FOWLP). Join us in driving innovation within the US electronics industry.

Requirements

• U.S. Person Required: SkyWater Technology Foundry, Inc. subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All accepted applications must be U.S. Persons as defined by ITAR.
• Education: BS Engineering, MS/PhD preferred. Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or equivalent.
• Back-end-of-line (BEOL) or front-end-of-line (FEOL) Fab processing tools knowledge/experience in electroplating and associated metrology.
• MEMS, Photonics, or CMOS device and integration knowledge (or similar) with relevant combination of years of experience and/or advanced degree. 2 years experience required with BS.
• Knowledge of DOE, SPC, and 6-sigma concepts and applications.
• Project Management skills and/or defined training a plus.
• Clear problem-solving capability, data driven, inventive solution oriented and can articulate thought processes.
• Can work both independently and in cross-functional teams for problem solving.

Responsibilities

• New process development and transfer in a manufacturing environment.
• Develop robust manufacturable process recipes for Foundry customers in Electroplating (copper, nickel, SnAg, Au) and associated metrology.
• Develop wet etch processes for seed layer strip and etch-back processes.
• Work on a team for process integration of advanced packaging solutions for platform Heterogenous Integration technologies and unique customer applications.
• Utilize metrology tools to characterize and document process results for transfer to production.
• Investigate and drive integration changes for improved device performance and yield improvement.
• Work with process integration and tool engineers to find processing marginalities and make improvements.
• Routinely monitor selected in-line and end-of-line SPC charts for trends or excursions that can be addressed by process changes.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required to effectively and efficiently communicate ideas with foundry customers, colleagues, and management.

Benefits

• 401k match
• life insurance
• opportunities to purchase SkyWater stock at a discounted rate
• medical benefits
• dental benefits
• mental health benefits
• vision benefits
• legal planning
• short- and long-term disability
• paid time off
• paid holidays
• on-site fitness facility
• on-site, self-serve market

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees