Engineering Specialist - Front End Days

MACOM•Lowell, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Shift Engineering Specialist position is an excellent entry point into the organization, providing valuable technical experience, opportunities to work closely with engineering teams, and potential pathways to future engineering and technical career advancement within the company. The Engineering Specialist is a great starting point for anyone interested in building a career in microchip manufacturing, offering hands-on exposure to the tools, processes, and problem-solving skills used to develop and improve semiconductor fabrication processes. Shift Engineering Specialist will be assigned to a manufacturing compressed work week shift and will report to the Manufacturing organization and perform general manufacturing duties on the production floor such as fabrication (lithography, etch, metals, diffusion, implant, grind/polish, glassing, dicing or wafer electrical test). Set-up, operate, load, and monitor specialized equipment to ensure quality products are produced. Provide technical support to wafer fab operations and drive improvement to the process resulting in improvements in safety, quality, and output. The successful candidate may have responsibilities that span many process technologies: thin films, photolithography, diffusion/implant, metrology, and/or wet and dry/etch.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Material Science, or Physics, Master’s degree is preferred
0-3 years of process development and manufacturing experience in thin film processing including hands-on experience with, FIB, RIE, RIE/ICP/ CAIBE, PECVD, IBE and SEM/FIB
Strong analytical capacity and diagnostic ability
Proficiency with tools like Python, SQL, or JMP for tracking manufacturing yields and analyzing process variations.
Ability to sit or stand for 12 hours at a time.
Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
Great work ethic and willingness to work in a structured production environment.
Ability to multi-task and approach tasks with detail-oriented manner.
Required to wear a cleanroom suit and/or proper safety personal protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

Experienced candidates with metal deposition and evaporator tools experience are preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of functions in the production of semiconductor devices in a cleanroom environment.
Set-up, operate, load, and monitor specialized equipment to ensure quality product is produced.
May be responsible for monitoring equipment operation, inspecting final product, cleaning the work environment, and performing data entry.
Work on one of our 12 hour compressed work week night shifts (5pm to 5am), or day shifts (5:00am to 5:00pm).
All shifts alternate working 3, 12-hour shifts one week (36 hours) and 4, 12-hours shifts the following week (48 hours).
Shifts will work either Sun, Mon, Tue alternating Wed or Thu, Fri, Sat alternating Wed.