Fab Process Engineer

Broadcom

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Located in Breinigsville, PA, our high volume, 24/7 manufacturing facility produces products to enable fiber optic communication expansion. As a Wafer Fab Process Engineer, you will develop, improve and sustain wafer fab processes including photolithography, dry etch, wet etch and thin film deposition processes for Indium Phosphide laser and detector device manufacturing. You will be responsible for installing robust equipment and process solutions through rigorous characterization and statistical validation before ramping them into high-volume manufacturing.

Requirements

Bachelors in Physics, Electrical/Chemical/Material/Mechanical engineering with 8+ years of related experience; Masters with 6+ years of related experience; or PhD with 3+ years of related industry experience.
Hands-on semiconductor wafer fabrication experience, preferably from a InP semiconductor production environment or compound semiconductor manufacturing environment
Direct experience in RIE/ICP, wet chemistry, thin film deposition, photolithography
Familiar with material & process characterization methods
Experience in using SPC, DOE and Lean manufacturing methods, JMP experience a plus.
Strong problem solving, teamwork, and communication skills
Being able to work outside of normal business hours when needed
Strong background in scaling high-volume manufacturing and implementing automation solutions.

Nice To Haves

Hands on SEM/EDS experience a plus.
JMP experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Developing, improving, and sustaining wafer fab processes including photolithography, RIE/ICP dry etch, wet etch and thin film deposition processes for high volume photonic integrated circuit manufacturing.
Conducting data analysis, failure analysis, and yield improvement
Conduct design of experiments, lead/take ownership of projects to develop/qualify new processes and tools, and complete projects on time and within budget
Maintaining or defining process standard operating procedures, providing instructions to operators for wafer processing
Maintaining or defining quality management standard including creating and reviewing SPC charts for robust quality control
Maintain a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner
Collaborate with peers and process engineering/maintenance teams to define project scope, objectives, schedules, and resource requirements.
Lead and manage long-term improvement projects to ensure timely execution and alignment with organizational goals.