Manufacturing Process Engineer, IRP RDA

PHOTRONICS INC•Boise, ID

1d•Onsite

About The Position

For more than 50 years, Photronics has been a global leader in photomask technology, powering the innovation behind the world’s most advanced devices. Our success is built on collaboration, quality, and the dedication of our people. We are hiring an IRP RDA Engineer is responsible for driving defect detection, classification, and reduction across photomask manufacturing processes. This role owns the inspection, review, and repair (IRP) workflow and leverages real-time reticle defect analysis (RDA) to identify root causes, improve yield, and enhance process capability. The engineer partners with lithography, metrology, equipment, and manufacturing teams to ensure high-quality mask output and stable production performance through data-driven decision making and continuous improvement. Location: Boise, ID. This is an on-site position, and we are not open to remote candidates currently.

Requirements

Hands-on experience with lithography process development and troubleshooting in a cleanroom or manufacturing environment.
Strong understanding of photolithography and patterning processes
Ability to interpret large datasets and drive actionable insights
5-7 years of hands-on experience in semiconductor manufacturing, photolithography, photomask engineering.
3+ years of experience in semiconductor, photomask, or advanced microfabrication manufacturing, with direct experience in photolithography or patterning processes.
Experience with inspection, defect analysis, or yield engineering
Experience with SPC, data analysis, and root cause methodologies.
Familiarity with Cleanroom operations.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, or related field

Nice To Haves

Experience qualifying new tools, materials, or recipes in R&D and/or high-volume manufacturing, a plus.
Experience with scripting, automation, or data analysis tools, a plus.

Responsibilities

Own and optimize the inspection–review–repair (IRP) workflow for photomask manufacturing.
Analyze inspection data to identify defect trends, paretos, and excursion drivers.
Develop and maintain real-time defect monitoring (RDA) systems and dashboards.
Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for yield and defect excursions.
Partner with inspection and metrology teams to improve defect detection sensitivity and classification accuracy.
Evaluate defect printability and impact to support disposition decisions (repair vs accept vs scrap).
Support qualification and optimization of inspection, review, and repair tools.
Apply SPC, DOE, and statistical analysis to improve process robustness.
Collaborate with process, equipment, and manufacturing teams to improve yield, cycle time, and cost.
Document defect mechanisms, control strategies, and process improvements.