Process Engineer, Metrology

Skorpios Technologies•Temecula, CA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Process Engineer for Metrology is responsible to help support the development of manufacturable, repeatable, and reliable Metrology for state-of-the-art highly specialized devices in the fields of Aerospace, Defense, Bioelectronics, and High-Speed Communications for their respective functional area and tool sets.

Requirements

Hands-on mindset
Excellent Communication skills
Collaboration
Quick Learner
Strong interpersonal skills
Self-starter
Prioritization
Accountability
Innovative
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Material & Science, Physics or Chemistry with 10+ years of experience
Master’s degree in in Electrical Engineering, Material & Science, Physics or Chemistry with 7+ years of experience
PhD degree in in Electrical Engineering, Material & Science, Physics or Chemistry with 4+ years of experience
Processing experience in a fab in the respective areas and tool sets
Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Basic understanding of algebraic concepts
Data extraction, analysis, and reporting experience
Basic understanding of Semiconductor processing
Ability to troubleshoot basic problems and address root causes
Ability to understand all maintenance activity details required to ensure a healthy and repeatable Metrology
Ability to plan and prioritize activities, perform and monitor multiple overlapping tasks/operations to meet goals and timelines
Ability to operate characterization tools, write and run recipes, inspect wafers under the microscope, and perform characterization related to particles detection / defects metrology, thickness / uniformity metrology, material composition metrology, surface roughness, trench depth, and contamination
Must be able to work offset shifts: Front-End Days (starts on Sundays, ends on Thursdays) or Back-End Days (starts on Tuesdays, ends Saturdays)
U.S. persons' within the meaning of ITAR (U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee)

Nice To Haves

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Material & Science, Physics or Chemistry with 4 years of experience
Advanced degree and experience in a development environment

Responsibilities

Partner with Integration Engineers, Customers, Development Engineers, and Other Metrology Engineers to measure the outcome of experiments and adjust or optimize the required wafer characterization to support an operation-driven Metrology.
Partner with Product Engineering and Integration to help ensure effective Metrology on new products introductions as well as consistent Metrology performance and quality on Production lots.
Guide and assist Metrology Technicians through challenging process steps.
Analyze metrology results and disposition lots based on data and pass/fail criteria.
Report and summarize results from the metrology analysis and provide guidance to Integration Engineering Team and Process Development Engineering Team.
Provide effective pass-downs to support uninterrupted operation in respective area.
Sustain and improve characterization for wafer fabrication.
Partner with equipment engineering, operation, and management to improve cycle time, tool availability, quality, repeatability and reproducibility for all Metrology measurements.
Using Document Control, Process Work Instructions, and Manufacturing Execution Systems, preserve working knowledge of all codes and standards applicable to assigned Metrology equipment.
Assure that the manufactured products conform to specifications and application requirements.
Partner with Senior Development Engineering team and Integration teams to resolve deviations or technical issues by establishing a list of hypotheses, defining the experiment to validate or invalidate hypothesis, identify root-causes, implement corrective actions, document improved process, and train operations
Sustain existing wafer characterization in respective area, recipe creations, inspections, defects control, and relevant metrology for effective process control.
Create and maintain operating specifications for production Metrology.
Monitor Metrology health with Statistical Process Control (SPC) and respond to out-of-control event following out-of-control action plans.