Process Sustaining Engineer Senior Staff
About The Position
We are looking for an experienced, hardworking and passionate Diffusion Process Engineer. An engineer in this role is responsible for ensuring quality output, timely processing of product through the equipment and assistance with developing next generation processes on their tools. Seeking an individual that can operate with high degree of autonomy leading process development, handsâon troubleshooting, and a structured continuousâimprovement roadmap to improve yield, reliability, and cost. Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills are required to effectively and efficiently communicate ideas with foundry customers, colleagues, and management.
Requirements
- Education: B.S. in Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical/Materials Engineering, Physics or related +8 years; MS + 6 years; PhD + 3 years.
- Demonstrated knowledge of pre-clean and RTP process troubleshooting using structured problem-solving methodology.
- Proven autonomy leading process development via DOE with ability to solve unfamiliar process issues.
- Fluent with fab systems and analytics: MES, SPC/FDC, JMP or Minitab (Python/SQL a plus).
- Positive interpersonal skills, highly energetic and self-motivated.
- Demonstrated ability to meet commitments and deliver results.
- Ability to manage and execute multiple projects simultaneously and shift priorities to meet business needs.
- 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. ITAR defines a U.S. Person as U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with FEOL interface prep, native oxide removal and rapid oxidation of thin films.
- Experience with silicidation and temperature curve optimization for densification/anneal.
- Familiarity with preclean and/or RTP equipment configurations, options and upgrades.
Responsibilities
- Serve as process module owner for pre-clean and rapid thermal processing equipment (RTP).
- Lead root-cause analysis investigations of excursions with practical, data driven solutions utilizing common engineering tools (SPC, FDC, BKMs). Execute structured problem solving (5âWhys, Fishbone, 8D) with clear containment, corrective actions, and verification of effectiveness.
- Partner with Integration/Yield/PIE on experiments, risk assessments, and POR updates. Design, execute, and analyze DOEs to solve complex problems and develop next generation solutions for our platform and non-platform customers.
- Develop, setup, qualify and document processes for newly acquired equipment or tool upgrades.
- Drive tool matching and recipe standardization across multiple platforms. Deploy APC/FDC thresholds and health dashboards; reduce alarms and false positives while increasing early warning sensitivity.
- Improve Cp/Cpk, defect density, tool uptime (MTBF/MTTR), throughput, chemistry consumption, and cost per wafer metrics.
- Author and maintain specs, BKMs, work instructions, training, FMEAs and SPC charts; mentor junior engineers/technicians.
- Work with minimal supervision, balancing competing priorities, to serve the needs of the company.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
