PVD Engineer

Broadcom•Fort Collins, CO

About The Position

As a PVD Engineer with Broadcom Limited’s Wireless Semiconductor Division (WSD), you will own processes & equipment used to develop and execute advanced processes in our state of the art 8” wafer fabrication facility located along the Front Range in Northern Colorado. Working with Technology Development, you will be challenged by new materials, applications and device architectures. You will be responsible for establishing robust equipment and processes through rigorous characterization and statistical validation before ramping and supporting them in high volume manufacturing.

Requirements

BS in EE, ME, ChemE, Physics or Materials Science.
Five or more years of experience with semiconductor or semiconductor adjacent processes and equipment is required.
Detail oriented with strong fundamentals in core equipment engineering functions.
Excellent diagnostic and troubleshooting skills for process/equipment interactions.
Practical experience applying structured problem-solving methods.
Practical experience in Fault Detection & Classification (FDC) systems, including setup, diagnostics and maintenance of those systems.
Working knowledge and practical experience with SPC, DOE and statistical hypothesis testing.
Mature data analysis skills using tools such as JMP, Minitab, Spotfire and Excel/Access.
Excellent verbal and written skills.
Commitment to effective communication.
Initiative to address and appropriately escalate problems to achieve rapid resolution.
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required

Nice To Haves

Experience with PVD equipment is highly preferred.
Basic understanding of MEMS and active device micro-fabrication techniques is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership in evaluating, troubleshooting, improving processes & equipment.
Existing equipment upgrades and tool conversions with qualification support.
Develop and implement preventative, predictive and high precision qualification and maintenance procedures. Implementation includes documenting procedures, as well as training and certifying personnel.
Work with team members to meet organizational goals through the proactive identification of opportunities and the subsequent development and execution of corresponding projects.
Collaborate with R&D to conceptualize and progress opportunities that enable continued technological leadership; working across roles & teams, both internal and external, to deliver benefit to the business.
Implement robust monitoring methodologies for equipment performance, preferably detecting deviation before product is impacted (e.g. SPC, FDC, baselining & matching).
Strong ownership of tactical execution and strategic improvement; reporting and ownership of related projects and metrics.