Ocotillo Technology Fabrication Senior Lithography Reticle Engineer

Intel Corporation•Chandler, AZ

4d•$115,110 - $219,550•Onsite

About The Position

Ocotillo Technology Fabrication (OTF) is part of Intel Foundry's Manufacturing and Supply Chain group (FMSC) and is responsible for the high-volume production of Intel silicon using some of the world's most advanced manufacturing processes. As part of Intel's Integrated Device Manufacturer 2.0 (IDM2.0) strategy with Foundry Capability, Intel Chandler, Arizona site is building new fabs for the latest technology nodes including Intel 18A and beyond. This exciting transformation at Intel needs talented candidates with Lithography Reticle experience in Foundry to service local and global customers. As an Intel OTF Senior Litho Process Engineer focused on reticles/mask, you'll join and help lead a team to develop the most efficient means for semiconductor manufacturing, enabling microprocessors to yield higher and be manufactured more affordable. A senior Reticle engineer will partner with yield and other equipment engineers and own monitoring and controlling reticle quality and performance; conducting data analysis to improve processes; and managing quality measurement for Intel's latest technologies. A senior engineer has responsibilities that touch multiple pillars within the department including safety, quality, yield, affordability, velocity (output and cycle time), training, and productivity - driving systematic improvements in each of these vectors. A senior process engineer may also be responsible for supporting cross-functional and cross-department activities to enable parametric and defectivity matching and improvement. In addition to driving results in these spaces, a senior process engineer is expected to be a role model for the site's culture and set the standard expectations to working in a results driven environment. Training/development and mentoring of junior engineers is also an expectation as we develop the team for future challenges.

Requirements

Candidate must possess at a minimum a Bachelor of Science degree in a related science or engineering field with 7 years of process engineering experience in wafer fabrication.
+ 5 years of reticle lithography experience in: Process flow, troubleshooting equipment and Model Based Problem-Solving skills.
Interacting with vendor field service engineering support and manufacturing/engineering technicians on toolsets.
Providing technical directions on quality issues.
Advanced data analysis.
Lithography theory
US citizenship required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance

Nice To Haves

M.S. degree or Ph.D. with 5 years' experience.
Technical expertise on photolithography Reticle Equipment and risk models and be able to provide technical direction on quality issues, lithography matching performance and Lithography yield improvement.
Understanding of Reticle print risks and ability to understand interactions with lithography patterning equipment such as EUV and environmental and processing impacts.
Knowledge of immersion lithography processes and EUV processing and reticle interactions.
Experience working in a Mask shop with focus on processing and yield.
Knowledge of Manufacturing science, Capacity Metrics, In-line and EOL defect and excursion prevention/response
Experience in leading senior, cross function/cross organization teams
Experience in Data analysis (JMP, SPC, MATLAB, Mathematica) and Design of experiment (DOE) principles and pilot testing methodologies
Previous or current Intel Engineering experience, and knowledge of Intel systems and processes will be considered a plus factor when evaluating candidates for this position.
Having a strong working relationship with Lithography virtual factory/PTD/IMO is considered a plus.
Prior experience working with US Government contracts
Active US Government Security Clearance, with a minimum of Secret level.

Responsibilities

Ensuring sufficient safety and workplace organization of the area and ensuring copy exactly matching of eqp configuration, parameters, and targeting to a defined standard.
Regular review of Reticle Inspection equipment and availability ensuring equipment matching and repeatability.
Driving continuous improvement in the tool health and process matching of the reticle platforms by utilizing Virtual Factory BIC performance shared learnings, continuous improvement projects, developing, maintaining, and executing improvement roadmap across all the different factory pillars while optimizing process parameters.
Driving continuous improvements on Mask health and defect containment to prevent excursions and ensure reticles are of the highest quality standards. This includes applying constant learnings with virtual factory partners and throughout mask shop creation.
Applying model-based problem solving to identify root cause of reticle changes, mismatches from target, monitor failures, or Print changes; and then developing permanent solutions to prevent repeat occurrences.
Conducting tests and measurements to determine control over such variables as Photo Induced defects, Environmental changes, Mask creation variability, and yield marginalities.
For new technology start-ups, managing tool installations, conversions, and qualifications plus delivering sigma matched performance and recipe matching.
Developing Systems to help model Reticle changes and monitor reticle health.