Sr. Photolithography Process Engineer

NXP Semiconductors • Austin, TX

17d

About The Position

NXP’s Technology & Operations organization plays an essential role in the company’s success by ensuring the delivery of high quality, scalable, cost-competitive technologies and supply to create a competitive advantage for our customers. The Photolithography Process Engineer opportunity is in a high-volume semiconductor wafer manufacturing environment. The position requires ownership and responsibility for the control, development and optimization of Photolithography processes and equipment. Prior experience on ASML PAS & Twinscan XT platforms (both hardware & process troubleshooting) is a must-have requirement.

Requirements

• At least a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical or Materials Science)
• Requires 5-10 years minimum of engineering experience in a 200mm/300mm high volume manufacturing environment, preferably in Photolithography.
• Self-motivated; able to take initiative.
• Ability to deal with multiple issues and shifting priorities.
• Ability to interact with multiple disciplines in a 7x24 manufacturing facility.
• Ability to train, mentor and lead junior engineers and experienced technicians.
• Ability to lead task force teams across departments and divisions.
• Ability to successfully plan, execute, analyze and deliver projects per schedule and on-time.
• Strong data analysis, troubleshooting, teamwork, and communication skills.
• Solid knowledge of SPC and FDC and their uses for troubleshooting and making improvements.
• Aptitude and desire to learn new skills.

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma certification and/or use of LEAN improvement tools.
• Ability to thrive in a multi-cultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead activities with engineering, production, device and support organizations in a high-volume semiconductor wafer manufacturing environment.
• Conduct startup / baselining activities on new scanner installations.
• Develop and lead projects to help optimize Quality (yield improvement & defect reduction), Delivery (MTBF, MTTR, qual optimizations, capacity qualifications, cycle time reductions), and Cost (process optimization, chemical usage qualification & consumption reduction).
• Participate in fab-to-fab standardization & benchmarking activities related to: tool-to-tool matching, scrap reduction, defect reduction, cost reduction, as well as throughput improvement projects.
• Develop processes for new technology / layer introductions.
• Maintain, upgrade and monitor wafer fabrication equipment in Photolithography.
• Provide innovative, real time, quick response and solutions to line issues to help maintain manufacturing requirements while ensuring the highest level of quality.
• Utilize logical and objective data analysis to establish and track metrics to meet department goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees