Wafer Bonding Engineer

SkyWater Technology Foundry, Inc. • Kissimmee, FL

9d • $95,200 - $142,800

About The Position

Bold Thinking. World Changing. At SkyWater, our ingenuity helps improve lives around the world by manufacturing U.S. made semiconductors that are essential ingredients of modern life. Automotive safety enhancements, life-saving medical devices, consumer electronics and American security require semiconductors. Working in our Minnesota headquarters, Florida, or Texas location — employees join together to improve the world.
Explore what’s possible. Joining our U.S. - based team means contributing to and learning about the commercialization of some of the most exciting technologies the world has ever seen. We are turning “science fiction” into everyday reality through technologies such as superconducting, 3D integrated circuits or computer chips, carbon nanotubes, photonic logic devices, micro electro-mechanical systems and other emerging device topologies. We manufacture products for aerospace and defense, medical, automotive, consumer and industrial markets, to name a few. Our customers include emerging leaders who rely on our intellectual property security and quality manufacturing services.
Step into the future. SkyWater’s values of Integrity, Excellence, Collaboration, Empowerment and Growth Mindset guide us to cultivate an empowered, learning environment. We also invest in developing highly skilled, dedicated employees — and employees who are entering the workforce for the first time, from the military, and a variety of educational backgrounds.
Are you bold thinking? Find your place on our team and help us change the world!
Position Summary:
We are looking for a Bonding Process Development Engineer for our Florida Advanced Packaging site. In this role, you will lead, develop, and improve permanent and temporary bonding for integrated Advanced Packaging process flows and Heterogenous Integration (HI) platform technologies such as Hybrid Bonding and Direct Bond Interconnect (DBI), 2.5D and 3D Interposer, and Fan-Out Wafer Level Packaging (FOWLP). Excellent oral and written communication skills are required to communicate ideas with foundry customers, colleagues, and management.

Requirements

• Fab processing tools knowledge/experience and how to support defect feedback to process owners.
• 2-4 years of engineering experience.
• MEMS/CMOS/Packaging bonding knowledge with relevant combination of years of experience and/or advanced degree.
• Knowledge of DOE, SPC, and 6-sigma concepts and applications.
• Project Management skills and/or defined training a plus.
• Clear problem-solving capability, data driven, inventive solution oriented and can articulate thought processes.
• Can work both independently and in cross-functional teams for problem solving.
• US Citizenship Required: This position will require the holding of or ability to obtain government security clearance which requires U.S Citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Develop and temporary bonding and debonding capabilities for advanced packaging processes using spin-on polymers, laser debond films and tapes.
• Define and maintain automated and manual processes in tape application and temporary bond material deposition.
• Develop and maintain processes in permanent bonding using wafer to wafer techniques such as Hybrid Bonding/DBI.
• Coordinate with appropriate engineering areas to support integration of your processes for bonding and debonding.
• Investigate and drive integration changes for improved device performance and yield improvement.
• Work with process and tool engineers to find processing marginalities and make improvements.
• Routinely monitor selected in line and end of line SPC charts and defects for trends or excursions that can be addressed by integration changes.
• The job also requires performing other duties as assigned. Percentages of time spent on job duties are estimates and may vary for each position.

Benefits

• SkyWater offers competitive salary and an opportunity to participate in incentive plans as well other employee financial benefits including 401k match, life insurance and opportunities to purchase SkyWater stock at a discounted rate.
• Additionally, SkyWater offers a comprehensive benefits package which promotes a healthy life. This includes benefit eligibility day one, medical, dental, mental health benefits, vision, legal planning, short- and long-term disability, paid time off, paid holidays, an on-site fitness facility, and an on-site self-serve market.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level