Process Integration Engineer

• Will NSA/CAPS approval be required? (E.g., accessing a US Customer Network?): No
• Role Type: Individual contributor
• Laptop - support with ordering needed: Yes
• Salary Range: $42 to $52 per hour plus incentives
• Experience level: Graduate or Entry Level

In the position of Process Integration Engineer, you will ensure high quality and reliability of InP-based Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) products through extensive experiments and data analysis.  You will have the opportunity to help bring up our new high-volume fab in San Jose, CA. You will work with various functional teams to troubleshoot and improve wafer fabrication processes and drive improvements in yield reliability 

Responsibilities

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot challenging performance and yield issues in the wafer fab

  • Investigate the reason and root cause for lots being put on hold

  • Provide support for engineers with failure analysis – visual inspections, CD-SEM work, electrical IV sweeps, profilometer depth measurements, etc.

  • Use Manufacturing Engineering System (MES) software to help with integration engineering activities – collect data, perform basic data analysis, generate Power Point reports, etc.

  • Routine review of SPC charts and initial response for out-of-control events

  • Coordinate and follow movement of qual and development lots through fab, assembly, and test areas

  • Manage quality and yield of PIC wafers based on knowledge of fab processes, device physics, and the analysis of test and reliability data

  • Troubleshoot and resolve process deviations and test failures through a detailed analysis of test data and process history

  • Establish and maintain inline FAB process specifications.

  • Support Process Engineering to improve process stability and capability

  • Support Operations to improve throughput and cycle time

  • Support next-generation PIC platform development and participate in technology development, transfer, and ramp activities to meet yield, reliability and device performance goals

  • Help to assure compliance with PIC product quality system

Qualifications

Minimum Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• At least 2 years of experience working in a modern semiconductor fab which places a high premium on quality.

  • Understanding of semiconductor processes and device physics

  • Understanding of statistical process control methods

  • Familiarity with or direct experience in most of the standard semiconductor process technologies required for wafer fabrication such as epitaxy, wet etching, plasma etching, metal deposition, and photolithography

  • Strong focus on quality and attention to detail

  • Eager to learn and expand skill set

  • Strong follow-up skills and problem-solving ability and drive

  • Takes ownership for tasks and projects

  • Team-player with good communication skills, verbal and written

  • Ability to organize data and keep track of several simultaneous projects and deadlines

Education Required: 

• B.S. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, Physics, or Materials Science with at least 2 years of semiconductor fab experience.