Process Engineer (Level 3-4)

Location:

Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Job ID:

R0052973

Date Posted:

2024-06-03

Company Name:

HITACHI HIGH-TECH AMERICA, INC.

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

WORK STYLE DESIGNATION: Hybrid (+50% Onsite)

WORK STYLE REQUIREMENT: Onsite - 80% / Remote - 20%

WORK LOCATION:  (NCP) Hillsboro, OR

EXPECTED PAY RANGE: $93,890 - $142,683 annually

This pay range is for the position's base salary only. This position may be eligible for other compensation including incentive pay and/or allowances. Candidates will receive additional information during the interview and selection process.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform all responsibilities in a safe manner. Comply with all company policies including Environmental, Health, and Safety procedures and requirements.  Protect company intellectual property and confidential information.
• Quickly learn, train, and upskill to latest equipment and technology.  Ability to learn through on-the-job training.  Intermediate knowledge and proficiency of both routine and non-routine job procedures, creates procedures for new operations with little input.  Responsible for training lower-level staff by providing on the job training.
• Responsible for hands-on process engineering development, research, and evaluation support to deliver solutions that meet or exceed customer requirements for current and future technology semiconductor manufacturing processes.  Performs project and development related tasks including data collection, analysis, and reporting. The position is expected to be able to drive multiple projects simultaneously with management support; ensuring that necessary support is given to meet customer expectations.  Effectively manages both routine and non-routine process engineering problems.
• Ability to work within a matrix environment. Acts as a resource across the group working with diverse stakeholders across multiple teams, and may lead cross-team or cross group efforts involving more people. 
• Supports customer account and technology managers in support of product demos and other business development activities.  May be expected to interface with Hitachi’s global engineering teams.   
• Holds a position relevant understanding of the relationships between plasma principals, etch fundamentals, and hardware functionality and relates them to process/project impact.
• Holds a position relevant understanding of business context, technology and industry trends, and competitor capabilities.
• Professionally represents the company to the customer; able to create internal and external documentation for projects and products, including presentations, technical reports, and process engineering specifications. 

EDUCATION, LICENSES, AND/OR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• BS, MS, or PhD Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent combination of education and work experience with various cleanroom and semiconductor equipment.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• PE3: PhD; or MS with 3+ years of relevant work experience; or BS with 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• PE4: PhD with 3+ years of relevant work experience; or MS with 6+ years of relevant work experience; or BS with 8+ years of relevant work experience. Plasma Etch Process Experience and/or semiconductor processing preferred.
• Should have 5+ years of hands-on developing plasma etch processes for semiconductors or other processing utilizing semiconductor manufacturing equipment preferred.
• Experience working with semiconductor equipment is required.
• Experience working in a cleanroom or Fab is highly desirable.
• Minimum travel required (<5%).  Some travel will be required for onsite customer support and training, including possible travel to Japan.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS

• Advanced understanding and experience with dry etch/RIE and plasma science.
• Familiarity with a variety of metrology and characterization methods used in the semiconductor industry.
• Strong engineering analytical/problem solving skills.  Understanding of Scientific Method and experience using it. In depth understanding of statistical process control (SPC) and design of experiments (DOE).
• Familiarity with working in a laboratory and must be able to work in a clean room environment for extended hours.
• Ability to perform tasks requiring a high degree of manual dexterity.  Able to learn and operate Hitachi plasma etch systems and all associated metrology equipme