Process Engineer, Sr. 2 - Wet Etch

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Job Description

This is a permanent position at Tower San Antonio intended for external posting. The position is for a Senior level Wet Etch process engineer to lead the area for process development, transfer, and improvement in a high-volume manufacturing fab located in San Antonio, TX. The Tower fab in San Antonio is a growing manufacturing site, delivering specialty electronic devices for a wide range of applications and with high quality, low cost, and good cycle times. A qualified candidate will have excellent hands-on experience in both process and equipment, plus knowledge of the different chemistries used for the various wet etch and clean processes included in technologies down to the 0.18 µm node.

This Job Is For You If

• Take ownership of the area, and lead by establishing the direction for improvement, sustaining, and overall operation.
• Work closely with process, integration, and yield enhancement engineers to improve process metrics, such as SPC, yield, parametrics, and defects, as well as to achieve first-pass success of technology transfers.
• Recognize areas of need and define projects for process development and improvement.
• Lead a group of process technicians in projects and daily sustaining activities.
• Ensure matching of newly installed equipment to support production ramp.
• Work with equipment engineering to improve uptime and tool utilization. 
• Implement advanced process control to improve Cpk at critical levels.
• Identify cost savings opportunities and drive projects to reduce overall costs.
• Define projects and execute them to completion in order to improve cost, quality and productivity.
• Develop and optimize processes to support new product introduction and demonstrate manufacturability.
• Be responsible for making decisions with strong technical implications.
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Job Requirements

• Ph.D. recent graduate, or B.S./M.S. with relevant experience,
• Major in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry, physics, mechanical engineering, or materials science.
• Proven strong skills in statistics, SPC, DOE, and data analysis techniques.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Able to work closely and cordially with others as part of a team to solve difficult problems.
• Some knowledge of device physics and device architecture is a plus.
• High degree of discipline and organization, with the ability to multi-task and successfully drive multiple projects simultaneously.
• Understand cycle time, process flows, and material management.
• The ability to analyze problems and lead the area towards the development of effective solutions.
• Be able to react quickly to changing conditions.
• Willingness to seek out information and advice from all members of the org chart to get unstuck from challenging problems.