What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Engineer position at HCLTech?
HCLTech is looking for a highly talented and self- motivated Process Engineer to join it in advancing the technological world through innovation and creativity.
Job Title: Process Engineer
Job REQ ID: 86012
Position Type: Full Time
Location: Redmond WA (Onsite)
Key Responsibilities
Job Description:
- Monitor and maintain tool performance, including routine review of SPC data, process health indicators, and equipment metrics to ensure stable operations and high-quality output.
- Perform root cause analysis and drive corrective and preventive actions (RCA/CAPA) for both process deviations and equipment failures.
- Execute and support preventative maintenance (PM) on a wide range of nanofabrication, cleanroom, and post‑processing/packaging tools following industry best practices and manufacturer guidelines.
- Conduct equipment repairs, troubleshooting, and recovery actions, collaborating with vendors, facilities, and process teams as needed.
- Manage tool health, including tracking consumables, spare parts, materials, and coordinating upgrades, PMs, and corrective maintenance with cross-functional teams.
- Support operation and maintenance of vacuum-based systems such as PVD, PECVD, LPCVD, ALD, RIE/ICP tools
- Execute cleanroom material handling, including safe handling of wafers, substrates, chemicals, gases, hazardous materials, and process consumables.
- Maintain compliance with cleanroom protocols, safety expectations, contamination control standards, and required PPE—including respirators when needed.
- Support installation, testing, and qualification of new tools, modules, subsystems, or hardware upgrades.
- Required Qualifications
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or related field. Experience in micro-/nano‑fabrication or semiconductor processing is strongly preferred.
- Professional experience in Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, or a similar technical discipline.
- Experience operating semiconductor or nanofabrication tools and machine interfaces.
- Strong collaborative skills; able to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external vendors.
- Willingness to work in a cleanroom environment and use appropriate PPE, including respirators.
- Comfortable supporting physically demanding maintenance tasks requiring bending, lifting, reaching, and kneeling.
- Ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities, production needs, and engineering challenges.
Pay and Benefits
- Pay Range Minimum: $63000/annum
- Pay Range Maximum: $96000/annum
HCLTech is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to secure@hcltech.com for investigation.
A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year
How You’ll Grow
At HCLTech, we offer continuous opportunities for you to find your spark and grow with us. We want you to be happy and satisfied with your role and to really learn what type of work sparks your brilliance the best. Throughout your time with us, we offer transparent communication with senior-level employees, learning and career development programs at every level, and opportunities to experiment in different roles or even pivot industries. We believe that you should be in control of your career with unlimited opportunities to find the role that fits you best
Salary : $63,000 - $96,000