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Photolithography Process Engineer

NXP Semiconductors
Chandler, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 7/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/19/2026
Business Line Description

NXP’s Front End Operations plays an essential role in the company’s success by ensuring manufacturing excellence and delivery of high quality, scalable, and cost-competitive semiconductor devices to create a winning advantage for our customers.

Job Summary

Photolithography Process Engineer in a high-volume semiconductor wafer manufacturing environment. Prior experience with semiconductor manufacturing process is required. Previous experience with ASML Scanner, Canon Stepper, TEL ACT 8 or Mark 7 track, KLA 8100 CDSEM or Archers is highly desirable.

Key Challenges

  • Reducing overall cost of non-conformal like wafer scrap, and photo rework
  • Developing and writing standard work procedure document for Out of Control Action Plan
  • Implementation of process SPC using Six-Sigma statistical methodology
  • Process development and optimization utilizing Six-Sigma methodology
  • Improving tool utilization and availability
  • Working with manufacturing and industrial engineering for capacity planning and modeling
  • Participating in and/or leading cross-functional and lean activity teams
  • Supporting process development activities
  • Sourcing and process releasing new equipment
  • Training process technician in dispositioning of wafer in process out of control situations
  • Training wafer FAB associate in process tool operation using our standard work process

Cross Functional Aspects

  • Working closely with Photo equipment team to identify and reduce source of process variation and implementing zero defect process
  • Collaborate with device team to improve process integration margin

Job Qualifications

  • Must have a BS or MS degree in engineering or a degree in relevant field of studies
  • More than 5 years of process engineering experience in a similar high volume semiconductor manufacturing environment is preferred
  • Six-Sigma statistical methodology

More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

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