Photo Process Engineer

Job Title: Photo Process Engineer

Employee Type: MSP

Expected Weekly Hours: 40

Position Summary

This position is responsible for supporting mirco-electromechanical systems (MEMS) development in a semiconductor cleanroom environment focusing on thin-film deposition and photolithography processes. The position will provide day-to-day manufacturing support while developing process knowledge, controls, and documentation needed for reliable long-term production.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop fundamental understanding of fabrication processes and product development methodologies against target yields
• Take ownership for an assigned toolset or process step(s) to optimize process quality controls vs costs
• Work with a team of engineers, technicians, and operators to develop reliable, cost-effective and high-quality solutions for complex products in a fast-paced New Product Introduction (NPI) environment
• Specify, help install, and monitor use of required utilities e.g., gases, fluids, etc.
• Develop new methods and capabilities in the assigned process steps including needed inspection equipment
• Collaborate and communicate with global management, operations, and development teams including outsourced development partners regarding project progress and issue resolution
• Document and present project methods and results
• Occasionally work 40 hours in a week to meet certain team milestones
• Perform other duties as needed

Education and Credential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
• Eligible to work in the US without RLA sponsorship for employment visa status

Experience Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in a process engineer role working in a semiconductor wafer fab environment
• • Use of Quality Systems, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments, process characterization, and basic statistical data analysis on tooling design, process development, and improvements
  • Designed tooling and process development in low volume (engineering builds) and high volume (mass production build) manufacturing environments
  • Worked with product R&D and manufacturing teams on design for test (DFT) and design for manufacturability (DFM) improvements
  • Hands-on experience working in a cleanroom supporting automated manufacturing equipment, mechanical tooling, fixtures, sensors, motion systems, or similar production hardware
• Preferred experience
• • Worked on MEMS products
  • Ownership of thin-film photolithography process(es) including resist wafer coating

Skills Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently
• High proficiency using productivity software such as M365 (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Teams and SharePoint)
• Ability to use agile/scrum project/program management principles and methodologies to consistently meet task deadlines, triage changing priorities, and track issues to resolution
• Ability to collaborate across diverse teams with a customer service mindset

Work Environment

• The position typically operates in a standard office environment and/or from employee’s home
• Be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Founded in 2010 and based in Vancouver, WA, RLA Engineering is a premier engineering design firm. We partner with clients from start-ups to industry leaders across the U.S. to help bring great products to life. From concept to prototype, we provide test & measurement and product design solutions powered by deep technical expertise.