What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Engineer, Photo position at Tower Semiconductor?
Job Description
Tower Semiconductor is searching for a process engineer within Photo to support sustaining, improvements, and process transfer and development in a high volume manufacturing fab located in San Antonio, TX. The Tower Semiconductor fab in San Antonio is a growing manufacturing site, delivering specialty electronic devices for a wide range of applications with high quality, low cost, and excellent cycle times. A qualified candidate will be self-motivated, have strong technical and analytical skills, and posses a practical, hands-on approach to engineering problems.
This Job Is For You If
- Can take ownership of the processes assigned and establish the direction for improvements, sustaining and overall operation
- Can work closely with process and integration engineers to improve process metrics, such as SPC, yield, parametrics, and defects, as well as to achieve first-pass success of technology transfers
- Can take ownership of selection and qualification of semiconductor processing tools
- Can monitor fab metrics with statistical process control (SPC)
- Can provide root cause investigation of discrepant material. Implement yield and defect improvement projects.
- Can write operating specifications and provide technical training to wafer fab personnel
- Can work with equipment engineering to improve uptime and tool utilization
- Can troubleshoot process and tool excursions
- Can identify cost savings opportunities and drive projects to reduce overall costs
- Can implement advanced process control to improve Cpk at critical levels
- Can ensure matching of newly installed equipment to support production ramp
- Can develop new semiconductor manufacturing processes using design of experiments (DOE)
Job Requirements
- Recent Ph.D. graduate, preferably in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Materials Science preferred
- MS Degree with minimum 5 years of hands on semiconductor experience
- Demonstrated above average academic performance
- Highly desirable coursework includes semiconductor processing technology, device physics, and statistics
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Candidate must be able to communicate with audiences at any technical levelMust be a self-starter dependable and highly motivated
- Ability to work and communicate with equipment engineering to improve the area
- Strong problem solving and data analysis skills