Process Engineer III

The Process Engineer 3 position is located in Hillsboro, OR and supports the business objectives of the Semiconductor Equipment Division (SED) related to sales of Reactive Ion Etch (RIE or Plasma Etch) equipment to the semiconductor industry. This position's main objective is to provide process engineering support to SED's various cross-functional teams, demonstration labs, customer activities, and development programs. The position will join one of two process engineering teams supporting advanced process nodes (2nm, 14A, 10A and beyond) in FEOL and BEOL dry etch modules. The Demo Team supports development of advanced dry etch processes that win customer tool-of-record selections by rapidly executing process development, optimization, and DOE-driven tuning to meet customer specifications, performance targets, and device integration requirements. The Productivity Team supports the ramp of advanced high-volume manufacturing (HVM) etch processes through development, sustaining, troubleshooting, and customer escalation support ensuring etch module performance meets productivity, defectivity, availability, and cost-of-ownership requirements.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Perform all responsibilities in a safe manner. Comply with all company policies including Environmental, Health, and Safety procedures and requirements. Protect company intellectual property and confidential information. Quickly learn, train, and upskill to latest equipment and technology. Ability to learn through on-the-job training. Establish and maintain an awareness of maintenance and lab procedures. Responsible for hands-on process engineering development, research, and evaluation support to deliver solutions that meet or exceed customer requirements for current and future technology semiconductor manufacturing processes. Work with a team on projects and development-related tasks, including data collection, analysis, and reporting to meet customer expectations. Ability to work within a matrix environment. Interface with internal customers, managers, and teammates within the organization. Hold a position-relevant understanding of the relationships between plasma principals, etch fundamentals, and hardware functionality and relates them to process/project impact. Hold a position-relevant understanding of business context, technology and industry trends, and competitor capabilities. Professionally represents the company to the customer; able to create internal and external documentation for projects and products, including presentations, technical reports, and process engineering specifications. Responsible for hands-on process engineering development, research, and evaluation support to deliver solutions that meet or exceed customer requirements for current and future technology semiconductor manufacturing processes. Performs project and development related tasks including data collection, analysis, and reporting. The position is expected to be able to drive multiple projects simultaneously with a high level of autonomy; ensuring that necessary support is given to meet customer expectations. Ability to work within a matrix environment. Acts as a resource across the department working with diverse stakeholders across multiple teams, and lead cross-team or cross group efforts involving more people. May lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements. Supports customer account and technology managers in support of product demos and other business development activities. May be expected to interface with global engineering teams and their corporate R D headquarters in Japan.

EDUCATION, LICENSES, AND/OR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

BS or MS Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent combination of education and work experience with various cleanroom and semiconductor equipment. BS, MS, or PhD Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field

EXPERIENCE AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Prior work experience is not required. Experience developing plasma etch processes for semiconductors or other processes utilizing semiconductor manufacturing equipment is preferred. Experience working with semiconductor equipment is highly desirable. Experience working in a cleanroom or Fab is highly desirable. Minimum travel required (