About the Role
SkyWater Technology is seeking an experienced semiconductor Process Sustaining Senior Engineer specializing in Chemical Mechanical Polish (CMP) to maintain existing processes, ensure production metrics are met, and drive process improvements. This role involves establishing new process settings, qualifying new slurries and consumables, and qualifying new equipment, requiring strong troubleshooting and data analysis skills.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for a CMP process (STI, W, Oxide, or Cu)
- Maintain and improve process control using Statistical Process Control (SPC), Advanced Process Control (APC), and Fault Detection Control (FDC)
- Investigate and resolve process, defect, and yield issues, including qualifying process improvements which will require the use of Design of Experiments (DOE)
- Work with the equipment and industrial engineers to improve tool availability, throughput, and utilization
- Develop and execute plans to drive down overall costs while ensuring high quality
- Work on cross functional teams to address integrated technology and yield issues
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Engineering, Chemistry or related discipline
- 2-3 years of semiconductor manufacturing experience preferred
- Experience with chemical mechanical polish at a semiconductor company preferred
- The ability to handle challenging work with time constraints
- Good data analysis skills and the ability to use tools such as JMP and SQL
Skills
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Advanced Process Control (APC)
- Fault Detection Control (FDC)
- Design of Experiments (DOE)
- JMP
- SQL
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- On-site
- M-F from 7:30am-4:30pm
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelors degree in Engineering, Chemistry or related discipline
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Opportunity to participate in incentive plans
- 401k match
- Life insurance
- Opportunities to purchase SkyWater stock at a discounted rate
- Benefit eligibility day one
- Medical
- Dental
- Mental health benefits
- Vision
- Legal planning
- Short- and long-term disability
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- On-site cafeteria
- Fitness facility
- Self-serve market
About the Company
- At SkyWater, our ingenuity helps improve lives around the world by manufacturing U.S. made semiconductors that are essential ingredients of modern life.
- Working in our Minnesota headquarters, Florida, or Texas location — employees join together to improve the world.
- Explore what’s possible. Joining our U.S. - based team means contributing to and learning about the commercialization of some of the most exciting technologies the world has ever seen.
- We are turning “science fiction” into everyday reality through technologies such as superconducting, 3D integrated circuits or computer chips, carbon nanotubes, photonic logic devices, micro electro-mechanical systems and other emerging device topologies.
- We manufacture products for aerospace and defense, medical, automotive, consumer and industrial markets, to name a few.
- Our customers include emerging leaders who rely on our intellectual property security and quality manufacturing services.
- SkyWater’s values of Integrity, Excellence, Collaboration, Empowerment and Growth Mindset guide us to cultivate an empowered, learning environment.
- We also invest in developing highly skilled, dedicated employees — and employees who are entering the workforce for the first time, from the military, and a variety of educational backgrounds.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE, including disability/vets
- SkyWater complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities unless doing so would cause an undue hardship.
- Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to submit an application through this site because of a disability.
- To request reasonable accommodations, to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources at 952-851-5200 or Recruiting@SkyWatertechnology.com.
- We will never ask applicants to pay fees, purchase equipment or gift cards, or provide financial information before a formal offer of employment has been accepted. If you receive a suspicious communication claiming to represent our company, please verify its authenticity by contacting our recruitment team at recruiting@skywatertechnology.com before responding.
