Manufacturing Staff Engineer - Films Dielectric Deposition

Sky Water Technology is hiring an experienced semiconductor Manufacturing Staff Engineer in the area of Films Dielectric Deposition at its Austin, TX location. The process engineer will be responsible for maintaining the existing process, ensuring production metrics are met and driving process improvements. Areas of improvement may include establishing new process settings, reducing defect levels, or qualifying new equipment. Along with applicable technical knowledge, candidates will need to possess strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to conduct statistical analysis on data.

• Responsible for one or more dielectric deposition toolsets
• Maintain and improve process control through the use of 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
• Work with the integration and process development engineers to transfer new processes into the fab

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Chemistry or related discipline
• 5+ years of semiconductor manufacturing experience
• Experience with dielectric deposition at a semiconductor company
• The ability to handle challenging work with time constraints
• Good data analysis skills and the ability to use tools such as JMP and SQL
• Shift: Position is on‑site, M‑F from 7:30am‑4:30pm

Sky Water offers an exciting environment where the brightest semiconductor minds come together to achieve exceptional results. Competitive salary and an opportunity to participate in incentive plans as well as other employee financial benefits including 401(k) match, life insurance, and opportunities to purchase Sky Water stock at a discounted rate. Additionally, Sky Water offers a comprehensive benefits package which promotes a healthy life, including benefit eligibility day one;

medical, dental, mental health, vision, legal planning, short- and long-term disability, paid time off, paid holidays, an on‑site cafeteria, fitness facility, and self‑serve market.

Sky Water 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. EOE, including disability/vets.