Senior Process Development Engineer Job Bloomington area,Minnesota USA,Engineering

In the Advanced Technology Services (ATS) group at Sky Water, our team works hand in hand with customers to develop a wide range of exciting new, novel, and fully customized technologies - including superconducting ICs, quantum computing devices, carbon nanotube devices, MEMs, Bio sensors, DNA sequencing devices, Si photonics, and III-V devices.

We are seeking a
Senior Staff Process Development Engineer
to join our team, working on the fabrication and integration ofquantum devices in a semiconductor foundry environment.

Responsibilities:

Develop and optimize fabrication process flows for wafer level manufacturing of low-loss photonic wave guides, ensuring seamless execution
Support integration of components relevant to quantum applications
Collaborate with process integration teams to troubleshoot yield, optical loss, and reliability issues across thefab flow
Develop test and characterization methodologies for waveguide loss, modulator bandwidth, coupling efficiency, and device-level quantum metrics
Interface with cross-functional teams (customer, design, process, packaging, test) to ensure manufacturability of quantum photonic devices
Document process recipes, integration flows, and failure analysis for internal knowledge transfer and process control
Collaborate with CAD engineers tovalidateincoming layout files,constructing frames with essential metrology boxes and electrical test structures.
Implement data collection schemes and collaborate with process and tool experts to formulate effective process recipes.
Design and conduct experiments tovalidateandoptimize process recipes.
Liaise with the failure analysis lab tosubmit samples for cross-sectioning, contributing to continuous improvement.
Monitor customer material and proactively address processing issues, ensuring a smooth workflow
Conduct regular meetings with customers, providing updates on project progress as materials move through the production line
Deliver process reviews with the goal of transitioning the device to full-scale production.

Required Qualifications:

BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Eng, Materials Science, Chemical Eng, Physics, Optical Engineering or related discipline
Experience with cleanroom fabrication tools (lithography, etch, deposition, CMP, metrology)
BS and 7 years or MS and 5 years or PhD and 2-3 years of engineering experience in a semiconductor fab or lab environment.
Basic knowledge of semiconductor fabrication and equipment.
Strong organizational skills and work ethic.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
Ability to thrive in a large cross-functional program environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

PhD in a related field.
Research experience in materials used in semiconductor manufacturing.
Exposure to various aspects of semiconductor manufacturing processes.
Experience with foundry-scale (200mm/300mm) photonic process design kits (PDKs)
Hands-on experience with photonic integrated circuit (PIC) fabrication in a cleanroom/fab environment
Demonstrated experience with low-loss waveguide fabrication (etch processes, cladding deposition, propagation loss reduction techniques)
Strong understanding of optical characterization techniques (loss measurement, spectral characterization)
Familiarity with high-speed modulator design, fabrication, or characterization (RF/electro-optic co-design a plus)
Working knowledge of quantum photonics principles as applied to at least one of: quantum networking, quantum sensing, or quantum computing
Familiarity with cryogenic packaging or testing quantum hardware
Background in RF/microwave engineering for modulator driver integration
Publication record or patents in integrated photonics, quantum optics, or related fields
Prior work in a semiconductorfabor foundry environment