Principal Wafer Process Engineer - 2nd shift

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Raytheon Vision Systems (RVS) is a world leader in the research, design and manufacturing of focal plane arrays and flight-based vision systems. Our Focal Plane Operations Process Engineering department provides world class semiconductor and focal plane array manufacturing processes in support of production and development products. We have an opportunity for a talented Principal Wafer Process Engineer – 2nd shift with a background in semiconductor manufacturing or thin film deposition.

The Focal Plane Process Engineering department at RVS supports semiconductor wafer fabrication of challenging Electro-Optical applications in the Space, Tactical, Airborne and Emerging markets. The candidate will work with and lead other process engineers, skilled technicians, and cross-functional teams to develop strategies and processes for improving the fab performance and output using our metrics.

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Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. This position is an onsite role – Goleta, CA:

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• Managing process development and improvement projects, including novel processing techniques, yield increase, throughput, and safety improvements
• Responsible for reviewing material in WIP, certifying operators, dispositioning out of flow material, and hands on processing of novel detector designs
• Providing Process Ownership of vacuum coating tools, etch tools, or lithography tools
• Developing requirements and qualification plans for new equipment procurements
• Work in a cleanroom environment with full cover all garments

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience in Semiconductor Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and/or Process Engineering in Optics, Electro-Optics, Semiconductor, Microelectronics or Wafer Processing environment
• Experience with wet etch, metal-lift off, lithography, plasma cleaning, and associated semiconductor process equipment
• Experience with principles of vacuum system operations
• Experience with principles of photolithography
• Experience with etch (dry and wet)
• Experience with infrared detector technology and semiconductor physics
• Project management experience
• Knowledge of statistical process control and design of experiments
• Equipment and controls system experience

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• flexible spending accounts
• flexible work schedules
• employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• pare…