MTS, Field Process Engineer

Job Title

Lead Process Engineer

Company:
Mattson Technology, Inc., a 38-year Silicon Valley company, designs, manufactures, markets, and globally supports plasma and rapid thermal processing equipment to fabricate integrated circuits for the global semiconductor industry.

Mattson Technology, Inc. offers processing equipment that utilizes innovative technologies to deliver advanced processing capabilities and high productivity for the fabrication of current and next-generation integrated circuits. Our equipment and technologies are used by leading memory and logic, analog/power device manufacturers worldwide. Innovations from Mattson Technology in Atomic Surface Engineering address the most critical logic and memory manufacturing challenges.

In May 2016, Mattson Technology was acquired by Beijing's E-Town Capital. Our new investor's vision is that Mattson Technology, with its Silicon Valley DNA, will continue to operate as a global, market-driven technology provider serving worldwide semiconductor manufacturing customers. In July, 2025, the company successfully listed in Shanghai's STAR Exchange. As the external trade compliance environment evolves, Mattson Technology now operates independently from the parent company in product, business, and operations, serving customers outside of China.

• Lead process verification (PV) projects of Mattson equipments at customer sites.
• Manage (plan and conduct) process improvement and development projects
• Manage escalations, prepare 8D reports and establish BKMs
• Design and complete experiments, analyze data and prepare reports
• Co-ordinate on-site projects and act as interface between customer and product group
• Data Reduction and root cause analysis during development and troubleshooting
• Diagnostic equipment operation and data analysis
• Prepare detailed reports for both internal and external distribution
• Work closely with customers to understand customer technology roadmaps, process issues and business opportunities
• Support transfer of technology to field staff and customers
• Professionally represent Mattson to the customer
• Guide and mentor junior field process engineers
• Perform other duties as assigned

• BS in chemical Engineering, material science or related field and 10 + years of experience in semiconductor processing. Advanced degrees preferred but not necessary
• Experience in plasma etch, strip or related field is required
• Excellent data analysis skills, including numerical and statistical analysis of data, treatment of experimental errors and graphical presentation of diverse (potentially multidimensional) datasets
• Cross functional communication and co-ordination skills to manage complex projects
• This position requires generation of reports, presentations and technical papers
• Must be able to work independently under deadline pressure in a highly dynamic environment
• Must be able and willing to travel to customer sites for on-site process support (20-30%)
• Must be able to work safely in a semiconductor fab environment containing high-energy machinery and hazardous gases

Equal Opportunity Employer

Mattson Technology, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

• Job Identification 3039
• Job Category Services & Support
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Hillsboro, OR, 97124, US