Process Engineering Manager - Lithograpthy, Metrology, Test & Yield

Process Engineering Manager - Lithograpthy, Metrology, Test & Yield

200 Neo City Wy, Kissimmee, FL 34744, USA

Posted Friday, June 5, 2026 at 5:00 AM

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Position Summary:

The Process Engineering Manager - Litho, Metrology, Test and Yield leads a team of process engineers and technical contributors responsible for wafer fabrication process development, sustaining, yield improvement, process control, and technology transfer activities across assigned modules. This role provides senior technical and people leadership across photolithography, metrology, inspection, test interface, yield analysis, data-driven process improvement, and related module integration in a cleanroom manufacturing environment.

Primary Scope:
Lithography, photoresist processing, align / expose / develop, overlay and critical dimension control, metrology, inspection, test interface, yield analysis, process control, sustaining, development, qualification, and transfer.

People Leadership Expectations:

• Serve as the direct people leader for an engineering team, with accountability for team performance, engagement, development, and execution against business priorities.
• Set clear goals, priorities, and expectations for individual contributors; ensure employees understand how their work supports fab, customer, program, and business objectives.
• Provide regular coaching, feedback, recognition, and career development support for employees at varying levels of experience.
• Build technical depth across the team by creating development plans, supporting knowledge sharing, strengthening process ownership, and delegating meaningful technical ownership.
• Assess team capability, identify skill gaps, and partner with leadership, HR, and Talent Acquisition on workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, retention, and succession planning.
• Create a culture of accountability, collaboration, safety, technical rigor, continuous improvement, and respectful communication.
• Conduct performance management activities including goal setting, check-ins, development discussions, performance feedback, and corrective action when needed.
• Develop future leaders by creating stretch assignments, mentoring high-potential employees, and building a bench of capable process owners.

Major Area of Accountablity:

• Lead process development, optimization, qualification, and sustaining activities for lithography, metrology, inspection, test interface, yield analysis, and associated process control systems.
• Provide senior-level technical direction for photoresist processing, lithographic patterning, overlay, critical dimension control, metrology strategy,…