Semiconductor Engineer

Acara Solutions is hiring a Senior Semiconductor Process Engineer for our Newport Beach client's Dry Etch department. This is a full-time direct hire position with great benefits.

Sustain, improve, and develop etch processes in a volume manufacturing facility. Partner with Operations, Equipment Engineering Support, Integration, and R&D to deliver products on time to customer specification. Interface with global counterparts to benchmark and improve etch processes and procedures company wide. Create and/or modify operations specifications.

• Sustaining and improving etch processes in a high-volume manufacturing environment. Monitoring and controlling etch processes, troubleshooting yield problems, developing process enhancements, and implementing new processes to address quality and bottleneck situations.
• Installing and qualifying new tools and process technologies.
• Supporting process and technology transfers.
• Participating in troubleshooting taskforces as needed and helping develop solutions that prevent recurrence.
• Supporting Integration team and Quality organization to ensure technologies meet all qualification and reliability requirements.
• Using lean manufacturing and Six Sigma processes.

Either B.S. Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Solid State Physics, Electrical Engineering, or other relevant engineering or physical science discipline is required.

• Prefer minimum 5 years etch process engineering experience with B.S. Degree or 3 years' experience with advanced degree.
• Demonstrated expertise with TEL Unity, AMAT DPS, MXP and/or LAM
  2300, 9400, 9600 etch tools and processes.
• Demonstrated expertise with Akrion, DNS, SEZ, and/or Semitool wet etch tools and processes.
• Knowledge of PROMIS wip management software and JMP Statistical analysis software. Six Sigma certification.
• Demonstrated knowledge of etch principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.
• Ability to execute definable portions of a project or lead own small projects.
• Ability to use knowledge to provide solutions to a variety of difficult problems.
• Strong organizational skills; demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and react to shifting priorities to meet business needs.
• Experience with design of experiment techniques and data analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and commitments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, energetic, and self‑starter.
• Outstanding communication skills - both written and verbal.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

• Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, and Engineering
• Industries:
  Machinery Manufacturing, Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing, and Manufacturing

Base: $ – $ per year (adjusted based on skills and experience)