What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Wafer Process Engineer position at Attollo Engineering?
Attollo Engineering is a manufacturer of ultra-compact and highly functional opto-electronic imaging and LIDAR devices. Attollo is growing fast, offering a great vision for the company and its people.
The company provides competitive salary compensation, a generous insurance package, and 401K matching.
Job Description
We are seeking to hire a Senior Process Engineer who will be heavily involved in developing new manufacturing processes (for R&D and Production) for III-V materials (GaAs, InP, GaSb, etc.) for the fabrication of infrared detector arrays.
The successful candidate will develop and own new processes, as well as implement and improve upon existing ones. They will use design of experiments to come up with solution paths for open-ended customer-driven challenges, troubleshoot unforeseen issues, and suggest and develop improvements to current approaches.
The process engineer will thoroughly document all process steps and train other engineers in their execution. They will collect inspection, metrology, and test data and interpret results. Present solutions to internal scientists and management team.
Role and Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize processes for making optoelectronic devices
- Develop semiconductor wafers processes around III-V semiconductors (InP, GaAs, GaSb, InAsSb, InGaAs) into optoelectronic devices
- Develop advanced sensor chip assembly processes
- Design process Travelers and Work Instructions with clear instructions for High-Rel missions
- Track processes and make notes via process travelers
- Run designed experiments to improve process reproducibility and increase yield
- Participate in device test data reviews and suggest process improvements to improve device performance
- Provide engineering and operator oversight
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Experience with the Operation of nanofabrication equipment including: Photolithographic stepper, metal deposition, dry etching, SEM, and plasma deposition machines
- 5 years of experience in microelectronic semiconductor fabrication and wafer handling techniques.
- Candidate should possess a proven track record of developing solutions to process development problems.
- Experience with Design of Experiments and Statistical Process Control
- Ability to understand and analyze data related to semiconductor device performance
- Experienced in developing and executing design of experiments.
- Ability to convey data analysis in an accurate and concise format and developing and delivering presentations
- Experience with creating reports, document tests, and creating and reviewing documentation regarding process developed.
Preferred Skills
- Ability to handle small fragile parts with tweezers
- Attention to detail
- Experience in mask design and with mask design software
- Program or project management experience
- Ability to mentor team members
- Works well in a fast-paced team environment
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Excellent writing skills and computer capabilities (MS Office, Python)
- Experience in MES, computer programming and software development
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision
- Experience with high reliability programs
- Experience with avalanche photodiode detector materials
About Attollo
Attollo is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
