Lithography Process Engineer E2 jobs at Applied Materials

Key Responsibilities

Performs all standard service activities through Tier I unassisted. Performs standard Tier II with assistance. Able to perform routine preventative maintenance within established timeframes. Completes quality repairs.

Responds to fab issues by communicating with other engineers and participating in escalation conference calls. May participate in projects to reduce costs and increase uptime.

Verifies operational quality of system equipment. Assists senior engineers as needed.

Applies diagnostic techniques and use of documentation and test equipment with assistance from senior engineers. Ability to diagnose and resolve technical problems. Uses training and experience to identify some process, software or hardware related system problems.

Complies with all safety procedures and consistently demonstrates safety as a value.

Complies with all safety procedures and consistently demonstrates safety as a value.

Functional Knowledge

• Has established skills to perform a range of day-to-day activities

Business Expertise

• Understands how the assigned duties relate to others in the team and how the team integrates with others in the discipline
• Assumes responsibility for full customer satisfaction assuring excellent relations within assigned area

Leadership

• Has no supervisory responsibilities; manages own workload

Problem Solving

• Recognizes and solves typical problems that can occur in own work area without supervisory approval; evaluates and selects solutions from established options

Impact

• Impacts own team through the quality of the services or information provided; follows standardized procedures and practices and receives regular but moderate supervision and guidance

Interpersonal Skills

• Uses communication skills to exchange information

Varian HC Implant experience greatly preferred

Role Responsibilities:

• Helps to develop and maintain operation sequence procedures and processes related to the building of systems and subsystems. This may include designing build/lift fixtures or making engineering design changes to improve the production process. May also include helping with build cell/manufacturing layouts that aim to streamline the production process.
• Interfaces with other engineering disciplines to coordinate the release of product improvements and/or new products. Writes, releases, approves and issues engineering change orders (ECOs) as required to support design engineering and operations for new and existing products.
• Determine root cause and corrective actions for issues that arise during assembly and/or test of systems and subsystems; Implements corrective actions to eliminate future occurrences.
• Estimates manufacturing costs, determines time standards, and makes recommendations for tooling and process requirements. Implements changes to improve safety, quality, and reliability. Uses lean principles to eliminate wastes found in the production system.
• May work with test engineering on the design and development of test fixtures/test processes. Expected to become proficient with testing to help troubleshoot failures found during test.
• Collects and analyzes operational and test data to support root cause analysis and implement data-driven solutions.
• Supports supplier quality and development efforts by interfacing with suppliers. This may include attending supplier audits or supporting supplier visits.
• ​Proficiency in the following software is a plus: Teamcenter, Core+ AgileE6, SAP, PTC Creo, Ansys, Smartsheet, Tableau, or other similar software programs. ​

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4-7 years of experience
• Demonstrated conceptual knowledge and technical experience for everyday problem-solving on the job

Solid interpersonal skills—including the ability to clearly explain difficult or sensitive information, and the ability to build consensus
This position may require standing for extended periods of time, walking, working in tight spaces, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, reaching, lifting, the ability to distinguish between colors, the ability to work in an environment with noise that may be difficult for some individuals with sensitivity to noise, and the use of hand and power tools. Additionally, because this position also may involve working in a clean room, the use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment such as coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, gloves, respirators, chemical aprons, and face shields may be required.

Key Responsibilities

Performs Tier I procedures and preventative maintenance and wet-cleans, seeking assistance when needed.

Assists senior engineers with corrective maintenance as needed.

Disassembles, cleans and rebuilds kits as part of kit management quality.

Learns and applies basic diagnostic techniques and the use of documentation and test equipment with assistance from senior engineers.

Able to diagnose and resolve basic technical problems.

Complies with all safety procedures and consistently demonstrates safety as a value.

Functional Knowledge

• Develops skills to perform basic activities in own job

Business Expertise

• Understands how the assigned duties integrate with others in the team
• Develops responsibility for customer satisfaction within work area

Leadership

• Has no supervisory responsibilities

Problem Solving

• Uses existing procedures to solve straightforward problems; has limited opportunity to exercise discretion

Impact

• Impacts the accuracy of own work; receives close supervision; duties are clearly defined, and methods and tasks are described in detail

Interpersonal Skills

• Uses communication skills and common courtesy

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead and/or develop and execute complex projects that have a substantial mix of electrical, mechanical, physics, algorithms, and software design; attend design reviews and provide input to meet market requirement specifications (MRS) and hardware/software specifications.

• Coordinate with project marketing and management to understand system requirements

• Lead architecture brainstorming meetings and drive the systems process to down select to a final architecture of a top-level system

• Write detailed specifications that cover all aspects of subsystem modules including interfaces to the product by using systems analysis to create a diagram

• Create concepts for complex architectural design approaches

• Lead team evaluations of architectures to provide recommendation for best system solution approach. Provide feedback on variety of components and modules.

• Identify and troubleshoot a range of complex engineering problems in field of technical expertise, including serviceability and manufacturability.

• Support System Integration during the assembly and final testing of new product designs.

• Interface with groups to workout design, systems architecture development, and integration issues.

• Define all equipment interfaces and systems architecture and insure they are up to date and documented.

• Work with vendors to develop new competitive products, including development of key suppliers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• 7-10 years of experience

Key Responsibilities

When necessary, works closely with customer to optimize tool performance to meet customer process and integration requirements.

Knowledge of 3 or more processes on 2 or more technologies or expert level in 1 technology

Basic integration knowledge

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field

Business Expertise

• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services

Leadership

• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity

Problem Solving

• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions

Impact

• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view

What We Offer

Looking for a motivated and hands-on Process engineer to support the setup and ramp of our next-generation semiconductor manufacturing line. In this role, you’ll collaborate across engineering and operations to drive creating transfer package to for smooth technology transfer from R&D and ramp to full production. Experience and discipline in process transfer to contract manufacturers (CMs) will be critical to a successful and efficient fab ramp-up.

Responsibilities:

• Review existing R&D processes and propose plan to ensure readiness to transfer
• Create a comprehensive checklist to ensure successful transfer of processes and materials
• Collaborate with R&D process, integration, operations and hardware teams to ensure completing the checklist on time to meet timeline needed to start HVM operations
• Track and manage schedules, deliverables, and risks for technology transfer and production milestones
• Coordinate and support training of ramp engineers from HVM site
• Support tools and process qualifications at HVM site

Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and industry standards
• Comfortable working across time zones, collaborating with remote teams, and supporting factory-side execution
• Discipline tracking and driving deliverables to completion
• Flexibility to travel back and forth between South East Asia and the USA (up to 50%)

Key Responsibilities

Technically lead and/or execute unusually complex engineering projects and spearhead research and development of new technologies as appropriate

Develops and implements concepts for entire range of unusually complex product issues and engineering solutions

Problem identification and troubleshooting a wide range of unusually complex engineering and technology problems that have division wide potential implications

Specify or perform unusually complex engineering analysis

Specify the development of, design, or modify engineering layouts/schematics and/or detaileddrawings/specificationsof unusually complex scope

Generate product specifications. Define, coordinate, perform, and document engineering tests.

Specify and review engineering documentation and engineering processes

Functional Knowledge

• Recognized as “guru” or external expert in a function
• Demonstrates broad and comprehensive expertise in leading-edge theories, techniques and/or technologies within own field

Business Expertise

• Influences internal/external business and/or regulatory issues that have an impact on the business

Leadership

• Leads highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives; provides thought leadership

Problem Solving

• Proactively identifies and solves the most complex problems; uses ground-breaking methods to think beyond existing solutions

Impact

• Impacts business direction through the development of innovative services or products

Interpersonal Skills

• Negotiates with senior management, customers, regulators or vendors to influence decisions