Company:
Halo Industries
Location: Santa Clara
Closing Date: 25/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
The Opportunity
As Halo ramps up volume on its initial pilot production line, we are seeking a process engineer to help develop wafer fabrication processes to fill customer needs and maintain production processes for a variety of tools such as grinders, polishers and cleaning systems. This particular role will focus especially on equipment/processes for shaping the edges of wafers.
Job Description
As a senior process engineer, you will have the following responsibilities
- Serve as the principal process engineer responsible for edge shaping at Halo Industries, including grinding equipment and related metrology
- Determine process recipes and tool operating conditions in order to fulfill customer orders
- Respond to customer feedback and identify opportunities for quality improvement
- Conduct hands-on experiments to optimize performance, cost, and throughput of wafer fabrication processes such as wafer grinding, cleaning, and related metrology tools
- Develop a deep understanding of a variety of semiconductor processing tools in order to help assist the production team with troubleshooting, maintenance and training
- Work with third party vendors to continually evaluate and stay up-to-date on industry best-practices
- Work creatively and cross-functionally with other teams at Halo to develop novel wafer fabrication techniques
- Analyze production data from metrology tools to monitor and improve wafer defectivity and geometry
- Collect, summarize and present results to other team members
Requirements
Preferred Education & Experience
- The ideal candidate is a recent MS or PhD with 3+ years of relevant experience (or BS with 5+ years of relevant experience) in engineering, science or a related discipline. Candidates with higher levels of experience are also welcome to apply.
What We’re Looking For
- Outstanding detail-oriented analytical, creative, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically to diagnose issues and optimize complex processes
- Excellent understanding of and intuition for physical processes, both mechanical and chemical
- Experience operating technically complicated production or laboratory equipment
- Familiarity with various metrology tools and optical inspection techniques
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with a proactive “can do” attitude
Bonus
- Direct hands-on experience with wafer edge grinding equipment
- Strong programming and data analysis skills using a language such as Python or Matlab or software such as JMP or Minitab
- Experience with statistical process control in a high-precision manufacturing environment
- Experience with design-of-experiment methodology
Benefits
- $130-150k Base Salary
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Stock Option Plan
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