Establish robust process windows and recipes for fine-line/high-density products.
Integrate lithography with resist development, etching, plating and subsequent processes.
Establish process controls, CPPs and CTQs.
Monitor SPC, Cp/Cpk, Pp/Ppk, process trends and defect Pareto.
Use DOE and statistical tools to identify process variation and improvement opportunities.
Reduce pattern, resist, registration, contamination and development defects, scrap and rework.
Lead/support RCA and corrective actions using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, DOE, Fault Tree and statistical analysis.
Work with Equipment Engineering and Maintenance on equipment performance, installation, commissioning and qualification.
Support DFR laminator, LDI, development, inspection and metrology equipment requirements.
Support NPI feasibility, engineering runs, pilot builds, process trials, DOE and qualification.
Transfer R&D/TDI technology to production and conduct process-window and capability studies.
Support PFMEA, Control Plans, quality investigations, audits and reliability reviews.
Improve yield, capability, throughput, cycle time, utilization, defects, scrap/rework, material consumption and productivity.
Support technology ramp-up and stable HVM, including excursions, yield deterioration, bottlenecks and new-line qualification.
Maintain specifications, recipes, work instructions, control plans and qualification records.
Job Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Chemical, Materials, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic, Manufacturing Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Semiconductor/Microelectronics Engineering or related technical field.
3–8 years of relevant process-engineering experience.
Experience in IC substrate, semiconductor, advanced PCB/HDI, advanced packaging, wafer fabrication, semiconductor assembly/test or electronics manufacturing preferred.
Direct experience in lithography, imaging, patterning or fine-line processes highly desirable.
HVM experience is an advantage.
Strong knowledge of DFR lamination, LDI, lithography/imaging, resist development, exposure, pattern development, registration/alignment and fine-line/high-density pattern formation.
Knowledge of SPC, process capability, DOE, qualification/validation, NPI, technology transfer and HVM stabilization.
Hands-on experience with LDI systems, DFR laminators, resist-development systems, AOI/optical inspection and metrology.
Experience with manufacturing data/MES and automated process-control systems.
Strong problem-solving skills with 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, DOE, RCA and CAPA/RCCA.
Experience using JMP, Minitab or equivalent statistical tools.
Able to work with R&D, TDI, NPI, Production, Quality, Equipment Engineering and Maintenance teams.
Strong technical communication, documentation, presentation, teamwork and stakeholder-management skills.