Senior Process Engineer - Metrology (Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication)

About the role

A semiconductor wafer fabrication site is looking for a Senior Process Engineer focused on metrology. The role covers setting up and optimizing metrology recipes, managing equipment reliability, supporting the manufacturing line, driving continuous improvement and keeping documentation and procedures up to date.

Key responsibilities

• Lead engineers in setting up metrology recipes for new processes or new metrology equipment, evaluate new measurement processes and run measurement characterization
• Carry out equipment, tool and measurement qualification, and study the robustness window of measurement recipes against the existing process
• Provide technical support on measurement quality and process standardization for product and process industrialization
• Lead the Continuous Improvement Program and drive work-method improvements and innovations
• Manage equipment failures through SPC, analyze failure modes for the maintenance team, perform equipment qualification after maintenance and FMEA on critical processes or machines
• Work with maintenance management to maximize uptime and set up or improve predictive maintenance where needed
• Lead and motivate a team of engineers to support daily manufacturing, solve complex or high-risk problems and train process and EES teams
• Drive automation solutions with DTIT, including WSO-controlled qualification procedures, e-Star alarm monitoring and interlocks
• Ensure processes are documented with clear electronic procedures and keep line specifications current

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• At least 5 years of experience in metrology processes
• Experience transferring technology using fab-specific metrology tools, measurement systems and applications
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams with Quality, Technology, Device and other modules

Required skills

• Expertise in Thin Film, Critical Dimension and Resistivity metrology
• Training tools and certification such as JMP, FMEA, DOE and 8D
• SPC knowledge and collaboration with process and equipment owners on SPC KPIs
• Quality knowledge, including implementing the Best Known Method (BKM)