Senior Engineer, Product Engineering (PVD)

About the role

GlobalFoundries, a full-service semiconductor foundry, is expanding its Fab Operations and is hiring Principal Process Engineers, including a Senior Engineer for PVD. The role sustains and improves process and SPC to meet quality, cost and productivity requirements, and covers modules such as Diffusion, TF-CVD, TF-PVD, CT, Litho, Metrology, CMP, Etch and Metrology.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze SPC and ESPC charts using SPACE, review PR rules and Cp/Cpk indices, and annotate charts to keep the quality troubleshooting rate high for out-of-control points.
• Analyze split-lot, DOE, ET and sort-yield data using JMP, Klarity ACE and other tools; create SPC charts, DCOP and modify SLDB using PROMIS (Si-View).
• Upload and check recipes in RMS, raise PCRBs, follow qualification plans and close CRs, and follow up on SPSR, MRB, 8D, TECN or spec updates via ECN.
• Start and qualify new processes and new equipment within schedule, working with the Equipment Engineer on acceptance and R&R studies.
• Analyze data to identify chronic process issues, set up improvement programs and CAS/procedures, and coach engineers on troubleshooting, process understanding and risk assessment.
• Lead improvement projects, process-window studies and tool-matching analyses to reduce OOC and improve CPK, and work with Equipment and Manufacturing engineers on uptime and OEE targets.
• Lead a small cross-functional team on yield improvement and excursion issues, handle complex technical and yield issues, and take part in cross-fab benchmarking.
• Audit and update specifications and documentation to meet TS16949 quality standards.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics or Microelectronics Engineering; diploma holders need at least 10 years of experience in a similar role.
• At least 4 years of process engineering experience, preferably in electronics or electrical industry; candidates with no prior experience will be considered.
• Ability to identify, assess and solve problems; normal or swing shifts (or 12-hour rotating shifts if required).
• Preferred: prior foundry or similar industry experience, analytical approach, good interpersonal skills, teamwork and integrity.