Process Engineer - AOI

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication, and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.

MACOM has more than 75 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs, and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Click here to view our facilities. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represents a key core competency within our business.

MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives, and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.

Process Engineer

Job Purpose:

In this critical role you will be responsible for supporting defect yield improvement within MACOM's internal semiconductor fab. This includes the development of new fab processes and sustaining existing processes. The product portfolio includes GaN, GaAs, Si, and InP based technologies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include development, continuous improvement, and sustaining processes all in close partnership with Device and Integration Engineering as well as Business Unit design teams.
• This is a hands-on position that requires a broad understanding of the equipment and processes. Manufacturing equipment support responsibilities will include set up, qualification, optimization and troubleshooting of the equipment for automated die inspection(AOI), manual die inspection, metrology tools and other FAB tools and processes
• Specific responsibilities include sustaining defect yield processes to meet all factory indicators; plans and conducts experiments to fully characterize the process throughout the development cycle; drives improvements on quality, reliability, cost, yield, process stability/capability, productivity and safety/ergonomic over variables such as material, method, equipment, environment and operating personnel.
• Process support may include daily equipment setup, writing new programs, adjusting / optimizing process parameters, running engineering lots, equipment troubleshooting, as well as assisting production with identifying, responding to, and disposition of non-conforming material
• Taking ownership of writing detailed / well defined setup instructions / procedures, training operators / technicians other engineers on the equipment setup and use. Updating & creating routes
• The ideal candidate will have a general knowledge of electronics manufacture, with a strong aptitude and interest in working with automated and manual semiconductor equipment as well as the communication skills required to work with engineering.

Key Competencies Required:

• Excellent judgment, familiarity with semiconductor processing, and an optimistic, can-do approach are essential to success in this role.
• Successful candidates develop solutions to problems utilizing formal education, statistical knowledge, and problem-solving tools.
• Must have a proven track record of solving technical problems, project ownership, meeting deadlines, and multitasking.
• Must display strong sense of ownership, enthusiasm, optimism, drive, and dedication to the improvement of the process area.
• The ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams to improve processes.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills, including technical writing for summarizing data and findings, writing process and equipment specifications and work instructions.
• Due to ITAR regulations, only candidates who are U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status) will be considered for this position.
  

Previous Relevant Work Experience:

• 2+ years of semiconductor specific experience

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS or MS degree in Engineering
• Familiarity with typical materials systems for compound semiconductor and a solid understanding of device physics and IC processing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of compound semiconductor processing in a wafer fabrication setting or similar
• Experience with data mining and statistics, SPC and DOE, Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and structured problem solving is preferred.

EEO:

MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, marital status, or any other category protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation:

MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process, please call +1-978-656-2500 or email [email protected]. Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.

RSU Eligible

This position is eligible to receive restricted stock unit (RSU) awards and cash bonuses, solely at MACOM’s discretion, subject to individual and company performance.

Salary Range

The Salary Range for this position is $80,000 – $112,000. Actual salary offered to candidate will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, work location, relevant candidates’ experience, education, and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Benefits: This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.

• Paid time off.

• Professional development opportunities.