Process Engineer - Diffusion

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Looking for a career path in the high tech manufacturing industry? Become part of a team focused on delivering the most exciting semiconductor technology to the world! If you enjoy working with others in a fast pace environment and are looking for an opportunity to grow your career in the high tech industry then Tower Semiconductor is the place to be!

Tower Semiconductor is a global specialty foundry leader! We specialize in manufacturing analog integrated circuits for more than 300 customers worldwide in growing markets such as automotive, medical, industrial, consumer and aerospace and defense, among others.

We are looking for a person who is excited to bring his or her experience in Diffusion, PE-CVD or wet cleaning processes, materials, or equipment development to a competitive and highly differentiated specialty process foundry for RF-CMOS, BICMOS, MEMS, and Silicon Photonics devices. The ideal candidate is self-motivated to make a meaningful difference for our customers and our business. He or she enjoys working in a collaborative environment, developing new or continuously improving existing diffusion or dielectric deposition process modules to meet performance, quality, and cycle time requirements of a steadily advancing technology road map.

* Participate in the challenge and development of exciting new technologies
* Build personal knowledge and skills towards leadership of projects and teams
* Work cross-functionally with Integration and other Process departments for continued improvement
* Contribute to organizational development by mentoring less senior engineers, technicians, and operators
* Interact with state of the art manufacturing equipment, metrology, and software tool manufacturers

* You have substantial experience with diffusion, dielectric deposition, semiconductor cleaning processes, materials, or equipment development for RF-CMOS, BICMOS, MEMS, and Silicon Photonics devices.
* You are an expert in monitoring, controlling, and continuously improving manufacturing processes in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
* You have experience in sustaining processes, troubleshooting yield problems, developing process enhancements, and implementing new processes to continuously improve performance, quality, cost, and operational efficiency.
* You have experience installing and qualifying of new tools and process capabilities.
* You have experience supporting process and technology transfers.
* You enjoy leading or participating in troubleshooting taskforces as needed and helping develop solutions that prevent recurrence.
* You are able to unlock value by working with and supporting the Integration team and Quality organization to ensure technologies meet all technical specifications and reliability requirements.
* You are familiar with lean manufacturing and six sigma processes.

* Either B.S. Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Solid State Physics, Electrical Engineering or other relevant engineering physical science discipline is required; M.S. or Ph.D. degree preferred
* Minimum 5 years process engineering experience
* Demonstrated knowledge of principles, theories, concepts, and techniques of process engineering
* Ability to execute definable portions of a project or lead own small projects.
* Ability to use knowledge to provide solutions to a variety of difficult problems.
* Strong organizational skills; demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and able to react to shifting priorities to meet business needs
* Demonstrated ability to work well within a global team or environment
* Six sigma certification preferred

$78,850-$145,122