Process Engineer, Senior – Thin Films

Process Engineer, Senior – Thin Films

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication, and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquarters 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 65 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. View our facilities.

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.

In this critical role, you will be responsible for supporting, improving, and developing thin film deposition processes for compound III-IV semiconductors at the fab in Lowell, Massachusetts. This work will be done in close partnership with Process Engineers, Device and Integration Engineers, Design Engineers, and the Fab production team. A strong knowledge of compound semiconductor processing, exceptional communication skills, and an optimistic, can-do approach are essential to success in this role. The Lowell fab is a high product mixture and dynamic fab, requiring good prioritization and excellent judgement. You will be expected to set deliverables and achieve the desired results. The position reports to the Thin Films Group Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Planning and conducting experiments to characterize thin film processes.
• Driving improvements on quality, reliability, cost, yield, process stability, productivity, and safety.

Qualifications:

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or equivalent with 10 years of fab experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the programming and operation of thin film deposition tools like E-beam evaporators, Thermal evaporators, sputtering systems, SEMs, and/or overlay measurement tools.
• Demonstrated knowledge in compound semiconductor processes.
• Strong understanding of data mining and statistics, SPC, DOE, Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and structured problem solving.
• Must have a proven track record of project ownership, meeting deadlines, and multitasking.
• Must display a strong sense of ownership, drive, and dedication to continuous improvement.
• Must display an enthusiastic boldness for taking on aggressive goals and a commitment to achieving them.
• Must possess 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, creating process and equipment specifications and work instructions for other engineers and for technicians in the Fab.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• 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.

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 HR_Ops@MACOM.com. Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and the 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.