Senior Principal EPI Process Engineer

Process Engineer Role

We are looking for a Process Engineer role in preparation for the formation of the joint venture of NXP and VIS, known as VSMC.

This posting is for a Senior Principal EPI Process Engineer in a high volume, 300mm wafer manufacturing environment. The Senior Principal EPI Engineer is responsible for developing, optimizing, and sustaining epitaxial growth processes for advanced semiconductor devices. This role plays a critical part in ensuring high material quality, yield, and process stability for both R&D and high-volume manufacturing.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and optimize epitaxial growth processes for silicon semiconductors.
• Manage daily operations of epitaxy reactors and fine-tune process parameters to meet target specifications for thickness, doping, uniformity, and crystal quality.
• Implement and maintain SPC (Statistical Process Control) and FDC (Fault Detection and Classification) systems.
• Analyze metrology data to monitor material quality and drive improvements.
• Reduce defectivity mechanisms and improve process control.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for process deviations and yield issues.
• Participate in and/or lead cross-functional and lean activity teams.
• Work with minimal supervision, balancing competing priorities, to serve the needs of the engineering and manufacturing communities.
• Drive equipment performance to maximize capacity and yield performance.
• Improve cost performance of equipment.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership in CMP process improvement.

Required Skills/Experience:

• B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Solid State Physics or other relevant engineering discipline is required.
• Minimum 15 years semiconductor EPI process engineering experience is required.
• Process knowledge and experience of EPI equipment.
• Strong background in SPC & FDC is required.
• Positive interpersonal skills, highly energetic and self-motivated.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage and execute multiple projects simultaneously and shift priorities to meet business needs.
• Demonstrated application of structured problem solving methodology along with creative thinking to drive to failure root cause.
• Demonstrated ability to meet commitments and deliver results.
• Demonstrated experience with Design of Experiments.
• Demonstrated experience with automated fault detection and control systems.
• General understanding of equipment component behavior.