Engineer, Senior (Process Development - Interconnect Plating)

Our client operates in the Telecoms Equipment Semiconductors Industry, with its headquarters rooted strongly in the United States. It has branches spread to more than 30 countries, providing employment to more than 45,000 people all over the world. They fall in the Fortune 500 Companies. Their core business is designing and manufacturing semiconductors. They believe in driving digital transformation.

Responsibilities:

Technology Development

• Lead and/ or co-work with global process cluster on new process recipes from concept to qualification and manufacturing release.
• Define process requirements, success criteria, design‑of‑experiments (DOE), and characterization plans.
• Drive root‑cause analyses, failure mechanism studies, and improvement loops to achieve performance, yield, and reliability targets.
• Translate product requirements into process specifications and control strategies.

Technology Transfer & Ramp

• Work with project leader on technology transfer - from pilot line to high‑volume manufacturing. Adapts to shifting priorities while ensuring deadlines are met.
• Lead and drive technical discussions to onsite process transfer activities, including documentation (PFMEA, etc), training, process replication, and equipment matching.
• Work with equipment team on equipment set-up and process cluster on establishing critical process windows, statistical control limits, and ramp‑readiness criteria.
• Coordinate and report ramp performance tracking (yield, scrap, cycle time, tool capability) and drive closure of gaps.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related fields).
• 3+ years of experience in Chemical Mechanical Planarization (Polishing) process engineering, process development, or as process engineer in a high-volume manufacturing fab. 
• Strong skills in DOE, SPC, data analytics, FMEA, and troubleshooting.
• Excellent communication, technical documentation, and stakeholder management skills.