CMP Process Development Engineer

Western Digital • Fulltime • Fremont, CA, USA, United States • 6m ago

Job Description

We are seeking a talented and driven Process Development Engineer specializing in Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) and Wet Process Development. Your role will involve enabling and accelerating technology deployment into head products to meet HDD new product requirements throughout the product life cycle. This position requires flexibility to work a five-day schedule, including weekends.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Partner with wafer wet process development engineers and technicians responsible for CMP new process development, methodology setup, consumables, and advance tooling delivery to meet new product launch requirement, schedule, and manufacturability.
Work with cross functional teams including design, integration, and other development process modules on designs incorporating CMP or resolving any integration issue.
Lead on trouble-shoot the related issues in development line, conduct defect analyses, root cause analyses, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Responsible for new process to manufacturing engineering (ME) transferring, support ME team on necessary process implementing and manufacturing ramping.
Apply quantitative analysis and novel machine learning technology for wafer wet process module data analysis. Build statistically solutions to provide feedback guidance to improve process development performance.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

MS, or PhD degree in physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or a related engineering field.
Understanding microelectronics wafer fabrication process including CMP, photolithography, dry or wet etching, electroplating, or thin film deposition processes.

PREFERRED:

Strong hand-on experience and willing to work in wafer fab.

SKILLS:

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Able to work on the resolution of any issue and to interact with various interdepartmental team and support organizations.

Working Hours:

5-day workweek, including weekend days (e.g., Wednesday to Sunday or Saturday to Wednesday).

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