Dry Etch Process Assistant Engineer (Semiconductor) - #1096800

Seeking candidate with fundamental knowledge of plasma etch processes and demonstrated skills in operating dry etch and metrology equipment. Preference will be given to those with prior Fab or dry etch tool vendor experience. This role involves significant time in a cleanroom environment executing chip-level tests on relevant tools.

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities include supporting process engineers with process development, metrology, and structural characterization in laboratory settings and at customer locations for Tiers 2 & 3 support. Regular tasks involve conducting process development and SEM analysis. Occasional collaboration with external vendors is required for hands-on support of R&D lab system hardware performance.

Principal Accountabilities

1. Support process engineers in running design of experiments (DOE) on chips and whole wafer on lab tools.

2. Conduct lab tool recovery seasoning and process qualification procedures post maintenance.

3. Support metrology and cross-section structural characterization of process demos which may include sending wafers offsite to external vendors for measurements.

4. Running process quals on lab tools to collect baseline and tool health monitoring.

5. Hand-carry customer’s wafers to external vendors for structural characterization of coupon or whole wafer tests.

6. Support process engineers, MTS and Technologies in customer onsite field service process support for tool release or process, demo discussion and know basic tool down self-support troubleshooting.

7. Any other ad-hoc duties / projects assigned by supervisor.

Education & Experience

• Min. Diploma in Material Science, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

• Relevant experience in semiconductor manufacturing preferably with at least 1 year experience in 200/300mm Silicon, Dielectric or Metal Etch process equipment

• Knowledge of metrology tools like thickness, optical CD, SEM is preferred

• Basic Microsoft Office – Excel, PowerPoint, Word skills is a must

Essential Attributes

• Occasionally required to work on weekend/Public Holiday or perform 12 hrs rotating (Day/ Night) shift when required

• Demonstrated qualities of being pro-active, self-driven to complete tasks independently and on time, possess critical mindset to learn with high level of process analytical ability in fast-pace environment

• Able to work with the team to achieve Department and Company Goals

• Flexibility to work on shift/ overtime/ stand-by/ on-call/ holidays when required

• Bilingual in English and Mandarin