Tower Semiconductor · 1 week ago
Process Engineering Manager - Wet Etch
Tower Semiconductor is a global specialty foundry leader specializing in manufacturing analog integrated circuits. The Process Engineering Manager will lead a team in the wet etch area, focusing on process control, improvements, and collaboration with various departments to ensure quality product delivery.
Responsibilities
Lead, manage, mentor and develop a team of process engineers and technicians in the wet etch area
Sustain process control, process improvements, capacity expansion, process developments, technology transfers, quality improvements, and cost reduction activities in the area
Partner with operations, equipment engineering support, integration, and R&D to deliver quality products on time to customer specifications and interface with global counterparts to benchmark and improve wet etch processes company wide
Monitor and control wet etch processes
Solve technical problems in the area to ensure predictable high quality, and participate in troubleshooting taskforces, as needed, to develop solutions that prevent recurrence
Proactively identify continuous improvement and cost savings activities and drive them to completion
Improve the flexibility of the area by qualifying additional processes on different toolsets
Qualify new toolsets efficiently and effectively
Partner with operations and equipment engineering support to resolve manufacturing challenges in order to meet output requirements
Act as a key technical resource, providing technical guidance and support to the team
Establish process specifications for new technologies, characterize new processes and transition documented processes to production operations
Justify, procure and implement into production new process tools to satisfy technology and capacity requirements
Partner with global counterparts to identify and implement best practices
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or materials science
6+ years of wet etch process engineering experience with B.S. degree or 3+ years of experience with advanced degree
3+ years of leadership experience in a semiconductor fab, with a track record of managing and developing engineering teams
Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor team members supporting their career development
Strong technical knowledge of wet etch principles, theories, concepts, materials, applications, and techniques
Demonstrated expertise with Akrion, DNS, SEZ, and/or Semitool wet etch tools and processes
Strong working knowledge of advanced CMOS and RF wafer processing technologies and processes and product level interactions that affect device yields
Proven success in leading teams and solving complex technical problems
Ability to assess and mitigate risks to enable sound, informed decision-making on critical issues
Demonstrated expertise in data analysis, problem-solving, and technical troubleshooting
Strong organizational skills; demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and able to react to shifting priorities to meet business needs
Experience with design of experiment techniques and data analysis
Excellent interpersonal skills, energetic and self-starter
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and commitments
Outstanding communication skills - both written and verbal
Demonstrated ability to work well within a global team or environment
Preferred
Advanced degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or materials science
Knowledge of PROMIS WIP management and JMP statistical analysis software
Company
Tower Semiconductor
Tower Semiconductor manufactures analog integrated circuits for various industries like automotive, medical, industrial and aerospace.
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Funding
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$115.42M2016-06-01Series Unknown· $115.42M
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