Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) Process Engineer (Semiconductor)

Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; onsite work in a wafer fabrication facility

Annual base salary: USD 91,100–146,000, plus discretionary annual bonus and equity awards.

Company

hirify.global's Wireless Semiconductor Division develops integrated RF front-end solutions for mobile communications and WiFi access points.

What you will do

• Sustain daily CMP operations by monitoring SPC charts and responding to lot holds, tool issues, and FDC interdiction events.
• Investigate manufacturing defects, scrap, and process issues using root-cause analysis and PDCA methods.
• Develop, characterize, and optimize CMP processes for new product introduction, R&D technology support, wafer yield, and device performance.
• Qualify new tools and recipes through structured process qualification plans while assessing cost, throughput, and capacity impacts.
• Collaborate with equipment, integration, yield, procurement, industrial engineering, R&D, operations, and external vendors on continuous improvement.
• Document operating procedures and communicate process changes to operators and process technicians.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing; CMP experience is preferred.
• Experience maintaining established processes, monitoring inline data, and responding to yield or quality issues.
• Knowledge of DOE, process characterization and optimization, SPC, and data analysis tools such as JMP, Spotfire, SPACE, or Excel.
• Familiarity with Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, systematic problem solving, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong verbal and written communication, judgment, ownership, and partnership skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with cross-functional engineering, operations, R&D, procurement, and vendor teams in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) participation with company matching and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Paid holidays, sick leave, vacation, family leave, and other applicable leave benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program and equity award opportunities.