Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Semiconductor)

Location: Livermore, California; onsite, day shift

Salary: $136,200–$178,815 per year

Company

hirify.global provides semiconductor test and measurement technologies supporting characterization, modeling, reliability, design debug, qualification, and production testing across facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America.

What you will do

• Develop, refine, and sustain integrated process flows across multiple manufacturing modules.
• Ensure process interactions meet product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and yield targets.
• Lead investigations into yield loss, defect mechanisms, and cross-module process interactions using data analysis and DOE methodologies.
• Support NPI, pilot builds, production ramp, process qualification, and translation of R&D processes into scalable manufacturing flows.
• Partner with process, equipment, yield, product, and operations teams as a technical interface for cross-module problem solving.
• Maintain process-flow documentation and specifications while supporting change control, qualification, traceability, and process consistency.

Requirements

• 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 6+ years with a Master’s degree, or 3+ years with a PhD, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with process integration in a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment.
• Experience with yield improvement, defect identification and reduction, defect analysis, metrology, and process capability improvement.
• Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE), data analysis, structured problem solving, DMAIC, and 8D methodology.
• Knowledge of electrical characterization and electrical measurements.
• Knowledge of electroplating, etching, photolithography, optical metrology, and MEMS.
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and MES integration.
• Strong communication and cross-functional teamwork skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Day-shift schedule with a focus on customer service, ownership, accountability, respectful communication, and developing people.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage.
• 401(k) with company match and employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid time off, flexible spending or savings accounts, and quarterly profit-sharing bonuses.
• Equal-opportunity employment environment.