Engineer for SAG ICP Dry Etching Process

Location: Sagamihara, Japan; onsite full-time role.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures optical and photonic products.

What you will do

• Develop new or modified InP-based lithography processes and define etching conditions, handling equipment requirements, and specifications.
• Apply developed technologies to product manufacturing, fabrication, and evaluation.
• Introduce dry etching or auto wet etching process equipment and establish conditions for mass-production capacity ramp-up.
• Support process development from pilot plant through full-scale manufacturing.
• Plan projects involving new process concepts, equipment automation technology, and improved processing approaches.

Requirements

• BSc, MSc, or PhD in electronics, electrical engineering, physics, or a related technical field.
• Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of work experience, Master's degree with at least 1 year of work experience, or a PhD with no relevant work experience.
• Experience in optical semiconductor wafer processing, including process improvement using dry etching or auto wet etching equipment and wafer process production technology.
• Fluent Japanese and business-level English for online meetings, email communication, documentation, management, and discussion.
• On-time mindset.

Nice to have

• Practical experience in lithography, oxide film deposition, sputtering, or metal deposition.

Culture & Benefits

• Equal opportunity workplace that values diversity.
• Reasonable accommodation is available for candidates with disabilities during application, interviews, and employment.