Early Career Photolithography Process Engineer (Semiconductor Manufacturing)

Location: Onsite at the San Jose Great Oaks Headquarters in San Jose, California, United States

Salary: $106,600–$142,100 annually

Company

hirify.global develops storage systems and manufacturing infrastructure for hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, enterprise infrastructure, and AI-driven data applications.

What you will do

• Support photolithography process development, optimization, and sustaining activities for high-volume wafer manufacturing.
• Monitor process and equipment performance using statistical analysis, data-driven problem solving, SPC, APC, and data analytics tools.
• Investigate process excursions, yield issues, and equipment-related events, and implement corrective actions.
• Execute DOE experiments and process characterizations to improve yield, cycle time, quality, and manufacturing robustness.
• Support qualification of new equipment, materials, and process technologies and maintain process documentation, operating procedures, and engineering reports.
• Collaborate with integration, yield enhancement, metrology, maintenance, manufacturing, and product engineering teams; train and support technicians and manufacturing personnel.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing, microfabrication, research laboratories, or other technology-focused environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret data and identify trends.
• Experience with data analysis tools such as JMP, Python, SQL, Minitab, SAS, MATLAB, or similar platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, with demonstrated initiative, curiosity, learning agility, and ownership of assigned projects.

Nice to have

• Internship, co-op, research, or manufacturing experience in semiconductor processing or wafer fabrication.
• Familiarity with cleanroom environments and semiconductor manufacturing practices.
• Exposure to photolithography concepts including photoresist coating, exposure, development, overlay, and critical dimension control.
• Knowledge of DOE, SPC, and APC.
• Experience with scripting, automation, machine learning, or data visualization tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt position with mentorship, technical growth, and career development opportunities.
• Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, and an employee assistance program.
• Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, transit support, employee stock purchase opportunities, a 401(k) plan, and potential bonus or long-term incentive eligibility.
• hirify.global maintains an inclusive workplace and provides accommodation support during the application and hiring process.

Hiring process

• The anticipated application deadline is January 30, 2027, although the posting may close earlier if the position is filled.
• Applicants requiring accommodation should contact jobs.accommodations@wdc.com and include the requested accommodation, job title, and requisition number.