Wafer Fab Process Engineer (Semiconductor)

Location: US - Goleta, CA; work is performed in a mixed general office and clean room/lab environment.

Salary: $113,600-$151,400 per year.

Company

hirify.global, part of Teledyne Technologies, develops high-reliability sensing technologies for industrial growth markets including aerospace, defense, environmental monitoring, electronics, and medical imaging.

What you will do

• Develop and implement wafer fabrication processes for next-generation uncooled infrared detector designs.
• Work with plasma etch, thin film deposition, lithography, wet cleans, and related process modules.
• Design and execute experiments, analyze data, document methods, and communicate results.
• Own process tools and modules, establish feasibility through hands-on pilot-lot processing, and characterize wafers and devices using quantitative metrology, SEM, and FIB/SEM.
• Automate and improve established processes, create MES-ready workflows, and plan SPC practices.
• Evaluate production yield challenges and recommend improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related technical discipline.
• 0-5 years of related experience desired.
• Direct experience with one or more key wafer fabrication processes.
• Ability to use inspection equipment such as microscopes, FIB/SEM, and interferometers, as well as semiconductor fabrication equipment and wet-bench chemistry.
• Familiarity with, or a strong desire to learn, microelectronic, semiconductor, and MEMS fabrication techniques.
• Strong data analysis skills; fluency in Excel, MATLAB, JMP, Python, SQL, or equivalent is helpful.
• Proficient computer skills including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Clear written and spoken English communication skills are required.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Nice to have

• Experience with wafer processing tools for semiconductor or MEMS fabrication.
• Background in infrared detector technology.
• Familiarity with Statistical Process Control and Design of Experiments.
• Lean Six Sigma or other problem-solving and decision-making methods such as 8D or Kepner-Tregoe.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, supportive, and engaging work environment.
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance starting on the first day.
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• 401(k) with company match and employee stock purchase plan.
• Tuition reimbursement and employee events.