Process Engineer Sustaining (Silicon Carbide)

Location: Durham, North Carolina, United States

Company

hirify.global develops Silicon Carbide technology for electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and advanced industrial applications.

What you will do

• Own and support CMP and wafer grinding processes for Silicon Carbide wafer manufacturing.
• Investigate process excursions, out-of-control conditions, yield losses, and equipment issues using structured problem-solving methods.
• Drive improvements in process capability, yield, throughput, cycle time, cost, quality, tool uptime, and reliability.
• Analyze process and equipment data using SPC and other engineering techniques.
• Develop, qualify, and implement process changes while meeting safety, quality, and change-management requirements.
• Lead process qualifications, equipment installations, acceptance activities, technology transfers, specifications, and cross-functional projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, including Materials, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or a related discipline.
• 2+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience troubleshooting process and equipment issues with structured engineering methodologies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills, including data-driven decision-making and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with SPC, DOE, data analysis, or process characterization.
• Ability to identify opportunities, manage change, implement process improvements, work independently, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Willingness to provide occasional off-hours support for critical manufacturing or equipment issues.

Nice to have

• Semiconductor manufacturing experience, especially advanced materials processing or high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience with CMP, wafer grinding, polishing, lapping, thinning, surface finishing, or substrate processing.
• Experience with Silicon Carbide, advanced ceramics, or related engineered materials.
• Knowledge of process qualification, equipment acceptance, process control plans, and manufacturing change management.
• Experience with 8D, DMAIC, FMEA, Fishbone, or Fault Tree Analysis.
• Familiarity with JMP, Minitab, Power BI, or similar manufacturing data analysis tools.
• Experience leading cross-functional improvement projects with measurable business results.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position in a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Work involves collaboration with Production, Equipment Engineering, Quality, and Operations teams.
• Continuing education assistance is available.
• Employee Resource Groups and local community outreach opportunities are available.
• Diversity and equal employment opportunity are emphasized.