Engineer, Wet Etch Formulation (Semiconductor)

Location: Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; shift-based laboratory work and up to 10% travel to technology centers, suppliers, or customer sites.

Company

hirify.global develops wet chemical formulation and process solutions for advanced semiconductor applications through global technology teams.

What you will do

• Prepare, screen, and optimize wet chemical formulations according to established procedures and project plans.
• Conduct wet process evaluations, including coupon or wafer preparation, chemical treatment, process testing, and sample handling.
• Collect and analyze experimental data, maintain laboratory notebooks and technical records, and prepare project summaries and presentations.
• Operate and maintain laboratory equipment, report abnormalities, and follow quality, EHS, chemical-handling, and environmental procedures.
• Collaborate with formulation scientists, application engineering, analytical, manufacturing, product management, and customer-facing teams.
• Support project milestones, scale-up, sampling, technology transfer, and New Product Introduction activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• Entry-level candidate or recent graduate; industrial experience is not required. Internship, undergraduate research, or laboratory project experience is preferred.
• Basic understanding of chemical engineering principles, wet chemistry, reaction kinetics, mass transfer, materials compatibility, or semiconductor processing.
• Hands-on laboratory experience with chemical solution preparation, experimental execution, safe chemical handling, and data recording.
• Ability to follow standard procedures, analyze available data, and make recommendations based on defined guidelines and precedent.
• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving ability, learning agility, accountability, and effective communication with supervisors, project leaders, and cross-functional teams.
• Working-level English skills are required for technical documentation and communication with global teams.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; familiarity with statistical analysis or data-visualization tools is a plus.
• Ability and willingness to work a shift-based schedule is required to support laboratory operations, scale-up, and sampling activities.

Nice to have

• Relevant internship, undergraduate research, or laboratory project experience.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis or data-visualization tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a global project team and collaborate with colleagues in Korea and global technology centers.
• Receive guidance from experienced engineers and scientists while developing wet chemical and semiconductor process expertise.
• Contribute to improvements in experimental efficiency, data quality, laboratory workflows, and product performance.
• Maintain a safe working environment through compliance with company safety, chemical-handling, laboratory, and environmental procedures.