Staff Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) Engineer

Location: Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Hybrid work model with regular on-site collaboration at the assigned hirify.global site.

Annual salary: $133,800–$255,200 USD.

Company

hirify.global Foundry develops and transitions advanced semiconductor technologies into high-volume manufacturing for hirify.global products and foundry customers.

What you will do

• Lead CMP process development from concept through high-volume manufacturing implementation across advanced technology nodes, including 18A, hirify.global 3, and hirify.global 12nm.
• Drive cross-node standardization, best practices, process capability, yield, and manufacturing efficiency improvements.
• Own complex CMP-related yield and manufacturing issues using data-driven analysis and structured problem-solving methods.
• Transfer CMP technologies from development to production while aligning technical solutions with customer requirements and business objectives.
• Collaborate with Integration, Device, Yield, Factory, Quality, Customer Engineering, equipment, and consumables supplier teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across organizations.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
• At least 5 years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing, process development, or technology development.
• At least 3 years of direct CMP process development experience, including hands-on process tuning and characterization.
• Experience with major CMP equipment platforms such as AMAT or Ebara.
• Experience with CMP consumables, including slurries, pads, conditioning disks, filters, and clean chemistries.
• Previous semiconductor foundry experience.

Nice to have

• Doctorate in a relevant technical field.
• Experience with advanced sub-10nm logic and Gate All Around architectures, including technology development and high-volume manufacturing implementation.
• Cross-functional leadership of yield improvement task forces.
• Experience integrating CMP with deposition, lithography, etch, and clean modules, as well as CMP-relevant metrology and process control.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person collaboration in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
• Focus on safety, quality, customer satisfaction, and compliance.
• Competitive pay, stock bonuses, health benefits, retirement benefits, and vacation.
• Opportunities for technical leadership and professional growth in advanced semiconductor manufacturing.