BEOL Process Development Engineer (Semiconductor)

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Company

Semiconductor manufacturing company developing technologies for automotive and high-reliability applications.

What you will do

• Develop and optimize BEOL processes, including metallization, tungsten vias, dielectrics, CMP, and passivation.
• Define process flows across deposition, etch, cleaning, and planarization steps.
• Perform reliability qualification with the reliability team, including automotive qualification activities.
• Analyze failures using SEM, TEM, FIB, and electrical test structures.
• Conduct design of experiments and statistical analysis to improve yield and process robustness.
• Collaborate with design teams on application specifications, design rules, layout guidelines, technology roadmaps, scaling, and manufacturing transfer.

Requirements

• MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related field.
• 3–10+ years of semiconductor process development experience focused on BEOL.
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes and industry standards, including deposition, etch, lithography, and metrology.
• Hands-on experience with BEOL metallization, dielectric, etch, and CMP process development.
• Strong understanding of BEOL reliability physics, including electromigration, stress migration, and time-dependent dielectric breakdown.
• Experience with AEC-Q100 automotive qualification, knowledge of low-k integration and advanced BEOL, and strong analytical and communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
• Equal-opportunity work environment with reasonable adjustments available when requested.
• Employee resource groups, including the Pride Network Group and local and global women's groups.