Wafer Sustaining Engineer I - Early Career (Thin-Film Manufacturing)

Location: Onsite at the Bloomington, Minnesota campus in the United States. The role works on D Shift: Friday–Sunday and every other Thursday, 4:00 pm–4:00 am. The position may require limited or occasional travel.

Salary: $66,000–$79,000 annual base salary.

Company

hirify.global develops digital storage solutions and operates wafer thin-film head manufacturing and recording head development facilities.

What you will do

• Troubleshoot and evaluate suspect wafers and manufacturing processes.
• Investigate scrap root causes, monitor tools through SPC, and address factory inhibitors.
• Collaborate with process technicians, engineers, maintenance, operations, and R&D teams to resolve product and factory issues.
• Maintain process documentation, passdowns, control management, and event management records.
• Analyze manufacturing data using JMP, Excel, and Power BI, including trending, data modeling, deviation identification, and dashboard deployment.
• Improve wafer-build efficiency and support automation using Microsoft Power Automate, Python, and OCAPs.

Requirements

• BS degree in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
• Strong communication, teamwork, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Basic computer and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a Class 100 cleanroom and with nanofabrication equipment and measurement instrumentation.
• Willingness to work the specified D Shift schedule at the Bloomington campus.

Nice to have

• Interest in machine learning, generative AI, and data science.
• Experience or interest in process engineering, metrology, yield and quality engineering, equipment engineering, chemistry, physics, or materials science.

Culture & Benefits

• Training during the first six months with process engineers and technicians, including JMP, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, process tool operation, and wafer build.
• Opportunities to work with senior engineers on projects aligned with long-term career interests.
• Onsite café, fitness center, wellness programs, meditation rooms, indoor walking path, and community activities.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; disability coverage; 401(k); employee stock purchase plan; health savings and spending accounts; paid time off; 12 holidays; paid sick leave; and 16 weeks of paid parental leave.