Engineer II, Wet Process Engineer
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Job Location:
Santa Clara County, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 100000 - 136500
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Who We Are
Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.
What We Offer
Salary:
$100000.00 - $136500.00Location:
Santa ClaraCAYoull benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn develop and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possiblewhile learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.
At Applied Materials we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. Were committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work at home or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.
As a Process Engineer youll play a crucial role in designing and optimizing manufacturing processes for display and semiconductor manufacturing technologies. You will collect and analyze data perform hardware characterization and troubleshoot engineering issues. Youll also measure film properties generate technical documentation and engage with customers to resolve concerns. Process Engineers collaborate with vendors and suppliers and become familiar with implementing new technologies and products. You will experiment learn and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the semiconductor and display industries partnering with our globally recognized R&D teams on state-of-the-art research and development projects.Role Responsibilities:
Tool & Process Ownership
- Serve as primary owner for all Wet Clean tools
- Maintain stable process performance through recipe optimization SPC monitoring and rootcause elimination.
- Create and maintain process documentation run sheets and chamber/tool configuration accuracy.
- Manage consumables chemistry usage vendor PM schedules and CoO considerations.
Operations & Sustaining
- Respond to tool issues with urgency; partner with equipment engineers on troubleshooting and recovery.
- Validate tool health following maintenance part changes or facility events.
- Drive uptime improvements by identifying chronic issues and implementing corrective actions.
- Monitor and maintain chemical delivery systems waste lines filtration temperature control and DI water interfaces.
Safety & Compliance
- Ensure tools operate in compliance with all Applied Materials safety standards (chemical handling LOTO/SP exhaust performance leak checks).
- Lead process hazard reviews (chemical changes new recipes process expansions).
- Support gas/chemical shutdown and YEM coordination activities with BUs and facilities teams.
CrossFunctional Integration
- Work with BU process owners to align process capability POR conditions and metrology flows.
- Support tool installs facility readiness and acceptance testing for new Wet Clean tools.
- Collaborate with GWI on exhaust chemical waste DI water and temperaturecontrol issues.
- Participate in crossmodule integration efforts to improve yield defectivity and tool:tool matching.
Documentation & Reporting
- Maintain accurate process documentation tool run status risk logs and change records.
- Support readiness activities for customer demos quals and highpriority development runs.
Qualifications
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering Materials Science Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- 36 years of experience in Wet Clean processes semiconductor process engineering or related wet chemical operations.
- Strong understanding of chemical processes etch/clean mechanisms defectivity drivers and surface preparation fundamentals.
- Proficiency in SPC DOE methodology and structured rootcause analysis.
- Handson experience with wet bench safety chemical handling and hazardousmaterials protocols.
Additional Information
Time Type:
Full timeEmployee Type:
Assignee / RegularTravel:
NoRelocation Eligible:
NoThe salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location hire grade job-related knowledge skills experience and with consideration of internal equity of our current team addition to a comprehensive benefits package candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program as applicable.
For all sales roles the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.
Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin citizenship ancestry religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity age disability veteran or military status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Distributed Control Systems
- Continuous Improvement
- Process Improvement
- Minitab
- Root cause Analysis
- Process Engineering
- cGMP
- Kaizen
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Manufacturing
About Company
Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in materials engineering solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic (PV) industries.
