Field Process Engineer High Volume ManufacturingField Applications

Location: Texas (Houston or DFW)

Business Unit: PT -Service OI Americas based in Concord MA

Reports To: Field Process Service Manager

Travel: Up to 50% FLSA: Exempt

Position Summary

Oxford Instruments is seeking a Process Engineer High Volume Manufacturing (HVM) / Field Applications to support advanced plasma processing systems across semiconductor manufacturing environments. This role blends field service expertise with process engineering ownership supporting tool performance customer acceptance yield optimization and uptime in 24/7 high-volume manufacturing (HVM) operations. This role is ideal for experienced engineersparticularly those from or with experience with - Lam Research Applied Materials or Tokyo Electron (TEL)who bring strong tool knowledge and want to expand into process optimization troubleshooting leadership and customer-facing engineering. The position requires hands-on engagement with plasma etch/deposition systems vacuum systems chamber maintenance wet cleans contamination control and process recovery within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities
Process Performance Acceptance & Sustaining

Lead tool validation qualification and customer acceptance activities
Verify system performance against specifications
Optimize plasma processes for yield and throughput
Support production ramp into HVM
Develop process recipes as needed from existing starting points
Process & Equipment Support
Support daily fab operations
Monitor chamber and tool performance
Analyze trends and implement fixes

Key Technical Activities
Plasma chamber mfg quals & cleans as needed
Vacuum RF electrical & PLC control troubleshooting
Process qualification excursion engineering
Particle mitigation

Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in STEM field
38 years experience
Plasma tool (dep or etch) experience
PLC control circuits troubleshooting skills
Vacuum and RF knowledge

Preferred Qualifications
Lam/Applied/TEL experience
ICP/RIE/ALD/PECVD/ICPCVD
HVM experience
Contamination control
Thin film metrology

KPIs
Tool uptime
Yield improvement
SPC stability
MTTR MTBC
Customer satisfaction

Work Environment
Cleanroom PPE
Physically active
Travel up to 50%

Compensation: The expected salary for thisfull-time benefitedposition is between$100000 - $120000. The actual compensation will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills and experience and other factors permitted by law.

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