Senior Process Engineer

The Company
Halo Industries, Inc., a pioneer in manufacturing innovation with light-based technologies, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Process Engineer to join our dynamic team. Our proprietary advancements replace traditional processes with novel light-based equivalents, offering higher quality, lower cost, and enhanced functionality. Halo is now planning its volume manufacturing operations and building a passionate team to meet its next milestone of deploying the company’s first fully integrated production line.
The Opportunity
As Halo ramps up volume on its initial pilot production line, we are seeking a process engineer to help develop wafer fabrication processes to fill customer needs and maintain production processes for a variety of tools such as grinders, polishers and cleaning systems
Job Description
As a senior process engineer, you will have the following responsibilities
Determine process recipes and tool operating conditions in order to fulfill customer orders
Respond to customer feedback and identify opportunities for quality improvement
Conduct hands-on experiments to optimize performance, cost, and throughput of wafer fabrication processes such as wafer grinding, chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) and related metrology tools
Develop a deep understanding of a variety of semiconductor processing tools in order to help assist the production team with troubleshooting, maintenance and training
Work with third party vendors to continually evaluate and stay up-to-date on industry best-practices
Work creatively and cross-functionally with other teams at Halo to develop novel wafer fabrication techniques
Analyze production data from metrology tools to monitor and improve wafer defectivity and geometry
Collect, summarize and present results to other team members
Requirements
Preferred Education &
Experience
The ideal candidate is a recent MS or PhD with 3+ years of relevant experience (or BS with 5+ years of relevant experience) in engineering, science or a related discipline. Candidates with higher levels of experience are also welcome to apply.
What We’re Looking For
Outstanding detail-oriented analytical, creative, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically to diagnose issues and optimize complex processes
Excellent understanding of and intuition for physical processes, both mechanical and chemical
Experience operating technically complicated production or laboratory equipment
Familiarity with various metrology tools and optical inspection techniques
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team
Ability to manage multiple priorities with a proactive “can do” attitude
Bonus
Direct hands-on experience with CMP or wet chemical cleaning tools
Strong programming and data analysis skills using a language such as Python or Matlab
Experience with statistical process control in a high-precision manufacturing environment
Experience with design-of-experiment methodology
Benefits
$80-150k Base Salary
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &
Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick &
Public Holidays)
Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
Stock Option Plan