USA USD Eng - Process Engineer - Intermediate

Job title: Eng - Process Engineer
Duration: 12 -month contract
Work Location: Santa Clara, CA
Pay rate:$44.44 - $53.33/hr. on W2.
Job ID: #26-18903

Experience: 1-2 Years

Key Responsibilities
· Design, collect data, analyze and compile reports on process engineering experiments for defect reduction, within safety guidelines
· Troubleshoot defect problems, perform Root Cause Analysis and resolve moderately difficult process engineering issues
· Implement new technology, products and analytical instrumentation to support the defect study
· Design the failure analysis (FA) DOE for the key defect critical components to troubleshoot the wafer defect issue on the key R&D programs and major customer escalations
· Perform the FA, collect and analyze the data within safety guidelines
· Communicate the FA observation and recommend the solution path in defect troubleshooting
· Measure the wafer defect/film properties, organize data/reports for review in supporting the defectivity improvement by SEM/FIB
· Prepare wafers for experimentation, include cleaning, loading wafers. Prepare klarf files. Evaluate and recommend performance of process system.
· Operate scanning electron microscope (SEM) for top view or critical dimension and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis / imaging pending on job assignment, identify all of patterns of interest, understand image quality requirement and sample/beam interaction to determine optimized condition.
· Prepare samples for Focused Ion Beam (FIB) lamella making by utilizing Zeta Marking tool and optimize sample prep procedure and conditions, identify cutting location based on pattern instructions.
· Operate and check performance of equipment to perform sample prep process, under limited supervision
· Understand the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Focused Ion Beam (FIB) principle.
· Operate Focused Ion Beam (FIB) for making TEM lamella pending on job assignment, identify all of patterns of interest, understand lamella quality requirement and sample/beam interaction to determine optimized conditions.
· Perform SEM/FIB system software alignment functions. Perform routine maintenance procedures, flash, plasma clean etc.
· Perform routine shut down procedure. Identify problem put tool down and call for service.
· Coordinates instrument repair and maintenance. Coordinates with engineering on wafer evaluations.
· Orders equipment and supplies, and coordinates with vendors and purchasing.
· Orders equipment and supplies, and coordinates with vendors and purchasing.
· Coordinates with engineering on wafer evaluations. Sets up equipment for experiments.
· Perform routine shut down procedure. Identify problem put tool down and call for service.
· Report and communicate the wafer defect analysis result, recommend the solution path for wafer defect troubleshooting on key R&D programs
· Interact with vendors/suppliers to evaluate/troubleshoot the latest defect metrology tools (SEM, EDX, FIB, Wafer scribing)
· Develop and publish best known method (BKM) procedures including, sample prep, scanning electron microscope (SEM) conditions, and special sample handling.
· Generate internal documentation for products, presentations and technical reports
· Provide trainings for junior engineers for wafer preparation/analysis on defect metrology tools
· Contribute and manage the Metrology tool (Zeta/SEMVision) operation
· Interface with requestors, understand their detail requirement, and communicate on results;
· Help lab on monitoring wafer in process (WIP) and maintaining quality, turnaround time, and throughput.
· Define and forecast the defect metrology tool requirement to support N+ defect requirement
· Host the defect knowledge sharing forum, internal workshop/conference

Regards,
Lekhana Yathiraj
Senior Technical Recruiter
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Artech Information Systems LLC
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