Photomask Process Engineer, TSMC Arizona Corporation, Phoenix, AZ. Work on photomask patterning, processing, fixing and/or quality control for the photolithography step of semiconductor manufacturing. Design and execute experiments, interpreting and extracting insightful results from complex data sets to optimize the manufacturing process and achieve precision control at atomic levels. Apply statistics process control methods to establish and sustain a robust manufacturing process. Install, qualify, and sustain manufacturing equipment to expand capacity with punctuation and quality. Collaborate effectively with equipment and material suppliers and partners to identify technology gaps and deficiencies; devise, evaluate and qualify mitigation and continuous improvement solutions.
40 hrs/week, Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Must have a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science or a related field.
Must have education or experience in at least 1 of the following: Design of Experiment (DOE); semiconductor fabrication; statistical process control; or statistical methods for modeling multivariate data sets.
Must have education or experience in at least 3 of the following metrology used in semiconductor processing: Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM); Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM); Critical Dimension SEM (CD-SEM); Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS); Focused Ion Beam (FIB); Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM); X-ray Diffraction (XRD); Emission Spectroscopy; Raman Spectroscopy; Spectroscopic Ellipsometry; Quartz PCI; or Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR).
Must have education or experience in at least 1 of the following photolithography concepts or techniques: extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography; inspection using high-resolution imaging technology; photomask patterning; or reticle enhancement technology.
Must have education or experience with semiconductor manufacturing principles, practices and techniques as they relate to equipment engineering and maintenance.
Experience may be gained while in graduate school.