Skorpios Technologies, Inc an innovator in composite silicon photonic technology and semiconductor development, is rapidly expanding. We are in search of hard-working, motivated, and innovative engineers to develop leading-edge technology solutions in a challenging and fast-paced environment. BS, MS, and Ph.D. (EE, ME, Physics, Material Science, or related fields) are sought to work on design development and commercialization of integrated nanoscale opto-electronic, and photonic devices and systems. Suitable backgrounds include: Opto-electronic device design, nanophotonics, silicon photonics, III-V materials, laser design, RF-circuits, silicon based circuit design and transistors, and Opto-electronic device packaging. Commercial experience highly preferred.

The Process Development Engineer is responsible to help support the development of manufacturable, repeatable, and high yielding processes for state-of-the-art highly specialized devices in the fields of Aerospace, Defense, Bioelectronics, and High-Speed Communications for their respective functional area and tool sets.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Integration Engineers, Customers, and Other Development Engineers to execute experiments, and adjust or optimize processes for Fab Operation.
• Partner with Product Engineering and Integration to help ensure effective new products and process introductions as well as consistent device performance and quality.
• Guide and assist Process Technicians through challenging process steps.
• Analyze metrology results and disposition lots based on data and pass/fail criteria.
• Report and summarize results from the metrology analysis and provide guidance to Integration Engineering Team and Process Development Engineering Team.
• Provide effective pass-downs to support uninterrupted operation in respective area.
• Sustain and improve processes for wafer fabrication.
• Partner with equipment engineering, operation, and management to improve cycle time, tool availability, quality and product yields.
• Using Document Control, Process Work Instructions, and Manufacturing Execution Systems, preserve working knowledge of all codes and standards applicable to assigned production equipment.
• Assure that the manufactured products conform to specifications and application requirements.
• Partner with Senior Development Engineering team and Integration teams to resolve deviations or technical issues by establishing a list of hypotheses, defining the experiment to validate or invalidate hypothesis, identify root-causes, implement corrective actions, document improved process, and train operations
• Sustain existing processes in respective area, recipe creations, inspections, defects control, and relevant metrology for process control.
• Create and maintain operating specifications for production processes and equipment.
• Monitor process health with Statistical Process Control (SPC) and respond to out-of-control event following out-of-control action plans.

Competencies:

• Hands-on mindset
• Excellent Communication skills
• Collaboration
• Quick Learner
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Self-starter
• Prioritization
• Accountability
• Innovative

Skorpios offers an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Competitive salary
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Company paid life insurance
• Company paid disability
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Gym Membership Discounts

All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, religious belief, national origin, marital status, physical handicap or medical condition.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Material & Science, Physics or Chemistry with 10+ years of experience
• Master’s degree in in Electrical Engineering, Material & Science, Physics or Chemistry with 7+ years of experience
• Processing experience in a fab in the respective areas and tool sets
• Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Basic understanding of algebraic concepts
• Data extraction, analysis, and reporting experience
• Basic understanding of Semiconductor processing
• Ability to troubleshoot basic problems and address root causes
• Ability to understand all maintenance activity details required to ensure a healthy and repeatable process
• Ability to plan and prioritize activities, perform and monitor multiple overlapping tasks/operations to meet goals and timelines
• Ability to operate processing tools, write and run recipes, inspect wafers under the microscope, and perform basic characterization related to respective area processing with particles / defects metrology, and thickness / uniformity metrology
• Must be able to work offset shifts: Front-End Days (starts on Sundays, ends on Thursdays) or Back-End Days (starts on Tuesdays, ends Saturdays).