Process Development Engineer
Teledyne · United States, Goleta, California
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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.
We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.
Job Description
Job Summary
Join our Uncooled Detector (Focal Plane Array) Research & Development team and help develop the wafer fabrication processes behind next-generation infrared detector technology.
In this role, you’ll take ownership of key wafer fab processes, including plasma etch, thin-film deposition using sputtering PVD and PECVD, and other advanced fabrication techniques. You’ll design and implement new processes, improve and automate existing processes, and perform hands-on wafer fabrication and characterization of pilot lots to support aggressive technology development goals.
This is an ideal opportunity for a self-directed, goal-oriented, and collaborative engineer who enjoys hands-on technical work and creative problem solving. The work is varied and challenging, and you’ll collaborate with device physicists, research technicians, test engineers, and other technical experts throughout the R&D lifecycle.
Our culture is collaborative, supportive, and fun, with work performed across both general office and cleanroom/lab environments.
What You’ll Do
- Develop and innovate new wafer fabrication processes to enable the technology roadmap.
- Design and execute experiments, analyze data, draw conclusions, and clearly document and communicate results.
- Establish the feasibility of new processes through hands-on processing of pilot lots using production equipment.
- Characterize process results using quantitative metrology tools.
- Automate, optimize, and improve established manufacturing processes.
- Transition process knowledge to sustainment engineers and technicians.
- Specify, procure, and qualify new equipment as needed to support development activities.
- Partner with tool design engineering to develop fixtures and equipment modifications.
- Document methods and workflows in MES-ready formats.
- Develop and support Statistical Process Control (SPC) practices as appropriate.
- Evaluate production yield challenges and recommend process improvements.
- Collaborate with device physicists, research technicians, and test engineers throughout the product R&D cycle.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline or equivalent relevant experience.
- 2+ years of related experience desired.
- Direct experience with one or more key wafer fabrication processes.
- Experience using semiconductor fabrication equipment, wet bench chemistry, and inspection/metrology equipment such as microscopes, FIB/SEM, and interferometers.
- Strong data analysis skills. Experience with Excel, MATLAB, JMP, Python, SQL, or equivalent tools is a plus.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English.
- Familiarity with, or a strong desire to learn, microelectronics, semiconductor, and MEMS fabrication techniques.
- Experience with AMAT tools such as Centura or Endura is desired.
Desired Background
- Plasma tools for semiconductor or MEMS fabrication.
- Infrared detector technology.
- Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Design of Experiments (DOE).
- Lean Six Sigma or other structured problem-solving and decision-making methods such as 8D or Kepner-Tregoe.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance beginning Day 1
- Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Educational tuition reimbursement
- Fun employee events throughout the year
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen.
Salary Range:
$90,800.00-$121,100.000
The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, local regulations (such as minimum wage), education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.
Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.
Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.