ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Support semiconductor prototyping projects from technical intake through fabrication, metrology, packaging coordination, and production handoff.
• Translate customer requirements into executable fabrication process plans and assist with feasibility assessments.
• Serve as a technical liaison to partner university nanofabrication facilities and industry fabs; participate in recurring technical progress reviews.
• Assist with process development, recipe documentation, troubleshooting, and yield improvement efforts in nanofabrication environments.
• Coordinate wafer-to-package transitions and collaborate with packaging partners on assembly and test requirements.
• Support process transfer and readiness assessments across partner facilities.
• Collaborate with internal research teams on data-driven process optimization and AI/ML-enabled manufacturing analytics.
• Maintain documentation of process flows, metrology results, and partner capabilities.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field and 5+ years of industrial semiconductor fabrication experience;
• Working knowledge of semiconductor device physics and fabrication fundamentals.
• Experience supporting process development, troubleshooting, or yield improvement in a fabrication facility.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical teams.
• Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Master’s degree in a related field and 2+ years of industrial semiconductor fabrication experience; OR
• PhD in a related field with 0–5 years of post-degree experience.
• Hands-on experience in micro- or nanofabrication (lithography, deposition, etch, metrology)
MOSIS 2.0 seeks a Microelectronics Fabrication & Process Integration Engineer to translate innovative semiconductor process designs into fabricated and packaged hardware through a network of university and industry fabrication partners.
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