Primary Duties and Responsibilities 

Control, optimize, and develop substrate CMP manufacturing processes.  Contribute to ideas, concepts, approaches, and engineering solutions.    Focus on specific technological elements with the goals of improving yields, throughput and meeting the requirements of customers and R&D contracts.    Ensure that each technological step is properly documented, reviewed, validated, approved and provides feedback to the R&D Center that will help improve manufacturing processes, improve yield and lower cost.  Use statistical tools such as SPC, DOE or similar for process development and data analysis.  Adhere to project timelines and effectively communicates project progress and challenges.  Provide technical and engineering support to the manufacturing team. Instruct and train process operators and technicians.   Establish the technological process steps of commercial substrate CMP. Ensure that each operational process step is performed in accordance with our standard procedures.  Perform process and equipment troubleshooting, problem identification, and corrective action activities.  Assist with planning, scheduling, and resource allocation for all CMP related items.  Participate in R&D Programs by organizing and carrying out project activities.  Adhere to the project timelines and milestones  Summarize experimental results in formal or informal written and oral reports.  Participate in R&D meetings by providing reports, plans, meeting minutes, action items and other requested documentation.  Perform characterization of technological processes using statistical tools to determine process reliability and bottlenecks.  Analyze process/product failure modes.  Characterize the CMP processes to determine process reliability and “bottlenecks”.  Analyze process/product failure modes and provides feedback for process optimization.  Contribute to the work of the quality assurance team by providing expertise in process characterization. Serve as a resource to the QA personnel with respect to the characterization techniques, equipment, and procedures.  Actively participate in characterization of substrates.  Analyze the obtained characterization data to establish fundamental trends and correlations and to develop scientifically sound conclusions.  Use the results of characterization to establish factors that affect wafer quality and make recommendations for technology optimization.  Communicate experimental and analytical results to the SiC substrate team in a timely manner to accelerate technological progression. 

 

Education and Experience 

BS or MS (preferred) in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or related STEM disciplines.  2 to 5 years of hands-on experience with process control and development in an industrial manufacturing setting. Experience requirements scale with degree relevance and level.  Hands-on experience with substrate polishing or lapping processes. Experience polishing GaAs, InP, Si, SiC, or other semiconductor materials is preferred.  Experience analyzing and interpreting characterization data for substrate surface or bevel shapes. Hands-on measurement experience is preferred.  Experience with statistical analysis tools such as JMP, Minitab, or R.  General knowledge of semiconductor materials, technological processes used in their manufacturing and methods of materials characterization.   Demonstrated ability to achieve results independently or working with others.  Ability to recommend and implement improvements.  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 

 

Skills and Other Responsibilities 

Knowledge of substrate polishing and lapping processes.  Ability to manage multiple projects while adhering to strict project timelines.  Effectively manages multiple priorities involving external and internal priorities.  Fluency with programs and tools used for data collection, analysis, modeling and plotting, such as Excel or similar.   Excels in a cross-organizational, cross-cultural, global team environment.  Handles special assignments promptly and professionally.  Sets a high standard of ethics, professionalism, leadership, and competency.  Due to ITAR compliance, this position requires candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident Alien, or Protected Individual per 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) 

 

 

Safety Requirements 

All employees are required to attend scheduled training, follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corporate EHS standards.  This includes the use of proper protective equipment (PPE) as required by the job responsibilities. 

 

All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.

Quality and Environmental Responsibilities

 

Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

Culture Commitment

Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

 

Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at talentacquisition@coherent.com.