**Please Note:** **1. If you are a first time user, please create your candidate login account before you apply for a job. (Click Sign In > Create Account)** **2. If you already have a Candidate Account, please Sign-In before you apply.** **Job Description:** Wafer Fab Process Engineer Broadcom Optical Systems Division (OSD) **PA Wafer Fab, Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania** **Position Overview:** Located in Breinigsville, PA, our high volume, 24/7 manufacturing facility fabricates semiconductor devices that enable fiber optic communication and datacenter expansion. As a Principal Wafer Fab Process Engineer, you will work with an operations team to create, develop, improve, and sustain wafer fab processes including photolithography, dry etch, wet etch, and thin film deposition for Indium Phosphide laser and detector device manufacturing. **Responsibilities:** + Work with an operations team to develop, improve, and sustain wafer fab processes including photolithography, RIE/ICP dry etch, wet etch, metallization, and thin film deposition processes for high- volume photonic integrated circuit manufacturing. + Conduct data analysis, failure analysis, and yield improvement. + Plan and lead projects including design of experiments. + Lead/take ownership of projects to develop/qualify new processes and tools. + Complete projects on time and within budget. + Define and document standard operating procedures and provide oral and written instructions to operators for wafer processing. + Maintain or define quality management standards, including creating and reviewing SPC charts, for robust quality control. + Maintain a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure that duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner. + Work with equipment technicians to resolve process/equipment issues. + Provide 24x7 manufacturing support. **Qualifications and Skills:** + Bachelor’s Degree in Physics or Electrical/Chemical/Material/Mechanical Engineering with 12+ years’ related industry experience; Master’s with 10+ years’ experience; or Ph.D. with 7+ years’ experience. + Hands-on semiconductor wafer fabrication experience, preferably in an Indium Phosphide (InP) production environment or any other compound semiconductor manufacturing environment. + Good problem-solving skills. Sound analytical reasoning and ability to solve problems systematically. Familiar with Design of Experiment (DOE), characterization, and process optimization. Strong understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and proficiency with data science and SPC software. Experience applying Lean Manufacturing, Six-Sigma, and similar principles to complex issues. + Strong problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills. + Able to work in a cleanroom environment and outside of normal business hours when needed. + Direct experience in RIE/ICP, wet chemistry, thin-film deposition, metrology, or photolithography (including the use of steppers) a plus. + Familiarity with material and process characterization methods including SEM/EDS, mechanical / optical profilometry, ellipsometry, stress measurement techniques, and automated wafer-inspection techniques a plus. **Key words:** Wafer Fab, Indium Phosphide, InP, Semiconductor, Laser, Diode, Optical Semiconductor, cleanroom, statistical process control, nanotechnology, microelectronics, Lehigh Valley, Allentown, Reading, PA, Pennsylvania **Additional Job Description:** **Compensation and Benefits** The annual base salary range for this position is $127,000 - $203,000. 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