Process Development Engineer

Bold Thinking. World Changing. At SkyWater, our ingenuity helps improve lives around the world by manufacturing U.S. made semiconductors that are essential ingredients of modern life. Automotive safety enhancements, life-saving medical devices, consumer electronics and American security require semiconductors. Working in our Minnesota headquarters, Florida, or Texas location — employees join together to improve the world.

About the role

We are looking for a hardworking and passionate Process Development Engineer for our Florida Advanced Packaging site. This role will focus on owning and developing the Lamination area within our Advanced Packaging product line. Candidates with experience in semiconductor manufacturing, backend-of-line processing, or advanced packaging are well suited. In this role, you will lead, develop, and improve integrated process flows and collaborate closely with foundry customers, colleagues, and management. Strong communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead new process development, transfer, and integration activities in a manufacturing environment related to Lamination processes.
• Develop, optimize, and integrate robust manufacturable process recipes for Foundry customers in the Lamination area.
• Provide technical ownership for the assigned module, including process stability, tool performance, defectivity, consumables evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Support process integration for advanced packaging, MEMS, Photonic, or backend-of-line device flows.
• Utilize metrology and characterization tools to evaluate process conditions and drive improvements.
• Investigate and implement integration or process-flow changes to improve device performance, reliability, and yield.
• Work with process and equipment engineers to identify processing marginalities and implement corrective actions.
• Monitor in-line and end-of-line SPC charts for trends/excursions and drive data-based corrective actions.
• Support improvement of electrical test parametrics through process/integration modifications.
• Opportunity to grow toward Project Management responsibilities, integrating customer device or process requests.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Percentages of time spent on specific job duties may vary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or another STEM discipline preferred; equivalent technical experience considered.
• 0-2 years of hands-on experience with fab processing tools in at least one semiconductor or advanced packaging process area.
• Knowledge of MEMS/Photonic devices or backend-of-line integration is a plus.
• Strong understanding of DOE, SPC, and 6-sigma concepts and their application.
• Project management skills or formal training are beneficial.
• Clear, data-driven problem-solving capability with strong communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.
• US Citizenship Required — this position will require holding or the ability to obtain a government security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.

Pay

The annual salary range for this role is $69,040 - $103,560. Pay offered is based on many factors including, but not limited to, the job-related experience, skills, education, and credentials of each candidate.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and opportunity to participate in incentive plans.
• 401k match, life insurance, and opportunities to purchase SkyWater stock at a discounted rate.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, mental health benefits, and vision.
• Legal planning services.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• On-site fitness facility and on-site self-serve market.

SkyWater complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities unless doing so would cause undue hardship.