Senior Metals Process Technician

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Support production tools
• Ensure tools in area are productive on assigned shift
• Eliminate barriers for product by removing obstacles using defined procedures
• Act on statistical process control (SPC) data to ensure product conformance within assigned are of responsibility
• Execute engineering experiments and recovery plans
• Run standard and advanced experiments as assigned through our work management system
• Ensure recovery plans outlined by engineering are executed on your shift
• Gather and report data as required
• Support development work in real time
• Communicate with Development Engineers during days and weekends when ATS material requires attention, helping keep experiments and development activities on schedule
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues
• Aid in the evaluation and disposition of non-conforming material in partnership with engineering teams to minimize delays
• Create and improve technical documentation
• Draft and refine work instructions, process flows, and metrology recipes to improve repeatability, execution quality, and overall experimental success
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and enhance process quality in collaboration with operations and engineering teams
• Drive continuous improvement
• Take on increasing responsibility and perform tasks with greater autonomy as your technical knowledge and confidence develop
• Perform other duties as needed to support engineering and development priorities

Requirements

• Ability to work B Shift (Sun–Tue + every other Wed, 6:00 PM–6:15 AM)
• Minimum 4 years of experience as a production technician with High School Diploma (or equivalent) or 2 years with AAS degree
• Attention to detail and quality mindset
• Knowledge of SPC is preferred
• Positive interpersonal skills, highly energetic and self-motivated
• Ability to effectively collaborate with others
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Motivated with desire to advance in the company
• Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing principles is preferred
• U.S. Citizen Required: This position will require the holding of or ability to obtain government security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship

Qualifications

• Some coursework in OR a recent engineering graduate (BS) with coursework or internships related to semiconductors, materials, physics, or advanced manufacturing
• Experience writing or updating engineering specs, RSC documents, or work instructions
• Familiarity with Statistical Process Control (SPC) or basic data analysis
• Experience in Implant, Diffusion, Metals and/or RTA preferred

Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Technical aptitude and proficiency in semiconductor manufacturing processes

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Incentive plans
• Employee financial benefits including 401k match, life insurance, and opportunities to purchase SkyWater stock at a discounted rate
• Comprehensive benefits package promoting a healthy life including benefit eligibility day one, medical, dental, mental health benefits, vision, legal planning, short- and long-term disability, paid time off, paid holidays, an on-site fitness facility, and an on-site self-serve market
• EEO, including disability/vets