Location: Sherman, TX
Work Setting: Onsite
Compensation: $90,000–$115,000 base salary
Bonus: 12% target annual bonus
Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, career development opportunities, and comprehensive employee benefits package
Work Authorization: Qualified candidates requiring a TN-1 visa or H-1B transfer are encouraged to apply. New H-1B sponsorship is not available for this opportunity.
Position Summary
A global leader in advanced photonics and semiconductor technology is seeking a Process Engineer to support wafer fabrication process development, optimization, and production at its Sherman, Texas manufacturing facility.
This hands-on engineering role is responsible for improving semiconductor manufacturing processes, increasing yield, reducing defects, and supporting new process integration in a cleanroom environment. The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to develop robust manufacturing processes across multiple wafer fabrication modules.
The ideal candidate has experience in semiconductor wafer fabrication, enjoys solving complex manufacturing challenges through data-driven analysis, and thrives in a fast-paced production environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, characterize, and optimize semiconductor wafer fabrication processes
- Support process modules including photolithography, wet etch, dry etch, deposition, metallization, anneal, and related manufacturing operations
- Analyze process performance using SPC, process capability studies, engineering statistics, and data analytics
- Design and execute engineering experiments to improve yield, reduce defects, and increase process stability
- Develop and maintain process documentation including SOPs, process recipes, control plans, and OCAPs
- Support new product introductions and process transfers into high-volume manufacturing
- Investigate process excursions, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions
- Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, equipment, and product engineering teams to improve operational performance
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost reduction, scrap reduction, and cycle time improvements
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline
- Minimum of 3 years of semiconductor process engineering experience
- Hands-on experience in a semiconductor wafer fabrication or cleanroom manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes and wafer processing fundamentals
- Experience using SPC, process capability analysis, control plans, and engineering statistics
- Experience designing and executing engineering experiments (DOE)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience using data analysis tools such as Excel, JMP, Python, SQL, or MATLAB
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work onsite in Sherman, Texas
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with compound semiconductors including GaAs or InP
- Background in optoelectronics, photonics, or laser device manufacturing
- Experience supporting lithography, etch, deposition, metallization, or anneal process modules
- Experience with new product introductions or process transfers into manufacturing
- Knowledge of yield improvement, defect reduction, and process optimization methodologies
- Experience writing process specifications, SOPs, process recipes, and technical documentation
- Project management or cross-functional leadership experience
Why This Opportunity
- Join a growing semiconductor manufacturing operation supporting advanced photonics technologies
- Work with cutting-edge semiconductor wafer fabrication processes and equipment
- Gain exposure across multiple process modules in a highly collaborative engineering environment
- Play a direct role in improving manufacturing performance, yield, and production scalability
- Competitive compensation package including a 12% target annual bonus
- Opportunity for long-term career growth within a global leader in semiconductor and photonics technology
- Work alongside experienced engineering professionals solving challenging manufacturing problems with real-world impact