Process Development Engineer

Company Overview:

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.

MACOM has more than 65 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Click here to view our facilities. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represents a key core competency within our business.

MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.

MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce.  MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military obligations, or membership in any other category protected under applicable law.

Role Description:

The successful candidate will work at MACOM European Semiconductor Center (Limeil-Brévannes) within the Advanced Process Development team responsible for the development, qualification and transfer to production of next-generation Gallium Nitride and Gallium Arsenide technologies. The role includes development, continuous improvement, and sustaining processes all in close partnership with Epitaxy, Production, Maintenance, Quality, On Wafer Measurement, Visual Inspection. Excellent judgment, expertise in semiconductor processing, and an optimistic, can-do approach are essential to success in this role.

 Responsibilities:

•Develop, optimize and transfer into production processes for GaN and GaAs technologies

•Installation and qualification of new equipment

•Design and execution of experiments to optimize the reliability, performance and yields of these technologies

•Characterization of experiments by use of various metrology methods such as scanning electron microscopy, electrical characterization, material characterization, etc.

•Conceptualization, layout and characterization of process test structures

•Identify and initiate actions that will result in continuous improvement of products and processes

•Collection of data, documentation of procedures (updating procedures / Routes), and training of operators are also important parts of this role

•Reporting on experimental results to team

Qualifications and Competencies:

•PhD or master's degree in physics or electrical engineering

•A minimum of 3 years relevant work experience in the microelectronics industry

•Understanding of the process steps and methods relating to fabrication of GaN and GaAs based MMIC devices

•Experience with semiconductor fabrication methods including plasma, lithography, electroplating, metals, grind/polish, etc.

•Experience with CAD layout methods and tools desirable

•Must have a proven track record of solving technical problems, project ownership, meeting deadlines, and multitasking

•Plans, leads and executes DOEs aimed at resolving complex engineering, quality, manufacturing issues related to microelectronic process development

•Must possess the ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams to improve processes

•Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills

•Fluent in French

•Good English communication skills

•Excellent written and verbal communication skills

•Ability to work well within a fast-paced team environment