Senior Engineer, Process Sustaining Engineering

About the role

Analog Devices International is recruiting a Process Engineer within its Backend Fabrication Engineering group at its Limerick site, which has two 200mm clean rooms, a mixed signal fabrication area and an area for processing novel materials. The engineer plays a key role in supporting manufacturing processes, driving process and equipment control, toolset qualification and continuous improvement, and works with the development team to define new wafer-level capabilities and transfer new processes from sister sites.

Key responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement for existing volume manufacturing processes, layers and tools, working with equipment and manufacturing groups
• Help determine root causes of yield issues, excursions and equipment downtime, and implement corrective actions and robust solutions
• Work with development groups to define and develop new wafer-level capabilities
• Set standards for equipment and process work among shift personnel and engineering groups, working with equipment shift supervisors
• Review key safety, quality, output and value-for-money metrics and drive related initiatives
• Build expertise in key technology and equipment platform changes, and handle capital acquisition including tool selection, installation and qualification
• Ensure safe practices across toolsets and represent ADI at business and technical conferences

Required profile

• Degree in Applied Physics, Electronics, Materials, Chemistry or a relevant discipline
• 3+ years of hands-on processing engineering experience
• Export licensing review may be required for non-US citizens and permanent residents
• Required travel of about 10% of the time; variable shift type

Required skills

• Direct experience in one or more of: etching, lithography, deposition, epitaxial growth, wet chemistry processing, ion implantation, diffusion
• Technical problem solving and multi-tasking
• Data-driven approach applying science theory and engineering concepts