Process Engineer

Process Engineer – Semiconductor Manufacturing

Location: Linköping, Sweden

Our client is an innovative semiconductor manufacturer based in Linköping, developing advanced semiconductor materials and technologies used in telecommunications, defence, satellite communications and power electronics.

Due to continued growth, we are looking for a Process Engineer to support the development, optimisation and industrialisation of advanced manufacturing processes within a high-tech production environment.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of manufacturing processes and support process optimisation activities
• Monitor process performance, stability, yield and repeatability
• Analyse production and measurement data to identify trends and improvement opportunities
• Investigate process deviations and conduct root cause analysis
• Develop and maintain Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodologies
• Plan and execute Design of Experiments (DOE) to improve process capability
• Support the transfer of new technologies and processes from R&D into production
• Collaborate closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance and Engineering teams
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, yield and manufacturing efficiency
• Create and maintain technical documentation, process specifications and reports

Requirements

• Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Semiconductor Engineering or a related discipline
• Experience within process engineering, manufacturing engineering or process development
• Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing, thin-film technologies, vacuum processes or other advanced manufacturing environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience analysing process data and driving process improvements
• Ability to work in a production-focused environment
• Strong communication and documentation skills

Desirable Experience

• Semiconductor manufacturing or wafer fabrication
• Cleanroom environments
• Thin-film deposition, lithography or etching processes
• SPC and DOE
• Process qualification and validation
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA), PFMEA and continuous improvement methodologies
• MOCVD, MOVPE or epitaxial growth processes
• Experience with GaN, AlGaN, InGaN, GaAs or other semiconductor materials