Process Technician, Diffusion

Job title: Process Technician, Diffusion

About the Role Join Tower Semiconductor as a Process Technician in Diffusion at our San Antonio fab. You will evaluate and monitor wafer fabrication operations, support process engineering, and sustain DIFF/EPI areas, enabling reliable production and continuous yield improvements.

What You'll Do

• Evaluate and monitor wafer fabrication operations to maintain the process and process equipment.
• Investigate tool-related process and yield problems.
• Assist senior engineering in the evaluation and implementation of complex process and equipment changes.
• Undertake area projects, becoming an expert in applicable process disciplines. Support technology transfers and process development as needed.
• This position is primarily responsible for executing daily sustaining of DIFF/EPI areas and following up with procedures and schedules defined by the process engineering department.
• Daily disposition of product, tool quals, and hold lots.
• Monitor quality and other issues that affect the flow of WIP.
• Collaborate with process engineering, equipment engineer, and production to sustain the fab.
• Set up, monitor, and adjust process equipment; perform diagnostic tests and evaluate results.
• Perform technical equipment calibration and characterization.
• Process test runs and conduct tests for engineering to identify continuous yield improvement projects (CIPs).
• Maintain and update area spec/OCAPs and conduct detailed records of procedures and results.
• Conduct processing experiments on devices to prove/improve engineering design.
• Conduct tests on devices/wafers by applying advanced techniques and criteria to obtain data required for process studies.
• Execute experiments and non-routine process testing (VSTs).

What We're Looking For

• Requires an AA/AS degree or equivalent experience.
• Two or more years of technical experiment in the semiconductor industry.
• Some knowledge of semiconductor wafer processing.
• Some knowledge of SPC, failure analysis, and various software monitoring tools.
• Experience with MS tools – Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Nice to Have

Compensation & Benefits

• Industry leading healthcare.
• Community outreach programs.
• Savings and Investments.
• Educational resources.
• Opportunities to network and connect.
• Recruiting incentive program.
• Employee recognition programs.