Photolithography Process Engineer

Business Line Description
NXP’s Front End Operations plays an essential role in the company’s success by ensuring manufacturing excellence and delivery of high quality, scalable, and cost-competitive semiconductor devices to create a winning advantage for our customers.

Job Summary
Photolithography Process Engineer in a high-volume semiconductor wafer manufacturing environment. Prior experience with semiconductor manufacturing process is required. Previous experience with ASML Scanner, Canon Stepper, TEL ACT 8 or Mark 7 track, KLA 8100 CDSEM or Archers is highly desirable.

Key Challenges

• Reducing overall cost of non-conformal like wafer scrap, and photo rework


• Developing and writing standard work procedure document for Out of Control Action Plan


• Implementation of process SPC using Six-Sigma statistical methodology


• Process development and optimization utilizing Six-Sigma methodology


• Improving tool utilization and availability


• Working with manufacturing and industrial engineering for capacity planning and modeling


• Participating in and/or leading cross-functional and lean activity teams


• Supporting process development activities


• Sourcing and process releasing new equipment


• Training process technician in dispositioning of wafer in process out of control situations


• Training wafer FAB associate in process tool operation using our standard work process

Cross Functional Aspects

• Working closely with Photo equipment team to identify and reduce source of process variation and implementing zero defect process


• Collaborate with device team to improve process integration margin

Job Qualifications

• Must have a BS or MS degree in engineering or a degree in relevant field of studies


• More than 5 years of process engineering experience in a similar high volume semiconductor manufacturing environment is preferred


• Six-Sigma statistical methodology

More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.