16h ago

Staff Process Engineer, Wafer Lithography

Austin, TX

$145k-$175k / yearest.

full-timesenior

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll lead lithography process development for next-generation optical waveguide manufacturing at a pioneer in augmented reality. Your work directly improves yield, throughput, and optical quality in a cleanroom semiconductor environment. This role offers the chance to scale cutting-edge AR technology from R&D to high-volume production.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Lead lithography process development and optimization for wafer manufacturing
  • Drive process control, yield improvement using DOE, SPC, and root cause analysis
  • Support process transfer from R&D to manufacturing including IQ/OQ/PQ
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to troubleshoot issues and improve process stability

📋 Requirements

  • 8+ years in nanofabrication or wafer lithography
  • Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Materials Science
  • Hands-on cleanroom wafer processing experience
  • Strong understanding of SPC, DOE, and structured root cause analysis

✨ Nice to Have

  • M.S. or Ph.D. in related engineering discipline
  • Experience with wafer-level optics or photonics
  • Familiarity with JMP, statistical analysis tools, or process automation systems

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 🚀 Relocation assistance available
  • 🏥 Health benefits (implied, standard for US tech companies)

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 3-5 weeks · AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter screen· 30 min
  2. 2Hiring manager interview· 45 min
  3. 3Technical interview· 60 min
  4. 4Onsite interviews· 4 hours
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