Jobs at SkyWater Technology Foundry

Leads photolithography process development and sustaining activities in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing. Responsibilities include troubleshooting line issues, performing SPC-based root-cause analysis, optimizing resolution, overlay, critical dimension control, and focus-exposure margins, and developing DUV, ArF, and dry processes. The role also involves mentoring junior staff, supporting technology-node transfers, and collaborating with integration, etch, and mask-design teams. Required expertise includes TEL tracks, ASML steppers and scanners, resist processes, overlay metrology, and SEM-based CD analysis.

Leads Thin Films and CMP engineering operations in a high-volume semiconductor fab. Manages engineers, supports new product development, improves process stability, yield, uptime, cost, defect density, overlay, and CD uniformity. Oversees process control systems, documentation, recipes, technology transfers, customer qualifications, and cross-functional problem resolution while maintaining production KPIs and team accountability.

Owns semiconductor product performance throughout fabrication and testing. Investigates yield issues, bin shifts, and performance changes using statistical and electrical analysis; conducts failure analysis; supports customer returns; and drives improvements with process and test engineering. The role requires expertise in semiconductor devices, fab processes, wafer-level and SORT testing, tester operation, reliability physics, and statistical process control. It also guides associate engineers and technicians and leads cross-functional projects.

Serves as the primary customer quality interface for semiconductor wafer services. Leads customer corrective actions, 8D responses, root-cause investigations, containment, audits, quality reporting, and continuous improvement. Supports manufacturing process quality, nonconforming material disposition, process changes, technology transfers, and compliance with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949. Collaborates with manufacturing, process, yield, reliability, and operations teams to resolve quality issues and maintain customer satisfaction.

Provides defect metrology recipe development, optimization, and equipment engineering support across semiconductor inspection and review platforms. Responsibilities include managing inspections, tool uptime, availability, matching, maintenance, budgets, supplier engagement, defect identification, process troubleshooting, and recommendations. The role requires statistical analysis, SPC, experimental design, project leadership, risk management, equipment installation and qualification expertise, and understanding of semiconductor fabrication processes and technology.

Owns electrical test performance for semiconductor products, investigating wafer electrical test and wafer-level reliability issues through statistical analysis, electrical characterization, and failure analysis. Collaborates with process and product engineers to improve yield, resolve root causes, and implement reliability improvements across technologies. Leads projects involving test programs, tester and probe-card operation, statistical process control, device physics, and semiconductor reliability.

Leads industrial engineering strategy for semiconductor fab performance, using advanced analytics, predictive modeling, statistical methods, and factory planning to improve OEE, cycle time, throughput, and bottleneck performance. Partners with operations leadership, drives cross-functional initiatives, develops metrics and roadmaps, mentors engineers, presents recommendations to executives, and improves industrial engineering processes.

Lead semiconductor fab quality initiatives focused on zero defects, quality metrics, customer complaints, quality systems, SPC, change management, supplier controls, and MRB processes. Conduct internal audits, support material qualification, drive corrective actions, perform root cause analysis, and lead cross-functional continuous improvement. The role requires semiconductor wafer fabrication quality experience, knowledge of relevant ISO and industry standards, statistical tools, and strong problem-solving skills.

Own capacity modeling and factory planning for semiconductor production toolsets. Develop analytics, statistical models, and decision-support tools to improve OEE, cycle time, throughput, and bottleneck performance. Lead cross-functional factory improvement initiatives, define metrics, present recommendations to leadership, identify floor constraints, mentor entry-level engineers, and improve Industrial Engineering and Planning processes.

Develops, optimizes, characterizes, and sustains photolithography processes in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing. Owns production lithography performance, including yield, defectivity, critical dimensions, overlay, throughput, and cost. Uses SPC, DOE, statistical analysis, metrology, and data mining to identify variation and resolve process issues. Leads process qualification, improvement projects, and cross-functional troubleshooting with equipment, integration, manufacturing, and engineering teams.

Manages the Austin wafer inspection and defect density engineering team, overseeing operations, defect monitoring, yield and quality improvement, corrective actions, equipment uptime, and continuous improvement. Leads engineers, managers, operators, and technicians; develops long-term tool, systems, staffing, budget, and succession strategies; mentors leaders; and resolves technical and personnel issues. Requires extensive semiconductor manufacturing expertise, structured problem solving, strategic planning, and high-performance team leadership.

Manage full-cycle recruiting for SkyWater’s Austin site, including sourcing candidates, partnering with hiring managers, screening applicants, coordinating interviews, and supporting employer branding. The role requires building talent pipelines through online channels, social media, referrals, events, and campus engagement while ensuring a positive candidate experience. This is a full-time, on-site position supporting semiconductor manufacturing recruitment.

Develops and manages semiconductor production schedules based on demand, equipment, materials, staffing, and volume. Coordinates internal and external stakeholders to ensure wafers are started and delivered accurately, interfaces with customers on supply and demand, expedites schedule delays, forecasts operational changes, analyzes performance, and leads continuous improvement for delivery commitments.

Owns semiconductor product performance across fab manufacturing and testing. Investigates yield issues, bin shifts, and performance changes using statistical and electrical analysis; performs failure analysis with SORT testers; supports customer returns; and drives improvements with process and test engineering. The role also guides engineers and technicians, leads projects, and applies device physics, wafer-level testing, statistical process control, reliability principles, and risk management to improve product quality and performance.

Maintain and improve semiconductor chemical mechanical polishing processes, including process control, defect and yield troubleshooting, statistical analysis, and qualification of new settings, slurries, consumables, and equipment. Collaborate cross-functionally to improve tool availability, throughput, utilization, quality, and cost. The role requires on-site work Monday through Friday and supports CMP processes such as STI, tungsten, oxide, and copper.