Foundry Module Development Engineer, CMP

About the Role

Join Intel and help create the next generation of technologies that will shape the future. Engineers within Intel's Logic Technology Development (LTD) organization innovate leading-edge fabrication processes. The role of a Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) Process Development Engineer in LTD encompasses developing and sustaining planarization techniques for a variety of materials and architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments necessary to meet engineering specifications for the process.
• Participating in the development of intellectual property.
• Developing equipment and components necessary to leverage understanding gained in research (in collaboration with suppliers), identifying shortcomings, and proposing and evaluating modifications to mitigate issues or enable new capabilities.
• Overseeing unique CMP steps in a manufacturing line, integrating thousands of steps for the manufacture of complex microprocessors, while simultaneously transferring the technology to counterparts in manufacturing sites across the globe.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• CMP techniques leverage physics, chemistry, materials science, and surface science concepts.
• Diverse scientific backgrounds requiring strong collaboration and shared learning.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related Scientific STEM field of study with 4+ years of Semiconductor Industry experience (semiconductor processing and semiconductor fabrication).
• Masters degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related Scientific STEM field of study with 3+ years of Semiconductor Industry experience (semiconductor processing and semiconductor fabrication).
• PhD degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related Scientific STEM field of study with 6+ months of Semiconductor Industry experience (semiconductor processing and semiconductor fabrication).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing, qualifying, or sustaining semiconductor manufacturing equipment in a high-volume production or technology development environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in structured problem solving, experimental design, statistical data analysis, and hardware capability improvement.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams and external suppliers to develop equipment solutions, drive technology transfers, and enable new process capabilities.
• Rapid analysis of complex process issues and identification of a solution path.
• Ability to be self-directing and show initiative.
• Ability to take initiative and adapt to evolving priorities.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to summarize complex data sets for technical and non-technical audiences.