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Job description
Location: Texas (Houston or DFW)
Business Unit: PT - Service – OI Americas based in Concord, MA
Reports To: Field Process Service Manager
Travel: Up to 50% | FLSA: Exempt
Position Summary
Oxford Instruments is seeking a Process Engineer – High Volume Manufacturing (HVM) / Field Applications to support advanced plasma processing systems across semiconductor manufacturing environments. This role blends field service expertise with process engineering ownership, supporting tool performance, customer acceptance, yield optimization, and uptime in 24/7 high-volume manufacturing (HVM) operations. This role is ideal for experienced engineers—particularly those from or with experience with - Lam Research, Applied Materials, or Tokyo Electron (TEL)—who bring strong tool knowledge and want to expand into process optimization, troubleshooting leadership, and customer-facing engineering. The position requires hands‑on engagement with plasma etch/deposition systems, vacuum systems, chamber maintenance, wet cleans, contamination control, and process recovery within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
Lead tool validation, qualification, and customer acceptance activities
Verify system performance against specifications
Optimize plasma processes for yield and throughput
Support production ramp into HVM
Develop process recipes as needed from existing starting points
Process & Equipment Support
Support daily fab operations
Monitor chamber and tool performance
Analyze trends and implement fixes
Key Technical Activities
Plasma chamber mfg quals & cleans as needed
Vacuum, RF, electrical & PLC control troubleshooting
Process qualification excursion engineering
Particle mitigation
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in STEM field
3–8+ years experience
Plasma tool (dep or etch) experience
PLC control circuits troubleshooting skills
Vacuum and RF knowledge
Preferred Qualifications
Lam/Applied/TEL experience
ICP/RIE/ALD/PECVD/ICPCVD
HVM experience
Contamination control
Thin film metrology
KPIs
Tool uptime
Yield improvement
SPC stability
MTTR, MTBC
Customer satisfaction
Work Environment
Cleanroom PPE
Physically active
Travel up to 50%
Compensation
The expected salary for this full-time, benefited position is between $100,000 - $120,000 . The actual compensation will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills and experience and other factors permitted by law.
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