Unit Process Engineer (Wets Process)

IBM

IBM

Albany, NY, USA

Posted on Apr 15, 2026
Your role and responsibilities

Unit Process Engineer (Wets Process), IBM Corporation, Albany, NY :

  • Own semiconductor equipment and maintain the health of the equipment by collaborating with equipment vendors, fab operations, process, and management team to maintain the health of the semiconductor equipment.
  • Collect wafer history using SiView; leverage web-based software to analyze the contamination, particles, and elemental data available from the wafers.
  • Work with an internal failure analysis team to identify the defects and external metrology vendor.
  • Lead equipment field service team and troubleshoot any equipment issues and report the equipment status to support semiconductor process development.
  • Liaise with equipment vendors and review/discuss continuous improvement plans.
  • Coordinate with process integration team to understand integration scheme and wet cleaning process needs.
  • Assess the process window, formulate design of experiments (DOE’s) and make continuous improvement to unstable processes.
  • Work with equipment vendors, material vendors, and internally to drive the development of new materials and create data packages for implementation of the developed process.
  • Train workstation operators, new technicians, and new engineers to meet their technical level requirements needed to perform and deliver quarterly and yearly milestones.
  • Work with equipment vendors on specification and installation for new tools or upgrades.
  • Support and drive the process needs for a joint development program and joint development alliance.
  • Publish wet clean process development work and research.
  • Utilize: Design of Experiment (DoE), Statistical Process Charts (SPC), PDCA/8D methodologies, Wafer Acceptance Test (WAT).

Required: Master’s degree or equivalent in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or related (employer will accept a Bachelor's degree plus five (5) years of progressive experience in lieu of a Master’s degree) and one (1) year of experience as an Engineer or related. One (1) year of experience must include utilizing Design of Experiment (DoE), Statistical Process Charts (SPC), PDCA/8D methodologies, Wafer Acceptance Test (WAT). $150,525 to $160,000 per year. Full time. H274.

Required education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

Master’s degree or equivalent in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or related (employer will accept a Bachelor's degree plus five (5) years of progressive experience in lieu of a Master’s degree) and one (1) year of experience as an Engineer or related. One (1) year of experience must include utilizing Design of Experiment (DoE), Statistical Process Charts (SPC), PDCA/8D methodologies, Wafer Acceptance Test (WAT).

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