Process Engineer – Etch & Implant

Overview

As a Process Engineer at Nexperia, you will balance sustaining daily production with delivering long-term improvement projects in a key wafer fab area. You’ll work across Etch & Implant technologies, driving yield, capability and performance, while supporting new product development and documentation. The role combines hands-on process work with cross-functional collaboration in a dynamic environment and offers clear development paths. You will impact manufacturing efficiency, process control, and compliance in a global, sustainability-minded company.

Pay / Benefits

• Starting salary 54,000-66,000 (DOE) or 46,000 for Graduate level
• Bonus scheme up to 6%
• Excellent contributory pension up to 9%
• 33 days annual leave + flexible benefits
• On-site medical centre
• Employee assistance programme

Responsibilities

• Sustain daily production and drive long-term improvement projects in Etch & Implant area
• Improve yield, capability and performance; coordinate R&R studies on metrology equipment; track and report process performance
• Deliver technical improvement projects focused on yield, cost, throughput, ease of manufacture and process capability
• Support new product/platform development through process development activities
• Generate and maintain Wafer Fab Operator Instructions and ensure adherence to procedures and quality standards

Key requirements

• 1+ years of semiconductor industry experience as a Process Engineer or a strong related academic background
• HND or Degree in a relevant STEM discipline (degree preferred)
• Strong problem-solving skills and initiative
• Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration abilities
• Ability to manage priorities and work under high pressure
• Competent with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Ability to work a rotating 12-hour shift pattern (days/nights)
• Right to work in the UK
• Desirable: Experience in Etch & Implant Process Engineering

• problem-solving
• initiative
• cross-functional collaboration
• dry etch
• implant process technologies
• process development

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