Process Engineer II

Job Summary

As a leading supplier of infrared (IR) imaging, DRS NIS – Texas is seeking a Process Engineer who will be responsible for developing, sustaining, and improving processes used to manufacture IR sensing semiconductor materials.  Responsibilites will include process ownership, material disposition, process development, and process troubleshooting.  This position is critical to success of DRS IR imaging products.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field such as Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Physics
• Experience: 2 - 5+ years
• Strong mechanical aptitude and desire to work with equipment and tools for the purpose of process improvement, new process/equipment development, and troubleshooting.
• Must be organized, enthusiastic, and creative with a desire to solve problems and improve all aspects of manufacturing process.
• Able to effectively communicate with individuals with diverse educational backgrounds 
• Willingness to spend extended periods of time in manufacturing areas or cleanrooms
• Self-starter with excellent verbal communication and documentation skills.
• Flexible and able to perform a wide variety of tasks and processes
• Able to effectively manage and balance production requirements and development activities.

DESIRED SKILLS

• Manufacturing process and equipment troubleshooting experience
• Working knowledge of DOE, SPC, and formal problem solving methods such as DMAIC
• Programming and data query experience is a plus

Job Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering support to IR materials manufacturing team:  Areas of responsibility may include processes related to growth and post-processing of HgCdTe (mining, dicing, planarization, doping, and polish)
• Continuously improve existing manufacturing processes to optimize yield, increase capacity, and reduce cycle time.
• Monitor and report on process yields, cycle time, and key WIP/Inventory levels
• Establish and maintain metrics to validate material quality at various stages in the process flow
• Analyze and disposition non-conforming material or processes.
• Design, develop, and document new or improved processes and equipment
• Interact with management, peers, technicians, and support personnel to coordinate technical activities and progress report

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS(E.g. Lifting – Ability to lift 25 lbs less than 5% per week or up to 20% per year, Walking, Bending, Stooping, Kneeling etc.)

WORK CONDITIONS (E.g. Travel – Up to 25% per year)

• • Office
  • Light Manufacturing environment
  • Class 100 clean room
  • Work schedule: 9/80 (9 hrs MTWTh, 8 hrs every other Fri)
  • Expected work hours: Working hours vary between 6am – 10pm, depending on company need