MOCVD Manufacturing Manager

Engineering Branchburg, New Jersey

MOCVD Manufacturing Manager

Job scope & responsibilities:

Support MOCVD process manufacturing and engineering activities on multi-wafer production reactors for high voltage devices.
Troubleshoot MOCVD material growth issues.
Responsible for equipment performance metrics and productivity requirements
Ensure all MOCVD equipment meets SPC requirements, maintenance schedules, and goals
Support and document production action plans and FMEA
Collaborate with cross functional engineering and manufacturing operations team to support epitaxy reactors, wafer metrology tools, and related wafer fabrication equipment
Provide primary ownership of all reactor growth recipes, tool qualification sequences, calibration monitors, and wafer characterization protocols for new and existing products
Support yield and uptime improvement activities for ongoing epi wafer.
Support manufacturing execution system (MES) software and support automation projects to automate and improve data collection methods.
Generate and update product specifications and procedures to ensure ISO compliance.
The ideal candidate will be able to support reactor maintenance activities.
Work in a cleanroom environment and adhere to good manufacturing practices.

Requirements:

10 years of experience in MOCVD epitaxial deposition of III-Vs materials in a volume production environment.
Min of MS in Material Science or equivalent.
Proven success in meeting aggressive operational objectives: throughput, reactor utilization, yield, etc.
Demonstrated leadership in organizing work flows, optimizing operator time, streamlining wafer characterization, and improving overall team efficiency
Experience with continuous improvement methods applied to manufacturing of III-V epitaxial wafers for cost reduction and quality improvement.
Train/certify and manage both EPI and characterization technicians.
Ability to manage MOCVD technicians and operators.
Experience with material growth with Veeco’s MOCVD tools is preferred.