National Semiconductor Epi Process Engineer – Staff Greenock   £Competitive

Company Profile:

National Semiconductor creates analog-intensive solutions that differentiate customers' products by providing lower power consumption, higher speed, greater precision, increased portability, better audio and sharper images in electronics systems. National’s leading-edge, energy-efficient analog products enhance personal mobile devices (cell phones, smart phones and MP3 players), LED lighting and electronics such as medical, automotive, and test and measurement equipment. Its Solar Magic technology, launched in 2008, is built upon National’s analog and power management circuits and provides enhanced energy output of solar arrays. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., National reported sales of $1.46 billion for its most recent fiscal year.

We are currently recruiting for a number of permanent positions within our UK Manufacturing and Design centre. We advertise all of our vacancies via our company website http://www.national.com/analog/careers

Reporting to the Diffusion Process Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for technical support, development and sustaining engineering in the Diffusion / Deposition and Epi area with the following preferred requirements:

– Experienced in development, characterisation and manufacturability of epi layers. Device physics experience in relation to Epi process would be advantageous.
– Applied 7811 and/or ASM Epsilon and/or Applied Gemini G2 experience required at atmosphere and reduced pressure processing.
– Good formal problem solving and statistical control and characterisation techniques i.e. SPC, DOE, 6 Sigma, Taguchi, KT, TPM, etc
– Have worked as a process engineer in a high volume environment and have experience of producing full manufacturing solutions; Yield, Cost, Cycle time and Quality.
– You will focus on improving yield, wafer cost and cycle time by the introduction of new manufacturing techniques, chemicals or process equipment and by improving process control. To achieve this you will liaise with production, maintenance and other engineering departments to ensure plant goals are met or exceeded.

Benefits/Conditions of Employment  

In these position candidates will work a 40 hour week, 08:30-17:00, Monday - Friday. 

It will offer the following benefits:

a)     Annual holiday entitlement will be 33 days.

b)    NSUK Group Personal Pension Plan, which is provided through Standard Life.

c)     Private Health Care Plan

d)    Stock Purchase Plan stock purchase plan. 

e)     Employee variable Pay Bonus Scheme

f)     A competitive salary will be offered for this position.

g)    On site Gym facility

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