Process Engineer 3

About Mattson

Company: Mattson Technology, Inc., a 38-year Silicon Valley company, designs, manufactures, markets, and globally supports plasma and rapid thermal processing equipment to fabricate integrated circuits for the global semiconductor industry.

Mattson Technology, Inc. offers processing equipment that utilizes innovative technologies to deliver advanced processing capabilities and high productivity for the fabrication of current and next-generation integrated circuits. Our equipment and technologies are used by leading memory and logic, analog /power device manufacturers worldwide. Innovations from Mattson Technology in Atomic Surface Engineering address the most critical logic and memory manufacturing challenges.

In May 2016, Mattson Technology was acquired by Beijing’s E-Town Capital. Our new investor’s vision is that Mattson Technology, with its Silicon Valley DNA, will continue to operate as a global, market-driven technology provider serving worldwide semiconductor manufacturing customers. In July, 2025, the company successfully listed in Shanghai’s STAR Exchange. As the external trade compliance environment evolves, Mattson Technology now operates independently from the parent company in product, business, and operations, serving customers outside of China.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design experiments, collect data, analyze data and compile reports on process engineering experiments

• Perform root cause analysis, troubleshoot problems and resolve difficult process engineering issues

• Measure film properties, interpret data, and make conclusion and recommendations

• Support transfer of technology to field staff and customers, interact with account team and customers to resolve a variety of difficult process engineering problems

• Manage process development and reliability projects

• Process verification and troubleshooting at various customer sites

• Detailed documentation for presentations and technical issues during development and troubleshooting

• Monitor hardware performance and verify stability of newly developed processes. Develop and modify hardware as needed to improve process results

• Investigate accidents and incidents that have occurred; identify the corrective action necessary to prevent a similar accident from occurring

• Follow all safety and health regulations and work practices, including personal protective equipment where applicable

• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Demonstrated hands-on experimental experience in a technical environment

• BS in chemical Engineering, material science or related field and 5 years of experience. Advanced degrees preferred but not necessary.

• Excellent data analysis skills, including numerical and statistical analysis of data, treatment of experimental errors and graphical presentation of diverse (potentially multidimensional) datasets.

• Excellent documentation and communications skill

• Must be able to work independently under deadline pressure in a highly dynamic environment.

• Flexible to work shifts that may include swing and weekend

• Must be able to work safely in a laboratory environment containing high-energy machinery and hazardous gases

• Must be able and willing to travel outside the US 20%

• Remain informed about safety and health regulations affecting the operations of supervision

Salary Range: $106,000 - $145,860