Staff Engineer, Process Sustaining Engineering - Dry/Wet Etch & Cleans
Analog Devices · Washington
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Base pay
- $113k–$164k
- Travel
- 10%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 15 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior continuous improvement role at Analog Devices (industrial) in Washington. Develop, execute, and analyze Design of Experiments (DOE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodologies to improve process capability and product quality.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, SPC, DOE, Robotics, Automation
- Base pay
- $113k–$164k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 10% travel
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How this role compares
Against 337 other live lean / ci postings in the US.
- Base pay
- About 14% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 5+)
Typical $100k–$143k, from 117 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 86%
- Six Sigma 54%
- Kaizen 51%
- Value stream mapping 47%
- ✓ Root cause 44%
- 5S 31%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for SPC, DOE, Robotics, Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at Analog Devices
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Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is CI run from the plant floor or from a corporate OpEx group?
- Which metrics does leadership actually watch: OEE, scrap, cost per unit?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- The posting says about 10% travel. Between which sites?
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Responsibilities
- ◆Serve as the technical subject matter expert (SME) for Dry Etch, Wet Etch, and Clean process technologies in a semiconductor manufacturing environment.
- ◆Lead yield improvement initiatives through root cause analysis, defect reduction, and process optimization.
- ◆Develop, execute, and analyze Design of Experiments (DOE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodologies to improve process capability and product quality.
- ◆Drive continuous improvement projects focused on throughput, cycle time, manufacturability, cost reduction, and process robustness.
- ◆Lead qualification of new processes, equipment, toolsets, and technology transfers into manufacturing.
- ◆Troubleshoot and resolve complex process and equipment issues through data-driven problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration.
- ◆Partner with Product, Integration, Equipment, and Manufacturing teams to ensure process compatibility, manufacturability, and production readiness.
- ◆Establish and maintain process control strategies, specifications, and documentation to support stable manufacturing operations.
- ◆Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineers, technicians, and manufacturing personnel.
- ◆Lead cross-functional projects and represent Sustaining Engineering in support of organizational goals related to safety, quality, delivery, and operational excellence.
Requirements
- ✓Bachelors or Master’s degree in ChemE, Mat Sci, EE, Physics, Chemistry or a related discipline.
- ✓7+ years of direct semiconductor industry experience, Subject Matter Experts (SME) with Dry and Wet Etch, Clean process technologies.
- ✓Ability to develop resolutions to transfer technology and qualify complex toolsets, resolve problems with diverse scopes requiring in-depth analysis.
- ✓Advanced understanding of statistical process control (SPC), MFG throughput, efficiency and engineering statistics.
Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days
The expected wage range for a new hire into this position is $113,190 to $163,905.
- ✓Actual wage offered may vary depending on work location , experience, education, training, external market data, internal pay equity, or other bona fide factors.
- ✓This position qualifies for a discretionary performance-based bonus which is based on personal and company factors
- ✓This position includes medical, vision and dental coverage, 401k, paid vacation, holidays, and sick time , and other benefits.
- ✓Benefits for the position includes 10 paid holidays per year, paid vacation starting at 136 hours per year for full-time employees (prorated for part-time employees), and paid sick time that exceeds the
requirements
of the Washington State Sick Leave law.
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About Analog Devices
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI ) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X .
Preferred
- +7+ years of direct semiconductor manufacturing industry with experience on Applied Material Etchers, Wet Etch, FSI and/or JST equipment are a plus.
- +Significant CMOS/Bipolar knowledge of device physics as-well-as device integration.
- +5+ years of interdisciplinary project management experience within semiconductor industry.
- +5+ years of hands-on academic or industry experience with process and materials development.
- +Able to occasionally travel domestically and internationally as needed.
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