Process Engineer
Power Integrations · Ithaca, NY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Power Integrations (industrial) in Ithaca, NY. BS in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or related technical field.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
- Tools it names
- DOE, Painting / coating
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How this role compares
Against 20 other live process postings in New York.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $100k–$140k, from 14 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 52%
- Lean 38%
- ✓ DOE 33%
- SPC 29%
- Team leadership 24%
- Six Sigma 24%
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Stands out: this posting asks for Painting / coating, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Full description from Power IntegrationsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Perform semiconductor wafer processing including cleaning, coating, lithography, deposition, etch, annealing, and inspection.
- ◆Operate and maintain process equipment and perform tool calibrations.
- ◆Execute Design of Experiments (DOE), analyze data, and document results.
- ◆Support process development, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement activities.
Qualifications
- ✓BS in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or related technical field.
- ✓2+ years of semiconductor wafer fabrication or process engineering experience.
- ✓Experience with:
- ✓Contact/stepper lithography
- ✓E-beam evaporation and sputtering
- ✓Lift-off processes
- ✓RTP and furnace annealing
- ✓ALD and PECVD (SiO₂, Si₃N₄)
- ✓RIE/ICP etch processes
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Job Scope
Power Integrations is seeking a hands-on Semiconductor Process Engineer to support wafer fabrication operations in our Class 100 cleanroom facility in our Ithaca, New York location.
Schedule
- •Standard hours: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
- •Flexibility to support portions of the second shift as needed.