Sr Section Manager Process Engineering (Lithography)

About GF 

GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading manufacturer of essential semiconductors, enabling AI at scale from the cloud to the physical world. Through deep partnerships with customers, GF delivers differentiated, power efficient and high-performance solutions for high growth markets. With global manufacturing operations across the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted and holistic technology partner for customers around the world. GF’s talented, global team remains focused every day on security, longevity, and sustainability. For more information, visit www.gf.com. 

Summary

Lead and manage process engineering and sustaining team to achieve module objectives by optimizing processes and driving improvements in CPK, SPC, productivity, cost efficiency, and quality performance.

Your Job:

• Set expectations to employees on understanding and compliance to MRB, TECN, 8D, specification requirements.
• Set expectations on effective use of SPC, FMEA, and other Quality Management System to detect issues timely and with improvement action items identified.
• Conduct regular assessment of risk management with action items identified.
• Ensure continuous improvement program is in place to prevent quality, line yield, and sort yield excursions.
• Work closely with Equipment and Manufacturing Section Managers to address equipment constraint issues, OEE. Optimize metrology sampling to meet quality standard and Manufacturing requirements.
• Ensure project monitoring system is in place to keep track of project status and progress versus FAB performance requirements.
• Set targets, goals and projects for the section to minimize wafer scrap, defect, rework, and improve process capability to meet operational needs.
• Facilitate/ initiate CIP programs to optimize process window, cost, yield, and productivity.  Establish plans and strategies to optimize process capability to meet operational requirements.
• Forecast and budget on chemical / material cost and any other related expenditure. Drive improvement activities to reduce material costs.
• Develop system or procedure to ensure success in prototype and new process or recipe qualification.
• Establish/ monitor vendor performance metrics to drive quality and cost improvements.  Develop a good working relationship with vendors.
• Develop internal audit system to comply to TS16949 Quality Standard and customer requirements.
• Set performance expectations for employees and have regular reviews to keep track of performance.  Define responsibility clearly and develop empowerment in the group. Work jointly with employees to develop their career path.
• Ensure that employees have the required training, knowledge, and competency in performing the tasks.
• Coach and show Engineers on their troubleshooting skills, understanding of processes, decision making, risk assessment.
• Develop a positive team atmosphere and high morale in the group to meet fab goals.
• Set a culture of Respect of individual, accountability, and ownership.
• Develop performance reporting structures so that the employees can document their project in Knowledge database for sharing and training for future Engineers / AEs.

Other Responsibilities:  

Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs 

Responsibilities:

• MS/BS in Chemical Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Chemistry & Physics or other relevant qualification.
• 5-8 years of relevant lithography experience in semiconductor industry with people management experience.
• Proven ability to identify, assess and solve problems.
• Good communication and leadership skills.

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