E5_MTS_SMTS NAND Design Rule Engineer in Process Integration

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JR103598 E5_MTS_SMTS NAND Design Rule Engineer in Process Integration

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As a E5/MTS/SMTS NAND Design Rule / Process Integration engineer, your role is to support the development and high-volume manufacturing of advanced 3D NAND technologies. This role drives design-rule and PDK deliverables, partners closely across process integration and design organizations, and ensures quality, documentation, and timely execution across R&D and production programs.

• Lead the release of design rules and PDK deliverables; manage DRC waivers, mask definitions, and mask reviews for both R&D and production designs.
• Own program execution and milestones from kickoff through end-of-life.
• Partner with stakeholders across Array & CMOS Process Integration, Devices, Layout & Design, Modeling, Scribe & Frame, unit process areas (e.g., PHOTO/OPC/CMP), and Quality & Reliability to guide new 3D NAND generations.
• Ensure high quality and documentation for Design Rule Checks (DRCs) and drive timely disposition of deviations and exceptions.
• Collaborate with Yield Enhancement, Product Engineering, Defect Analysis, and Quality Assurance to identify layout- or database-related process issues and prioritize corrective actions.
• Design and evaluate test structures to generate data for next-generation devices and to assess process margin on current technologies.
• Synthesize complex technical problems and communicate status, risks, and resolutions clearly across functions and management levels.
• Define and track sub-milestones within PDK/DBR/TO schedules; ensure targets are met through cross-team coordination.
• Maintain strong, proactive communication with key stakeholders and escalate issues early with data-driven options.
• Drive continuous improvement in design-rule pathfinding and document learnings that improve production parts still in design.

Requirements

• Education/experience: PhD in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Physics, or Semiconductor Materials Science with 5+ years of relevant experience; or Master’s degree with 8+ years; or bachelor’s degree with 13+ years in the semiconductor industry (Process Integration, Yield Enhancement, Product Engineering, Test Structure Development, or Unit Process Development).
• Hands-on exposure to PDK, design rule, and layout (including minor layout work); proficiency with CAD tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, K2View, and Mentor Graphics DRC/RVE (or equivalent) is a MUST.
• Strong semiconductor device physics and VLSI silicon processing and integration flow knowledge is a MUST.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve complex issues and communicate clearly under pressure.
• Understanding of 3D NAND process flow and major NAND components (e.g., bit-line sensing, word-line driver, data path, and analog circuits).
• Familiarity with CAD group interactions, data post-processing, and data transfer from design databases to reticles.
• Preferred: prior experience in R&D for NAND or other memory technologies.

Job Profile(s):

Semiconductor Process Engineer 5

Relocation level: (TBD)

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