# Plasma Dry-Etching (ICP/ RIE) & Ash Process Engineer

About our group: At Seagate our mission is to build the world’s best data storage devices. The Advanced Transducer Development group is a global R&D organization that develops new recording head technologies to advance areal density and enable Seagate’s HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 4 year+ product roadmap. Our process team uses state-of-the-art wafer fabrication tools and cleanroom facilities to innovate and deliver leading-edge writers and read sensors. With an emphasis on proving feasibility of new devices, processes and materials, we help build Seagate’s future time-to-market leadership. If you are excited by innovative technology development, are naturally creative, and passionate about seeing ideas come to life then this could be a perfect fit to your research and development career. About the role - you will: We are seeking an experienced Plasma Dry-Etching Process Engineer with expertise in Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), Reactive Ion Etching (RIE) and Asher Systems. In this hands-on role, you will work with state-of the-art Plasma Dry-etching and Plasma Ash platforms to developing robust and manufacturable processes, partnering closely with integration, device, and manufacturing

- **Id**: 4080041
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/seagate-technology-plasma-dry-etching-icp-rie-ash-process-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Derry, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T16:53:27Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T16:53:27Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7896
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Annual leave, Flexible schedule, Home office
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Enterprise Storage Systems, Digital Storage

## Company

- **Id**: 1756651
- **Name**: Seagate Technology
- **Domain**: seagate.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/seagate-com>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 5
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 13
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **Ellipsometry** — Optional: no
- **Photolithography** — Optional: no
- **Plasma Etch** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T16:53:27Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 13
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T19:29:30Z

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