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Become part of a team focused on delivering the most exciting semiconductor technology in the world! If you enjoy working with others in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and are looking for an opportunity to grow your career in this exciting industry, then Tower Semiconductor is the place to be!\nTower Semiconductor, the leading foundry of high-value analog semiconductor solutions, provides technology, development, and process platforms for analog integrated circuits to more than 300 customers worldwide across growing markets such as communications, mobile, infrastructure, consumer, industrial, automotive, medical, and aerospace and defense, among others.\nJoin Tower and become part of a dynamic organization with exceptionally talented and dedicated team members who work collaboratively to provide best-in-class technological solutions to our clients.\nJob Description\nIn this role, you will lead, manage, mentor, and develop a team of process engineers and technicians within the dry etch area. You will be responsible for sustaining operations, process control, process and equipment improvements, capacity expansion, process development, technology transfers, quality enhancements, and cost reduction initiatives in this area. Additionally, you will partner with and receive support from cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of quality products on time and in accordance with customer specifications. You will also collaborate with global counterparts to benchmark and enhance dry etch processes and equipment across the company.\nThis Job Is For You If\nYou are passionate about mentoring and developing engineers and technicians, setting clear goals and expectations while providing regular feedback.\nYou can lead key activities in the dry etch area, including:\nMonitoring and controlling dry etch processes.\nSolving technical problems to ensure predictable high quality, and participating in troubleshooting taskforces to develop solutions that prevent recurrence.\nProactively identifying continuous improvement and cost savings opportunities and driving them to completion.\nImproving area flexibility by qualifying additional processes on different toolsets.\nInstalling and qualifying new toolsets efficiently and effectively.\nYou can partner with other teams to resolve manufacturing challenges and meet output requirements.\nYou can act as a key technical resource, providing technical guidance and support to the team.\nYou can establish specifications for processes, equipment, and new technologies, characterize new processes, and transition documented processes into production operations.\nYou can justify, procure, and implement new process tools into production to meet technology and capacity requirements.\nYou can partner with global counterparts to identify and implement best practices.\nYou have a strong sense of ownership and are self-motivated.\nYou are data-driven, results-oriented, and a team player who fosters a collaborative, high-performance environment.\nYou communicate effectively with team members at all levels of the organization.\nJob Requirements\nMust Have:\nPhD or M.S. degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or materials science.\n5+ years of experience in a semiconductor fab with specific emphasis in the dry etch area, and with experience of leading and mentoring teams.\nStrong technical knowledge of dry etch principles, theories, concepts, materials, applications, and techniques.\nStrong working knowledge of advanced CMOS and RF wafer processing technologies and processes and product level interactions that affect device yields.\nNice to Have:\nStrong knowledge of ACE, 8D problem solving methodology, PROMIS WIP management and JMP statistical analysis software are a plus.\nDemonstrated ability to work well within a global team or environment.\nOutstanding communication skills - both written and verbal.\nDemonstrated ability to meet deadlines and commitments.\nExcellent interpersonal skills, energetic and self-starter.\nExperience with design of experiment techniques and data analysis.\nStrong organizational skills; demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and able to react to shifting priorities to meet business needs.\nDemonstrated expertise in data analysis, problem-solving, and technical troubleshooting.\nAbility to assess and mitigate risks to enable sound, informed decision-making on critical issues.\nProven success in leading teams and solving complex technical problems.\nDemonstrated ability to coach and mentor team members supporting their career development.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4631,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Chemical Engineering","Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-03T01:29:45Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["conf:4","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-03T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/tower-semiconductor-sr-process-engineering-manager-plasma-etch","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/tower-semiconductor-sr-process-engineering-manager-plasma-etch.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-04T01:27:45Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1887,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3113,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-05T00:00:00Z"}}}