The posting
Job description
Inpria, a subsidiary of JSR Corporation, is seeking a Process Engineering Manager to lead the process engineering team supporting development, scale-up, and manufacturing of advanced EUV photoresist materials. This role combines technical leadership, people management, and cross-functional execution to ensure manufacturing processes are robust, scalable, and capable of meeting demanding customer requirements. Reporting to the Director of Engineering & Manufacturing Operations, the Engineering Manager will translate organizational priorities into executable engineering plans; develop the technical capability of the engineering team; and provide leadership for process troubleshooting, improvement, and manufacturing readiness.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead process engineering efforts supporting EUV photoresist development, scale-up, and manufacturing operations.
- Directly manage process engineers, including hiring, onboarding, goal setting, performance management, technical development, and retention.
- Drive process optimization across yield, defectivity, cost, cycle time, and process robustness using rigorous, data-driven methods.
- Establish and maintain engineering performance metrics, technical-review mechanisms, and action plans for process capability, yield, defectivity, cycle time, reliability, and project execution.
- Lead complex process investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous-improvement activities.
- Lead process-engineering execution for new process introduction, process transfer, and operational handoff, partnering with R&D, Manufacturing Operations, Quality, and Equipment Engineering to ensure processes are qualified, documented, trained, and ready for sustained execution.
- Establish and refine process-control strategies, specifications, operating procedures, and controlled documentation to meet semiconductor-grade purity and defectivity requirements.
- Partner with Equipment Engineering during equipment design and implementation, providing process requirements and leading process-engineering deliverables including theory of operation, process qualification, controlled documentation, and initial operations training.
- Ensure ongoing process-engineering readiness for process changes, maintenance activities, production campaigns, and resolution of technical risks affecting manufacturing performance.
- Partner cross-functionally to support ERP and MES implementation, ensuring manufacturing requirements, workflows, and user-adoption needs are represented.
- Translate technical, operational, and organizational priorities into actionable engineering plans, milestones, and staffing requirements.
- Provide input to support capacity planning, facility growth, equipment installs, and long-range manufacturing capability planning.
- Escalate significant technical, cross-functional, customer, or resource issues that require senior management alignment or decision-making.
- Support engineering readiness for customer production priorities by coordinating process-engineering activities around plant capacity, maintenance windows, equipment installs, and workforce availability.
- Provide input to organizational planning, headcount needs, and development of scalable engineering systems.
- Lead, coach, and develop process engineers through technical mentorship, regular feedback, performance management, and professional-development planning.
- Build technical depth within the team in process engineering, high-purity chemical handling, contamination control, statistical analysis, and structured problem solving.
- Establish clear expectations for technical rigor, data integrity, documentation quality, communication, safety, and accountability.
- Foster effective collaboration among engineers, technicians, manufacturing supervisors, and cross-functional partners.
- Identify capability gaps and develop training plans to strengthen engineering support for current operations and future growth.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Key Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, manufacturing, operations management, or a related technical field with 8+ years experience; advanced degree preferred. Equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
- Experience in process engineering and/or manufacturing within high-purity chemicals or semiconductor materials.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing engineering teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Strong technical background in process development, scale-up, process control, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
- Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional technical programs from problem definition through implementation and sustained results.
- Experience developing processes and control strategies that meet demanding customer, quality, reliability, and manufacturing requirements.
- Experience with statistical process control, data analysis, root cause analysis, and structured problem-solving methods.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence decisions across R&D, quality, engineering, operations, and management.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future without the need for employer sponsorship.
- Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment drug test.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 10+ years experience process engineering and/or manufacturing within high-purity chemicals or semiconductor materials.
- Experience with EUV photoresists, advanced lithography materials, semiconductor process integration, or related semiconductor-materials manufacturing.
- Familiarity with the demanding qualification and standards associated with EUV photolithography customers in the semiconductor industry.
- Experience supporting pilot, scale-up, and high-volume manufacturing environments.
- Experience with MES, ERP, controlled documentation, change control, and qualification practices.
- Familiarity with high-purity chemical equipment, P&IDs, process automation, PLCs, HMIs, and recipe-controlled production systems.
- Experience using JMP or similar statistical data-analysis tools.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to wear standard cleanroom attire in areas that require it
- Ability to wear standard PPE in areas that require it
- Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time
- Ability to use a keyboard and mouse for computer data entry and/or analysis, and presenting data
- Domestic and International travel estimated <10%
- Occasional nights or weekends may be required due to meetings and production operations support needs
Job benefits
Inpria offers competitive compensation, including bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits package:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (including family coverage).
- Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability (company-paid).
- 401(k) with employer matching contributions.
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
About Inpria Inpria Corporation is the world leader in metal oxide photoresist design, development, and manufacturing. Our EUV photoresists enable semiconductor manufacturers to realize the full potential of extreme ultraviolet lithography. Located in Corvallis, Oregon—consistently ranked among the most livable and family-friendly cities in the U.S.—the area offers access to exceptional outdoor recreation, including the Cascade Mountains and Oregon coast.
Equal Opportunity Statement Inpria is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity of thought and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees feel respected, valued, and empowered.
