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Job Description
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The Role: Process Steward
At our Sherman, TX facility, Process Technicians are not merely operators; they are Process Stewards. You are entrusted with the stewardship of advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes, part of an exciting and rapid expansion in North Texas. On D Shift, you serve as the primary authority for production stability, making high-stakes, real-time decisions to ensure that every wafer meets our uncompromising standards. As a Steward, you do not just execute a process—you own the stability, quality, and yield of that process. You will be part of the latest and greatest megafab right here in the Silicon Prairie.
The Quality-First Mindset
In semiconductor manufacturing, excellence is measured in atoms. We are looking for individuals who possess an innate Quality-First Mindset. This means:
- Zero-Defect Mentality: You don't just see a passing parameter; you look for the subtle trend that indicates a future failure.
- Precision Obsession: You understand that a minor deviation in a CMP slurry or a Wet etch cycle can have massive downstream consequences.
- Integrity in Data: You believe that accurate data is the foundation of quality, and you take pride in the meticulous documentation of every process step.
- Proactive Vigilance: You don't wait for an alarm to react; you anticipate deviations through disciplined monitoring and technical intuition.
Key Responsibilities
1. Process Execution & Control (CMP & Wet)
- Process Management: Independently manage and execute complex CMP recipes using AMAT and Ebara platforms to ensure precise planarization.
- Chemical Control: Oversee critical Wet Process sequences using Celleste, TEL and DNS equipment, ensuring strict adherence to chemical concentrations and etch rates.
- Stability Monitoring: Constantly monitor real-time process parameters (slurry flow, endpoint detection, and rinse cycles) to prevent process excursions.
- Recipe Stewardship: Ensure all automated systems are running the correct, validated recipes to maintain high-volume production integrity.
2. Yield Excellence & Metrology
- Precision Inspection: Utilize advanced KLA and AMAT metrology tools to monitor surface topography, particle counts, and defect density.
- Trend Analysis: Actively analyze metrology data to detect and intercept potential yield loss before it impacts the production line.
- Root-Cause Support: Provide critical data and observations to Process Engineers to facilitate rapid root-cause analysis of process deviations.
3. Operational Leadership (D Shift)
- Real-Time Decision Making: Utilize SOPs and advanced decision trees to resolve process abnormalities and system alarms with speed and accuracy.
- Seamless Handover: Maintain rigorous, real-time documentation in the MES to ensure the incoming shift has total visibility into process health and yield trends.
Core Competencies:
- Safe. Right. Fast: Safety is first priority always. Do it safely, do it right, and do it fast.
- Analytical Rigor: The ability to interpret complex metrology data and identify patterns.
- Self-Direction: The ability to work independently and maintain high standards during night shift operations.
- Technical Communication: Clear and concise reporting of process deviations to engineering teams.
- Act as an extension to process engineering: Become a reliable partner for executing process experiments to quickly determine root cause, enhance yield, improve cycle time and reduce holds.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- High School diploma/GED
- 18 years of age or older
- One of the following: 2 years of semiconductor experience as Technician OR 8 years of non-semiconductor/military Technician experience
- Ability to work 12 hour compressed work schedule
- Flexible to work day or night shift that will include one weekend shift and holidays
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong data compilation and visualization skills using tools such as Excel, Tibco Spotfire, Power BI or equivalent.
- 3-5 years of process engineering technician experience in high-volume, high-precision, automated 300 mm semiconductor fab including lot holds disposition, process tuning, SPC monitoring.
- Hands-on experience in process execution using AMAT, Ebara, TEL, DNS, or KLA systems.
- Experience writing metrology and defect inspection recipes on KLA and AMAT platforms on shift for troubleshooting and new product inspection setup.
Why Join Us? Become a Process Steward at the forefront of the rapid expansion in North Texas. We offer a structured path to technical mastery, a culture of Safety First and continuous improvement, and the opportunity to shape the future of technology in Sherman, TX.
About Us
Why TI?
- The future starts here. As a TIer, you'll play a critical role in defining the next era of semiconductor technology and help create the innovations that shape the world around us.
- Surround yourself with a team of innovators who value your unique perspective and will challenge you to bring your best self to work every day. We believe that fostering a culture of collaboration fuels both personal growth and technological breakthroughs. Explore our company culture.
- At TI, your success goes beyond your work. Take advantage of comprehensive benefits designed to support your total well-being at work and in life, from competitive compensation to extensive health coverage and wellness programs. Learn more about our benefits offerings.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics and communications equipment. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn more at TI.com.
Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, genetic information, national origin, gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
If you are interested in this position, please apply to this requisition.
TI does not make recruiting or hiring decisions based on citizenship, immigration status or national origin. However, if TI determines that information access or export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit you from working in this position without first obtaining an export license, TI expressly reserves the right not to seek such a license for you and either offer you a different position that does not require an export license or decline to move forward with your employment.
