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skywater

OPC / DFM Principal Engineer

Minneapolis, MN · On-site

SkyWater is hiring an OPC / DFM Principal Engineer for our HQ site in Bloomington, MN. This position will focus on Optical Proximity Correction (OPC) techniques and Design for Manufacturability (DFM ...

Xometry

DFM Project Engineer

Denver, CO · Hybrid

$65K - $85K/yr

As a DFM Project Engineer, you're primarily responsible for working with customers across an array of industries including aerospace, defense, commercial, automotive, industrial and medical devices.

Intel

Collateral Design and DFM Engineer

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

$151K - $182K/yr

Position Overview As a Collateral - Design and DFM Lead Engineer you will be at the heart of HVM and ramp of leading-edge advance logic technologies chartered with inventing and enhancing DFM ...

Intel

Collateral Design and DFM Engineer

Phoenix, AZ

$128K - $153K/yr

Position Overview As a Collateral - Design and DFM Lead Engineer you will be at the heart of HVM and ramp of leading-edge advance logic technologies chartered with inventing and enhancing DFM ...

Xometry

DFM Project Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · Hybrid

$65K - $85K/yr

As a DFM Project Engineer, you're primarily responsible for working with customers across an array of industries including aerospace, defense, commercial, automotive, industrial and medical devices.

skywater

OPC / DFM Sr Staff Engineer

Minneapolis, MN · On-site

SkyWater is hiring an OPC / DFM Sr Staff Engineer for our HQ site in Bloomington, MN. This position will focus on Optical Proximity Correction (OPC) techniques and Design for Manufacturability (DFM ...

Xometry

DFM Project Engineer

North Bethesda, MD · On-site

$65K - $85K/yr

As a DFM Project Engineer, you're primarily responsible for working with customers across an array of industries including aerospace, defense, commercial, automotive, industrial and medical devices.

Xometry

DFM Project Engineer

North Bethesda, MD · Hybrid

$65K - $85K/yr

As a DFM Project Engineer, you're primarily responsible for working with customers across an array of industries including aerospace, defense, commercial, automotive, industrial and medical devices.

Etched

Mechanical DFM Engineer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$150K - $220K/yr

Job Summary We are seeking a hands-on manufacturing leader to drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), supplier execution, and design validation across complex mechanical components. This role partners ...

Etched

Mechanical DFM Engineer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$150K - $220K/yr

Job Summary We are seeking a hands-on manufacturing leader to drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), supplier execution, and design validation across complex mechanical components. This role partners ...

Xometry

DFM Project Engineer

Denver, CO · On-site

$65K - $85K/yr

As a DFM Project Engineer, you're primarily responsible for working with customers across an array of industries including aerospace, defense, commercial, automotive, industrial and medical devices.

Xometry

DFM Project Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$65K - $85K/yr

As a DFM Project Engineer, you're primarily responsible for working with customers across an array of industries including aerospace, defense, commercial, automotive, industrial and medical devices.

HADRIAN

Manufacturing Engineer, DFM

Los Angeles, CA

$110K/yr

Design for Manufacturability- Perform DFM analyses using Hadrian's internal software tools to determine compatibility with Hadrian's factories and make recommendations to the customer for cost and ...

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OPC / DFM Principal Engineer

skywater

Minneapolis, MN • On-site

Other

Posted 6 days ago

Job description

SkyWater is hiring an OPC / DFM Principal Engineer for our HQ site in Bloomington, MN.

This position will focus on Optical Proximity Correction (OPC) techniques and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) in a cross-functional setting in a customer-centered environment. The successful candidate will collaborate with a variety of teams around the business and will be responsible for developing new OPC models, CDSEM metrology specs, collaborating with tapeout engineers to create and or update mask/reticle tapeout flows and creating/updating training documents.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collecting, ingesting, sanitizing and preparing large data sets for use in OPC model calibrations and correction recipe development. Creating and maintaining scripts for these steps is essential.
  • Calibrating OPC models, and developing correction recipe flows, and contour-based checks for new and existing 248nm and dry 193nm lithography processes.
  • Support customer requests through test structure creation and reticle builds.
  • Work closely with design, layout, and process engineers to understand and incorporate technology requirements into the OPC models and PDKs.

Required Qualifications:

  • Experience in developing OPC flows and supporting processes as follows: 10 years + experience with BS, 7-10 years of experience with MS, 5+ years of experience with PhD
  • 5+ years of experience in development and implementation of model-based OPC methods at a semiconductor foundry working on nodes including 130nm or more advanced.
  • Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills.
  • US Citizenship Required: This position will require the holding of or ability to obtain government security clearance which requires U.S Citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with Python or similar scripting language for handling large data sets composed of disparate data streams.
  • Experience using machine learning tools to sanitize large data sets, create code or utilities, and improve engineering workflows.
  • Calibre-based DRC and SVRF is preferred, along with KLayout and associated tools
  • Customer facing experience a plus.
  • Moderate familiarity with the Linux cli will be of value but not required.
  • Use of a modern revision control system such as local git vs github also will be of benefit.

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