Field Process Engineer - High Volume Manufacturing/Field Applications

Location: Texas (Houston or DFW)

Business Unit: PT - Service – OI Americas based in Concord, MA

Reports To: Field Process Service Manager

Travel: Up to 50% | FLSA: Exempt

Position Summary

Oxford Instruments is seeking a Process Engineer – High Volume Manufacturing (HVM) / Field Applications to support advanced plasma processing systems across semiconductor manufacturing environments. This role blends field service expertise with process engineering ownership, supporting tool performance, customer acceptance, yield optimization, and uptime in 24/7 high-volume manufacturing (HVM) operations. This role is ideal for experienced engineers—particularly those from or with experience with - Lam Research, Applied Materials, or Tokyo Electron (TEL)—who bring strong tool knowledge and want to expand into process optimization, troubleshooting leadership, and customer-facing engineering. The position requires hands-on engagement with plasma etch/deposition systems, vacuum systems, chamber maintenance, wet cleans, contamination control, and process recovery within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Process Performance, Acceptance & Sustaining

Lead tool validation, qualification, and customer acceptance activities
Verify system performance against specifications
Optimize plasma processes for yield and throughput
Support production ramp into HVM
Develop process recipes as needed from existing starting points

Process & Equipment Support

Support daily fab operations
Monitor chamber and tool performance
Analyze trends and implement fixes

Key Technical Activities

Plasma chamber mfg quals & cleans as needed
Vacuum, RF, electrical & PLC control troubleshooting
Process qualification excursion engineering
Particle mitigation

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in STEM field
3–8+ years experience
Plasma tool (dep or etch) experience
PLC control circuits troubleshooting skills
Vacuum and RF knowledge

Preferred Qualifications

Lam/Applied/TEL experience
ICP/RIE/ALD/PECVD/ICPCVD
HVM experience
Contamination control
Thin film metrology

KPIs

Tool uptime
Yield improvement
SPC stability
MTTR, MTBC
Customer satisfaction

Work Environment

Cleanroom PPE
Physically active
Travel up to 50%

Compensation: The expected salary for this full-time, benefited position is between $100,000 - $120,000. The actual compensation will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills and experience and other factors permitted by law.

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