Photolithography Process Engineer / Photolithography Process Engineeress

Hitachi Energy AG - July 28, 2026

The Opportunity

Join a high-performing photolithography team where your expertise can truly make an impact. As a Senior Photolithography Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and optimizing photolithography processes used in semiconductor manufacturing. Your role will involve working with advanced lithography equipment, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring high-quality production standards. This is your opportunity to shape technical decisions, contribute to long-term tool strategies, and drive meaningful improvements in stability, uptime, and process performance. Are you someone who takes ownership, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and enjoys making a real impact? Then apply online using the form below!

How You’ll Make an Impact

  • Ensure processes meet the production program and yield goals while addressing any product yield and rework issues.
  • Engage with equipment and material vendors to develop new solutions and improve existing processes, ensuring smooth functioning of the production line.
  • Develop new techniques, modify existing designs, and coordinate process improvement projects.
  • Analyze process data to identify trends, optimize performance, and troubleshoot issues (implement and regularly check SPC).
  • Plan and implement new machinery into the production line independently.
  • Collaborate closely with process integration, wet etch, diffusion, metals, dry etch, and implant teams to ensure seamless production.
  • Support metrology tools, such as those used to measure CD and Overlay.
  • Participate in on-call duties during weekends and public holidays as required by production, and attend designated on-call meetings with other service providers.

Your Background

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Materials Science, or Physics) with 5+ years of industry experience, or a master’s degree with 3+ years of industry experience, or a Ph.D. with relevant industry experience.
  • Extensive experience in wafer photolithography operations, especially in coating and exposure in Steppers, within a wafer manufacturing environment (such as thin-film-head or semiconductor wafer manufacturing).
  • Familiarity with automated wafer factory software systems like SPC and MES, with experience in data extraction, manipulation, and analysis.
  • Strong understanding of optics and immersion lithography.
  • Proficiency in data science and programming is preferred.
  • Good English and German language skills.
  • Ability to work in a cleanroom environment.

More About Us

Our flexible working practices help you optimize personal and business performance while creating an environment where all employees can develop their skills and grow.

Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

Location : Lenzburg
Country : Switzerland

Application Form

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