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Photolithography Process Engineer / Photolithography Process Engineeress

Hitachi Energy AG Lenzburg August 24, 2026

The Opportunity

Join a high-performing photolithography team where your expertise truly makes 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 today!

How You’ll Make an Impact

  • Ensure processes meet 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 production line functions.
  • Develop new techniques, modify existing designs, and coordinate process improvement projects.
  • Analyze process data to identify trends, optimize performance, and troubleshoot issues (implementing and regularly checking SPC).
  • Independently plan and implement new machinery into the production line.
  • Work closely with process integration, wet etch, diffusion, metals, dry etch, and implant teams to ensure seamless production.
  • Support metrology tools to measure CD and Overlay.
  • Participate in on-call duties during weekends and public holidays as required by production, coordinating with fellow on-call 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 experience; or a Ph.D. with industry experience.
  • Extensive experience in wafer photolithography operations, particularly in coating and exposure in Steppers, within a wafer manufacturing environment (thin-film-head, semiconductor wafer manufacturing).
  • Familiarity with automated wafer factory software systems like SPC, MES, and experience with 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.

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Work locationLenzburg, Switzerland

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