Process Engineer

Date Posted:

Country:
United States of America

Location:

CA602:
Goleta (RVS) Bldg B01 6825 Cortona Drive Building B01, Goleta, CA, 93117 USA

Position Role Type:
Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:
None/Not Required

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Raytheon Vision Systems (RVS) is a world leader in the research, design, and manufacturing of focal plane arrays and flight‑based vision systems. The Focal Plane Operations Process Engineering department provides world‑class semiconductor and focal plane array manufacturing processes in support of production and development products. We have an opportunity for a talented Process Engineer with a background in Semiconductor Fabrication.

The Focal Plane Process Engineering department at RVS supports semiconductor fabrication of challenging Electro‑Optical applications in the Space, Tactical, Airborne, and Emerging markets. Process Engineer to support and maintain Infrared Focal Plane Manufacturing. This position is to maintain and develop precision alignment, assembly, and machining processes to produce semiconductor chip stacks used in the manufacture of Infrared Focal Plane Arrays. Raytheon is manufacturing some of the world’s largest and most advanced Focal Plane Arrays and these products lead to unique requirements in flip‑chip bonding which will be developed and documented as part of this position.

Raytheon Vision Systems is a cross‑functional organization, and the ideal candidate will have breadth of knowledge in the disciplines of Mechanical Engineering, Semiconductor Process Engineering, Process control, Precision Alignment and Materials Science.

• Managing process development and improvement projects, including novel processing techniques, yield increase, throughput, and safety improvements.
• Responsible for reviewing material in WIP, certifying operators, dispositioning out‑of‑flow material, and hands‑on processing of novel detector designs.
• Providing Process Ownership of flip‑chip bonding, diamond point turning, precision alignment, or optical coatings.
• Developing requirements and qualification plans for new equipment procurements.
• Working in a cleanroom environment with full coverall garments.

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or a STEM degree and less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience as Process or Manufacturing Engineer in an Engineering environment.

• Experience with principles of Focal Plane Array assembly, infrared detector technology and semiconductor physics.
• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of statistical process control and design of experiments.
• Equipment and controls system experience.
• Expert level knowledge of semiconductor processing equipment, methods, and processes.
• Familiarity with a cleanroom work environment (Class 100).
• Experience with industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Proficiency in engineering computing, including MATLAB, Python, or other related languages.
• Experience with compound semiconductors, small pitch interconnects, aerospace epoxies and Infrared Optical Coatings.
• Ability to collaborate well with other engineering disciplines and to be an effective verbal and written communicator.

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

This position is an onsite role – Goleta, CA.

The salary range for this role is 62,900 USD – 119,700 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all…