# Staff Process Engineer, Plasma Etch

Hiring organization: [Magic Leap](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/magic-leap)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/594fdaa4-6f6b-4f58-96ec-c57405798498

Listed on Magic Leap's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: Austin, TX

## Summary

This role develops and optimizes plasma etch processes for advanced optical waveguide manufacturing at scale, working across R&D, equipment engineering, and production teams. It suits experienced process engineers in semiconductor or optics manufacturing who want hands-on responsibility for process transfer, yield improvement, and cleanroom operations in a high-visibility technical position.

_Our summary, not Magic Leap's wording._

## Skills named

Design of Experiments (DOE), Kaizen, SEM, Statistical Process Control (SPC)

## Required

- 8+ years nanofabrication or semiconductor manufacturing experience
- Hands-on dry etch and plasma processing equipment experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical, or Materials Science Engineering or related field
- Cleanroom semiconductor or optical manufacturing experience
- Understanding of plasma physics and etching mechanisms
- Experience with SPC, DOE, process capability analysis, and root cause methodologies like Six Sigma or DMAIC
- Ability to troubleshoot complex process and equipment issues in high-volume manufacturing
- Wafer processing experience in cleanroom environments

## Nice to have

- M.S. or Ph.D. in related engineering discipline
- Experience with JMP or statistical analysis tools
- Metrology experience with SEM, TEM, or related characterization techniques
- Familiarity with FDC, automated data collection, or process automation systems
- Experience with wafer-level optics, photonics, or advanced optical manufacturing

Apply on Magic Leap's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/magicleap/jobs/7909261