Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Process Engineer - Epitaxy, Terafab

Process EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
At least 5 years of hands-on epitaxial process/integration and pre-clean experience for advanced logic nodes, memory, or in a general foundry environment.
Deep experience with epitaxial chemical vapor deposition tool qualification, epitaxial process development, and process-of-record establishment at advanced nodes.
Proficiency with thin-film metrology tools, film stress measurement, and defect inspection.
Strong Design of Experiments skills and statistical analysis capability.
Ability to work closely and proactively across wet, etch, thin films, integration, and equipment engineering teams.

Responsibilities

Develop and qualify epitaxial chemical vapor deposition and/or pre-clean processes for nanosheet channel, source and drain, and contact layers.
Characterize epitaxial film properties, including stress/strain, crystallinity, defects, deposition selectivity, etch rate, doping concentration, and contact resistance.
Own development of epitaxial films from tool installation and continuous process and hardware improvement through high-volume manufacturing handoff to optimize productivity and yield.
Qualify tools from installation through production readiness, including chamber matching, particle control, process window and stability qualification, and inline parametrics.
Analyze process, property, and structure using a first-principles-based approach to understand cause-and-effect mechanisms and optimize key properties, not just recipes.
Lead root-cause analysis, establish inline metrology and statistical process control strategies, and drive systematic yield improvement.
Support 24/7 manufacturing operations through rotations, on-call availability, and rapid response to critical production issues.
Drive next-generation epitaxy materials and process development.

Category	Terafab
Location	Austin, Texas
Requisition ID	269747
Type	Full-time

Job Description

We are building Terafab, a vertically integrated semiconductor factory at an unprecedented scale. The facility houses logic, memory, packaging, test, and lithography mask production under one roof, optimized for rapid iteration and maximum compute density per square foot. Process engineering is the discipline by which Terafab technology gets built, atom by atom, and epitaxial films serve as core components of every device fabricated. You will develop and own epitaxy processes across three distinct chip families: edge-inference processors, space-hardened data center SI chips for orbital satellites, and high-bandwidth memory. You'll optimize mechanical, chemical, and electrical properties of epitaxial thin films including but not limited to crystallinity, defectivity, strain/stress, doping, contact resistivity, and pre-clean while balancing thermal budgets and integration constraints across radically different product requirements. You should have deep expertise in epitaxial deposition but be ready to work across core process domains such as etch, clean, dielectric thin film, metallization, metrology, and thermal processing and integration engineers as integration evolves. This is a highly hands-on role at one of the most ambitious fab programs in the world. This position is open across multiple levels. Level and title are based on your experience, skills, and overall qualifications during the interview process.

Job Responsibilities

Develop and qualify epitaxial CVD and/or pre-clean processes for nanosheet channel, source and drain, and contact layers

Characterize epitaxial film properties—stress/strain, crystallinity, defects, deposition selectivity, etch rate, doping concentration, and contact resistance

Own development for epitaxial films from tool installation and its continuous process/hardware improvement through HVM handoff for optimal productivity and yield

Qualify tools from installation through production readiness, including chamber matching, particle control, process window and stability qualification, and inline parametrics

Analyze process, property and structure from first principles-based approach to understand cause and effect mechanisms and to optimize key properties, not just recipes

Lead root cause analysis, establish inline metrology and SPC control strategies, and drive systematic yield improvement

Support 24/7 manufacturing operations through rotations, on-call availability, and rapid response to critical production issues

Drive next-generation epitaxy materials and process development

Job Requirements

Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related technical field, or equivalent experience

5+ years of hands-on epitaxial process/integration and pre-clean experience for advanced logic nodes, memory, or in a general foundry environment

Deep experience with epitaxial CVD tool qualification, epitaxial process development, and process of record establishment at advanced nodes

Proficiency with thin films metrology tools, film stress measurement, and defect inspection

Strong Design of Experiments skills and statistical analysis capability

Ability to work closely and proactively across wet, etch, thin films, integration, and equipment engineering teams

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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