Production Engineer - Process

Inpria Corporation, a venture-backed electronic materials startup, has an immediate opening for a Process Engineer based in Corvallis, OR. You will join our diverse team of talent and contribute to our High Volume Manufacturing Operations team by supporting and maintaining our EUV photoresist production line processes. Your experience in handling high-purity chemicals, quality management systems, and knowledge of analytical metrology tool sets will help fuel our company’s growth, support our key customers, and provide you with opportunities to expand your career.

• Own formulating frequent, repeatable EUV photoresist batches on our production line for worldwide customer delivery
• Maintain flexibility to support and streamline standard and non-standard formulation production runs
• Perform hands-on analytical measurements of in-process samples and other simple wet-bench chemistry, including use of laboratory fume hoods and inert gloveboxes
• Communicate and engage with a diverse team of chemists, engineers, and technicians
• Document data and ensure data integrity, demonstrating good lab book practices and quality control metrics
• Analyze data using statistical control methods, respond to process deviations, and report findings to production team led by Director of Engineering
• Conduct experiments on incoming materials to maintain supply assurance
• Create and update controlled documentation of each process step
• Improve data tracking protocols, including quality control metrics
• Qualify changes in coordination with management, equipment, and quality groups
• Use quality management systems to escalate process deviations to material review board
• Develop and update process and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) and work with equipment engineers to ensure capital projects fulfil Inpria’s scale-up needs
• Work in cleanroom environments and practice clean handling procedures to minimize contamination

• BS or MS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent through experience
• 0-2 years experience working in a production scale position
• Demonstration of active and effective communication skills, verbal and written
• Well organized, flexible, enthusiastic, and eager to learn
• Experience with high-purity chemical handling is a plus
• Knowledge of lithographic materials is a plus
• Experience with JMP or statistical data analysis is beneficial
• Self-driven and proactive in achieving goals
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment

Inpria offers great compensation and an excellent benefits package that includes stock options.

Inpria Corporation is a pioneer in high-performance inorganic thin-films for nanoscale patterning. Inpria’s patented photo-condensed molecular oxides offer customers the unique ability to deposit – directly from solution – atomically smooth, intrinsically dense, and directly photopatternable metal oxide films thereby enabling advanced performance with simplified processing. Working together with a global network of partners, we are creating a new class of electronic materials.