Wafer Fab Supervisor - USA - City of Industry, CA, United States
$82,000 - $117,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 23 October 2026 by the employer.
Direct daily III-V cleanroom operations for InP Buried Heterostructure (BH) DFB lasers and BH Gain Chips across etch, lithography, PECVD, and metallization.
About the role
The Wafer Fab Supervisor leads a team of process technicians and operators responsible for daily wafer fabrication operations across InP photonic device lines, specifically InP Buried Heterostructure (BH) DFB lasers and BH Gain Chips. The role oversees cleanroom operations across photolithography, PECVD, dry etch, wet etch, and metallization, including Mesa etch and MOCVD epitaxial regrowth support steps.
What you'll do
- Plan and direct daily wafer fab operations across photolithography, PECVD, dry etch, wet etch, and metallization to meet wafer-out, throughput, and cycle-time targets. - Set lot priorities, sequence hot lots and engineering wafers with Production Planning, and coordinate tool downtime and preventive maintenance with Equipment Engineering. - Lead, schedule, and assign work to technicians and operators while managing shift handoffs, attendance, performance reviews, and cross-training programs. - Enforce Process-of-Record (POR) discipline, review SPC charts and out-of-control events, and partner with Process Engineering on root-cause investigations for process excursions. - Oversee cleanroom supplies, consumables, and chemical and gas inventory while enforcing EHS standards, equipment lockout/tagout, and safe handling of chemicals, gases, and precious metals. - Support DOEs, process qualifications, and NPI runs by scheduling resources and coordinating tool and wafer lot availability.
What you'll need
- 8 - 12 years of experience in semiconductor or photonics wafer processing, with direct III-V/InP process experience. - 2 - 3 years of experience in a lead, supervisory, or team leadership role within a wafer fab or high-volume manufacturing environment. - Hands-on production experience across photolithography, PECVD, dry etch, wet etch, and metallization modules. - Working knowledge of SPC, root-cause analysis, and structured problem-solving methods. - Proficiency with MES or lot tracking systems and standard office software. - Experience enforcing cleanroom, chemical, and process gas safety requirements.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, materials science, chemistry, physics, or a related technical field (associate degree with equivalent experience considered).
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 55-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3892
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Median days open
55 d
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Median salary
$126k
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| Metric | Semtech | All employers we track in this specialty (3892 roles · 83 employers) |
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| Open roles in this specialty | 5 | 3892 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 22 | 10080 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 29 d | 55 d (−26 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
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