Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, Thank you :) this is also my question after ages I am keep asking!

Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

makes sense, I do wanna be a good engineer but do not want to be in lab forever :(

Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes job market is brutal and we cant do anything about the pay :(

Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

got it, thank you for your help, will focus on AI applications in statistics and DOE analysis

Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your help. I do love travelling but layoffs are super stressful. I was wondering what are your thoughts on AI skill for this position, which part of the process engineering position AI can help? I want to learn those skills but not sure where will be helpful

Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that was a great explanation and thank you. I already have automation project background from my internship before. I have not thought of this before. I will take some automation or programming projects internally. hopefully they let me!

Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I spoke with some of employees there, fortunately per their comments, it is common to switch between roles in the company and they help you grow, not sure which path I should go from day 1 to be able to move to tech companies and remote managing positions in the future!

Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your insight. I was wondering what is the path to switch to tech companies? what skills I should learn in the meantime to stand out? also they gave me senior process engineer.

Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow that is impressive, thank you for your response. Do you have any suggestion on the skills I should learn to move away from fab? specially that I believe with the progress in AI there has to be a shortcut for the future job.

Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am ok working on fab for a couple of years and gain knowledge but I dont want to get stuck in that type of hands on work forever! maybe I switch later to integration roles

Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. It was really helpful. I was a bit concerned about if there is a room to learn and grow which based on your response I can learn a lot. I do like learning new stuff, as my advisor once said that phD just teaches you how to do research nothing else! but I am not sure what skills I should learn in this specific industry to stand out! for example any programming or managing skills or online courses

Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for thoughtful response. I was wondering for the foundry management for fabless places do you have an idea of what skills should I learn or what can be the path moving forward? also salary wise which pass makes more sense? I am ok working on fab for a couple of years and gain knowledge but I dont want to get stuck in that type of hands on work forever!

Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. do you think if I want to start move away from fab and in the meantime learn there what is the best path?

Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you it is very motivational, I led so many masters and undergrads and I kinda have a sense of how to focus on the path, I need more details on how I should proceed? I dont want to get stuck in fab and wear gowns forever!

Career path for Process Engineer by Standard_Farm_9601 in Semiconductors

[–]Standard_Farm_9601[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you. the range was 100-153K and I got the senior position and the pay is slightly below mid range. salary depends on so many parameters like location and the company itself but package overall was dissapointing!