Manufacturing Process Engineer
SWIR Vision Systems
Other Engineering
Nampa, ID, USA
Posted on Jan 6, 2026
onsemi is currently seeking a hands-on Process Engineer to work as a CFA Process Engineer. A Manufacturing CFA Shift Process Engineer with ON Semiconductor in Nampa works on a shift team to support the manufacture of Image Sensor product lines. The primary responsibility of the Manufacturing CFA Shift Process Engineer is to sustain Color Filter Array (CFA) manufacturing processes, including photolithography, wet processes, dry etch, metrology, and real-time defect analysis (RDA), and to drive engineering issues to resolution.
onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.
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Requirements:
- The successful candidate will have, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree in engineering and/or 2+ years of industrial experience in a manufacturing or development environment.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, planning, and problem-solving/troubleshooting skills.
- Proven ability to identify, assess, and solve problems.
- Experience with project management.
- Experience with data-driven continuous improvement
- Comfortable in a fast-paced engineering and manufacturing environment.
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to manage conflict in a stressful environment.
- Understands and listens to team members and fosters a productive team environment.
- Handles multiple projects and priorities.
- Must be able to work independently with limited supervision.
- Proficient in advanced techniques with relevant software: Camstar, SPACE, RMS, APC, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Develop an in-depth understanding of how the CFA process is performed to be able to diagnose issues that occur during this process
• Apply statistical process control (SPC) and data analysis skills to investigate process control charts, react to out of control/specification (OOC/OOS) conditions, and implement corrective actions
• Develop engineering skills to evaluate process results using statistical methods, implement solutions, and help recommend/drive process yield improvements
• Identify key manufacturing issues and lead cross-functional teams to develop solutions
• Maintaining, characterizing, and improving process performance for efficient imager CFA development work.
• Working with the other CFA teams on process, tool, and materials development.
• Provide direction for running experiments, special requests, inspections, and metrology tasks for the part types running in the CFA fab.
• Document experiments in a clear and concise manner to help train and educate fellow team members.
• Develop advanced skills on the metrology equipment to be able to perform in-depth product analysis and data collection
• Work closely with the lead and shift engineers on issues seen in the fab and implement solutions
Competencies:
- Self-motivated and independent
- Approachability & internal customer focus
- Integrity
- Action Orientation/Initiative
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent analytical and math skills
- Strategic Agility & Planning
- Communication Skills (both written and presentation).
- Business Acumen
- Engineering Acumen
- Cross-functional