Siltronic is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of highly specialized hyper pure silicon wafers. Being an international market player, we serve the semiconductor industry worldwide and partner with many leading chip manufacturers. Our global production network in Asia, Europe, and the USA includes today’s most advanced plants for 200mm and 300mm wafers. We provide a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k matching, educational assistance, and a quarterly success sharing bonus program.
Seeking an IT Production Software Engineer II
The IT Production Software Engineer II plays a key role in supporting reliable, efficient, and safe Fab operations by partnering with manufacturing teams, software vendors, and global support resources to deliver effective IT solutions. This position evaluates business needs, recommends technology and process improvements, determines software readiness for deployment, and makes timely decisions to restore critical system functionality. Through expertise in Fab systems, programming, and application support, the role drives continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and operational excellence while serving as a bridge between technical systems and manufacturing processes.
Job Duties
- Troubleshoot and resolve errors or problems with IT products
- Provide articulate communication of technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Assist in design, construction, test and implementation of computer systems
- Leading small and medium sized projects from an IT perspective
- Contribute to large sized projects from an IT perspective
- Active participant in change management process
- Manage delegated tasks within project timelines
- Report on progress against project timelines and escalate when appropriate
- Provide accurate estimations of work packages against project timelines and escalate when appropriate
- Engage in code reviews, task grooming, pair programming and cross-functional collaboration
- Contribute to cross-functional continuous improvement teams
- Improve documentation of logical data, process models systems, and how to resolve errors
- Ensure data integrity in all process designs
- Develop knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and databases within our infrastructure
- Contribute to process improvement
- Support minimizing legacy application dependency
- Improve and centralize reporting data
- Improve training for and train users on simple systems
- Participate in setting standards
- Monitor system/application performance factors
Position Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree required; experience in Manufacturing IT is preferred. Candidates should have at least two years of experience in business IT, manufacturing IT, IT project management, or a related technical environment. The ideal candidate possesses working knowledge of software development and system support tools such as SQL, Linux, GitLab, Jira, Visual Studio, ServiceNow, SAP, Oracle databases, and Excel, along with familiarity with manufacturing systems and technologies including MES and Operator Interface Technology. This role requires an understanding of database design, operating systems, software development lifecycle methodologies, project management principles, and Statistical Process Control (SPC), as well as the ability to apply technical and business concepts to design, implement, and support effective manufacturing IT solutions.
To ensure a safe work environment while meeting the physical demands of the job, you must be able to perform the following tasks:
- Ability to sit, stand, walk
- Ability to use office equipment, phones, laptop effectively for various amounts of time throughout the day
Benefits and Compensation:
- 120 hours vacation
- 10 Paid Holidays
- 60 hours of sick time
- Medical / Dental / Vision
- Health Savings Account Option
- Long Term Disability
- Parental Leave
- Paid Leave Oregon
- Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Educational Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Financial Wellness Assistance
- Legal Insurance
- Quarterly Success Share Bonus
- Referral Program
- Retirement Plan Options, up to 5% Match
- Sponsored Wellness Programs & Challenges
- Subsidize Public Transportation Pass
**Relocation assistance is not offered
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- At least two years of experience in business IT, manufacturing IT, IT project management, or related technical environment
- Experience in Manufacturing IT
- Working knowledge of SQL
- Working knowledge of Linux
- Working knowledge of GitLab
- Working knowledge of Jira
- Working knowledge of Visual Studio
- Working knowledge of ServiceNow
- Working knowledge of SAP
- Working knowledge of Oracle databases
- Working knowledge of Excel
- Familiarity with MES
- Familiarity with Operator Interface Technology
- Understanding of database design
- Understanding of operating systems
- Understanding of software development lifecycle methodologies
- Understanding of project management principles
- Knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Ability to sit, stand, walk and use office equipment for extended periods
What We Do
Success through Silicon Siltronic AG ranks as one of the global semiconductor market leaders and is recognized as one of the technology leaders in the design and production of highly specialized silicon wafers. We are a stock-listed company (MDAX, TecDAX: WAF) with a long tradition and are internationally positioned and strategically close to our customers. We stand for uncompromising quality, innovation, efficiency and precision. All over the world, wafers made of hyperpure silicon form the basis of the highly complex semiconductor elements driving high voltage applications, low-resistivity circuits for automotive engineering and telecommunications, as well as highly integrated microprocessors and memory components for information processing. Without silicon wafers, everyday objects such as smartphones, computers, navigation systems, and displays, would be inconceivable. At the same time, the demands made on today’s modern wafers are more varied and individual than ever before. Employing a workforce of around 4,100 members of staff, Siltronic commands a global network of advanced, leading edge production plants in Asia, Europe and the USA, including today’s most advanced, leading edge production facilities for 200 mm and 300 mm wafers in Singapore.
