Photronics

Program Manager

• Lead end-to-end integration and execution of complex R&D programs aligned with the company’s global technology and product roadmap
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and business teams to deliver strategic, multi-disciplinary initiatives
• Scale R&D initiatives from localized or site-specific efforts into globally coordinated programs supporting technology advancement and operational alignment
• Serve as the primary integration lead for high-priority, company-critical R&D programs involving multiple technologies, applications, and process nodes
• Establish program structures, priorities, timelines, and communication cadences to ensure alignment, accountability, and execution across globally distributed teams
• Partner closely with technical leadership to align innovation priorities with long-term business and technology objectives
• Apply deep systems-level technical expertise to integrate complex engineering efforts across multiple functional disciplines
• Actively contribute to hands-on engineering and R&D activities to accelerate technical problem solving, integration efforts, and project execution
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and integration challenges while driving solutions in fast-paced, high-complexity environments

Senior Program Manager – R&D Integration

Manager

• Lead the design, implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of global compensation programs, salary structures, and pay practices
• Manage and evolve global job architecture, leveling methodologies, and compensation frameworks to support organizational scalability and consistency
• Conduct market pricing, competitive benchmarking, and compensation analyses using survey data and external market intelligence to ensure competitive and equitable pay positioning
• Partner with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and business leadership to provide strategic compensation guidance for new hire offers, promotions and transfers, organizational changes, retention strategies, off-cycle compensation adjustments
• Lead annual compensation planning activities, including merit cycles, bonus planning and modeling, promotion increases, and budgeting support
• Provide recommendations and insights on compensation trends, internal equity, geographic differentials, and evolving market conditions
• Ensure compensation programs align with company philosophy, business objectives, and compliance requirements across global regions
• Manage and support global equity compensation programs including Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), stock options, Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP)
• Oversee grant processing, vesting administration, reporting, reconciliations, and audit support activities
• Partner with Finance, Payroll, Legal, and external administrators to ensure accurate reporting, governance, compliance, and documentation
• Support executive compensation analysis, compensation committee materials, and broader public-company compensation requirements as needed
• Monitor equity utilization, burn rates, and program effectiveness while providing reporting and recommendations to leadership
• Lead compensation analytics, workforce reporting, and dashboard development to support strategic decision-making
• Conduct pay equity, internal alignment, and compensation risk analyses; identify trends and recommend corrective actions where appropriate
• Develop financial and compensation modeling to support organizational planning, incentive design, and structural compensation changes
• Establish and maintain strong compensation governance, documentation, controls, and process consistency
• Ensure data integrity across HRIS, payroll, compensation, and equity administration systems through validation, reconciliation, and audit practices
• Deliver executive-ready reporting and presentations with clear, concise recommendations and business insights
• Serve as a trusted advisor to HR and business leadership on compensation philosophy, market competitiveness, and pay-related decision making
• Support and mentor HR team members and managers on compensation practices, leveling methodologies, and compensation-related processes
• Drive process improvements, automation opportunities, and scalable compensation operations aligned with organizational growth
• Contribute to broader HR transformation initiatives, including HRIS/compensation system optimization and global process standardization

Compensation Manager

Engineer

• Perform incoming and in-process inspection of photomasks and reticles using advanced optical and e-beam inspection systems; classify defects and assess printability risk using SEM and aerial image simulation tools.
• Evaluate reticles against node-specific defectivity and pattern fidelity requirements to determine readiness for wafer exposure.
• Develop, qualify, and sustain photomask repair processes using e-beam and AFM technologies across multiple mask types, optimizing strategies to minimize risk and maximize yield.
• Define and refine repair process windows, validate outcomes through post-repair inspection, and drive continuous improvement through data-driven feedback loops.
• Conduct printability analysis using AIMS to assess wafer impact of defects pre- and post-repair; partner with engineering teams to determine appropriate disposition (repair, use-as-is, or scrap).
• Support mask qualification for new technologies, including evaluation of critical dimension (CD) and overlay performance.
• Apply SPC, DOE, and FMEA methodologies to monitor process performance, troubleshoot issues, and drive improvements in defect density, cycle time, and overall capability.
• Lead process improvements from concept through qualification and production release, ensuring alignment, risk mitigation, and proper documentation.
• Write and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and training materials; provide hands-on guidance to technicians and junior engineers.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with process, lithography, equipment, and external partners to resolve complex technical challenges and support new product introductions.

Manufacturing Process Engineer – Repair

Application Engineer

• Conduct layout verification utilizing tools like Mask Rule Checks (MRC) and Mask Proximity Correction (MPC) to ensure compliance with customer and manufacturing specifications.
• Establish standard MRC and MPC requirements and implementation methods in coordination with other sites, vendors or customers.
• Provide documentation and training in support of these actives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify and resolve layout or data issues, including leading root cause analyses.
• Drive solutions to implementation.
• Collaborating with corporate resources, recommend and drive advanced automation initiatives implementation to streamline data preparation processes regionally.
• Lead evaluations of data operation's new tools and methodologies, and drive the adoption of innovative technologies.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, defining best practices to reflect new products and technologies introductions.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for customers, offering expert guidance and ensuring successful product delivery.

Senior Applications Engineer

Systems Engineer

• Own and maintain MES workflows, including routing logic, rules, and system controls.
• Define and implement workflow paths at the beginning of production processes to ensure accuracy, traceability, and efficiency.
• Translate manufacturing and engineering requirements into system logic and executable workflows.
• Audit MES configurations regularly to ensure compliance with internal standards and customer specifications.
• Identify inefficiencies, gaps, and bottlenecks within workflows and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Establish and maintain system policies, governance, and best practices for MES use.
• Support system testing, validation, and deployment of changes through controlled test environments.
• Document workflow designs, rule sets, and system changes to ensure traceability and consistency.
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams to support process changes and new product introductions.
• Troubleshoot MES-related issues impacting production flow and implement sustainable solutions.

Systems Engineer – MES

• Own and continuously improve the inspection–review–repair (IRP) workflow, ensuring fast, consistent disposition and effective closure of defect signals.
• Integrate and analyze diverse defect signals (inspection hits, review outcomes, repair results, holds, rework, OCAP usage, queue time) to identify trends, paretos, and excursion drivers.
• Develop and maintain real-time monitoring (RDA) systems and dashboards for defect health, containment status, and flow performance (e.g., holds aging, disposition cycle time, IRP queue health).
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions for yield, quality, and flow excursions—spanning tool/process mechanisms, recipe/configuration, handling/contamination, and operational breakdowns.
• Partner with inspection, review, and metrology teams to improve signal quality (sensitivity, nuisance reduction, classification accuracy) and to standardize defect taxonomy across tools and workflows.
• Support rapid, high-quality dispositions by evaluating impact (printability where applicable), driving clear containment actions, and reducing time-to-decision for holds, rework, and IRP exceptions.
• Support qualification and optimization of inspection, review, and repair tools, including recipe governance, matching, and sustaining plans tied to defect and flow performance.
• Apply SPC, DOE, and statistical methods to improve both process robustness and workflow robustness (e.g., defect escape reduction, rework reduction, queue-time variation reduction).
• Drive OCAP and standard work effectiveness: identify gaps, author or improve response plans, ensure ownership/closure, and verify sustained control through audit-ready evidence.
• Own recurring defect/flow review routines (e.g., pareto reviews, aged-hold scrubs) and coordinate cross-functional actions to eliminate chronic constraints in the back end of the photomask manufacturing process.
• Collaborate with process, equipment, manufacturing, and operations teams to improve yield, cycle time, and cost through prioritized, closed-loop problem solving.
• Document defect mechanisms, control strategies, OCAP/standard work, and lessons learned; maintain clear knowledge bases that accelerate future disposition and root-cause efforts.
• Travel: Less than 5%

Manufacturing Process Engineer II

• Own and optimize photomask cleans and resist strip processes in a cleanroom manufacturing environment.
• Monitor process performance, analyze SPC trends, and implement corrective actions to maintain process stability.
• Perform process characterization, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis to improve yield, defectivity, and reliability.
• Support qualification of new tools, materials, recipes, and process changes.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, SOPs, control plans, and work instructions.
• Partner with equipment engineers to improve tool uptime, process capability, PM strategy, and excursion response.
• Collaborate with integration, inspection, metrology, pellicle, and manufacturing teams on cross-functional yield and quality issues.
• Support technology transfers, scale-up activity, and new product/process introductions.
• Ensure compliance with EHS, chemical handling, and cleanroom protocols.
• Drive root cause analysis and resolution of etch-related issues, reducing defects, variability, and production interruptions.
• Develop, optimize, and qualify etch processes using data-driven methodologies (DOE, SPC), ensuring stability and repeatability in production.
• Train and support technicians and junior engineers as needed.

Process Engineer

Accountant

• Prepare, review, and approve complex journal entries and account reconciliations with complete accuracy and documentation.
• Lead key elements of financial close processes, ensuring timely and accurate results.
• Oversee general ledger accounts (accruals, payroll, prepaids, fixed assets, intercompany) and resolve discrepancies.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and internal accounting policies; identify opportunities to strengthen reporting quality.
• Serve as a key audit contact, preparing supporting documentation, addressing inquiries, and providing clear explanations of account activity.
• Perform detailed variance and fluctuation analyses and collaborate with stakeholders to drive improvements.
• Partner with Finance, Payroll, HR, Operations, and other teams to ensure aligned and accurate accounting data.
• Maintain strong internal controls and recommend enhancements.
• Lead or support process-improvement initiatives, system upgrades, automation, and documentation updates.
• Mentor junior accounting team members and support knowledge development.
• Contribute to additional projects and responsibilities as needed.

Senior Accountant

• Provide technical guidance to photomask data operations to improve efficiency and capability of established workflows for standard products
• Prepare and optimize mask data using tools such as Synopsys CATS and NCS NDE, converting layout files (GDSII/OASIS) into fractured and production-ready mask data for standard product manufacturing
• Generate job decks for reticle layout and support MES system and metrology activities for standard products
• Conduct layout verification utilizing tools like defined Mask Rule Checks (MRC) and Mask Proximity Correction (MPC) to ensure compliance with customer and manufacturing specifications
• Resolve layout, data, or specification issues for standard products
• Recommend and implement approved workflow and documentation enhancements to improve data quality and consistency
• Support automation initiatives and implementation to streamline the data preparation process
• Create and maintain technical documentation adhering to standard practices
• Serve as a technical point of contact for customers, offering capable guidance and ensuring successful product delivery