Principal Engineer Yield Engineering

Principal Accountabilities 

• Drive yield and product performance for different technology across multiple products and customer applications
• Monitoring yield trends, disposition of holds at sort test, support general/urgent fab operational issues, scrap investigation, analysis for process change review boards
• Develop and improve yield characterization and data analysis methodologies to rapidly determine yield limiters, correlation to in-line defectivity and metrology, and electrical parametric signals
• Use data analysis, failure analysis, product and design information, device knowledge, and technology understanding to identify improvement opportunities
• Support process module engineering activities through electrical test, inline metrology, and yield analysis to improve cost, cycle-time, and manufacturing robustness
• Clear reporting and communication of issues to home teams on a daily basis
• Must be flexible in job assignment and ready to work on weekend shifts on a rotational basis as required by the business

Education 

Ph.D./ master's degree in computer science, Electronics Engineering, Physics or relevant areas and are passionate about handling data/ image/ text processing.  

Experience 

• B.E./B.Tech. with 4-6 years or M.S./M.Tech/ PhD. with 4-8 years of relevant experience in Electrical/ Electronics Engineering or Applied Physics
• Knowledge of circuit design and test, solid state device physics, submicron FET architectures, and the implications of electrical characteristics and performance on yield and product behavior
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively within a globally matrixed team or environment
• Excellent data analysis and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a multicultural team environment