SiPh Yield Engineer - Electrical Characterization

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Global Foundries is seeking an energetic and highly motivated early career engineer for a position as an Electrical Characterization Engineer in our state-of-the-arty 300mm wafer fab in Malta, NY. The candidate will own wafer electrical test disposition of high-volume manufacturing silicon as well as inline electrical and optical process control. He will work closely with our New Product Introduction Engineering team ramping up our Silicon Photonics platform.

The ideal candidate should have an excellent foundation in electrical engineering and statistics as well as a passion to learn and problem solve.

Electrical characterization of semiconductor devices and health-of-line electrical test structures (HOL) to sustain volume production, disposition of production materials, and electrical test Support general and urgent fab operation issues Review ET (electrical test), OT (optical test), Health of Line (HOL) and inline statistical process control (SPC), analyze sources of variation, improve line control, and transistor variability. Work with and communicate with customers on electrical and optical targeting, trends and Cpk / variability.

Electrical analysis of controlled process changes for device, defectivity and yield improvements. Support Engineering teams on manufacturing ramp, cost reduction and risk analysis

Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Circuit Design, Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
• 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.
• Working knowledge in the design, execution, and analysis of experiments.
• Affinity for quick learning

• Masters in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Prior related internship or work experience
• Project management skills, i.e., the ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Understanding and knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and/or Design of Experiments (DOE)
• Knowledge of semiconductor processing, process integration and Silicon Photonics.

$69,000.00 - $

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

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