Sr. Yield and Process Control Automation Engineer

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Foundry Back-End Automation team (BEA) is hiring a highly skilled Senior Automation Systems Integration Engineer to lead the requirement definition, design, development, and deployment of automation software supporting TD and high-volume semiconductor manufacturing operations. This role focuses on integrating factory systems-including equipment control, production activity control, MES, yield management, and SPC systems-to optimize throughput, improve product quality, and enhance operational efficiency.

The ideal candidate has deep experience in semiconductor automation architectures, strong software engineering capabilities, and hands‑on knowledge of yield analysis workflows and statistical process control (SPC) automation.

• Architect, develop, and deploy automation solutions with partner organizations across wafer prep, die prep, and assembly test manufacturing.
• The position will require candidates to be able to interface with semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and automated manufacturing execution systems and partner organizations.
• Partner with manufacturing, equipment engineering, IT, process engineering, and quality teams to understand business needs and translate them into automation solutions.
• Maintain and improve software architecture, ensuring scalability, robustness, and maintainability.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and system‑level debugging for complex integration issues.
• Lead technical discussions, provide mentorship to junior engineers, and drive best practice adoption across the automation team.
• Explore emerging business disruptions and trends in the industry with the objective of identifying opportunities to influence and intercept internal product roadmaps with specific product and/or feature responses.

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field.
• 5+ years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing automation, systems integration, or related areas.
• 3+ years' experience with yield management systems (YMS), statistical process control (SPC), and automated yield/SPC workflows.

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field.
• Hands‑on experience with SEMI communication standards (SECS/GEM, EDA/Interface A, GEM
  300).
• Strong debugging and data analysis skills, especially in complex production environments.
• Experience in 300mm manufacturing environments.
• MES
  300 and/or Workstream experience is a plus.
• Experience collaborating with yield engineering teams to enhance automated analytics for scrap reduction, drift detection, and process health monitoring.
• Understanding of factory KPIs (OEE, cycle time, throughput, yield).

Requirements listed would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experiences and or schoolwork/classes/research.

Our total rewards package goes above and beyond just a paycheck. Whether you're looking to build your career, improve your health, or protect your wealth, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals.

Go to Intel Benefits ' Intel Careers for details of benefits available to you.

Intel reserves the right to modify, change or discontinue benefit plans at any time in its sole discretion.

Job Type: Experienced Hire

Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America)

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