Product Engineer - Optoelectronics

Location: Breinigsville

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Job Description:

Breinigsville Wafer Fabrication, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania

In this full-time position with competitive pay and excellent benefits, the successful candidate will interface with departments throughout the company to facilitate the efficient and profitable manufacture of microelectronic laser and detector products that are critical to Broadcom's success as a leading manufacturer in the optoelectronics industry. The candidate will work energetically within a collaborative environment to optimize yields at diverse operations in the manufacturing process and will oversee development activities as well as new product introduction.

Additionally, the candidate may assume responsibility for one or more fabrication processes depending on the needs of the business.

Responsibilities:

* Analyzing and improving end-to-end process yield, testing yield, and manufacturing efficiency; performing failure-mode analysis.

* Supporting manufacturing operations by clarifying design requirements, predicting yields, and determining viability of nonconforming product, and by coordinating the smooth transition of development products into high-volume manufacturing.

* Collaborating with the design organization to set up and oversee experiments involving wafer and chip fabrication.

* Implementing software applications and overseeing database activities that support manufacturing.

* Driving process control through SPC and quality system practices.

* Using design of experiments (DOE) for process optimization and for the qualification of new processes and tools.

* Process-engineering responsibilities (wafer fabrication or chip fabrication) depending on the needs of the business.

Qualifications and Skills:

* Master's Degree in engineering, mathematics, or physical science, plus 6 years' experience in semiconductor manufacturing, or comparable combination of education and experience.

* Preferred:
Ph.D. in engineering, mathematics, or physical science, plus 3 years' experience in semiconductor manufacturing.

* Significant experience with statistical analysis for semiconductor manufacturing.

* Significant experience with using SQL queries for data mining, analysis, and presentation.

* Significant experience with various software packages, including JMP and MS Office.

* Willingness/ability to learn and use internally developed custom software.

* Wafer-fabrication/chip-fabrication experience in a manufacturing environment.

* Excellent written and oral communication skills.

* Strong problem-solving ability; a mindset that is detail-oriented and analytical.

* Perseverance, a positive attitude, and a bias toward action.

Preferred:

* Knowledge and application of lean manufacturing methods.

* Experience in the design and manufacture of reflective and anti-reflective coatings through ion-beam sputtering technology, including tool optimization.

About Broadcom Inc. and the Breinigsville Facility:

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. Broadcom's category-leading product portfolio serves critical markets including data center, networking, enterprise software, broadband, wireless, storage and industrial.

The Breinigsville, PA, manufacturing location was created by AT&T in the late 1980s as Bell Laboratories' world headquarters for optoelectronics. Through a series of acquisitions, this facility is now an integral part of Broadcom's Optical Systems Division, manufacturing indium phosphide lasers and detectors that support telecommunications and datacenter customers throughout the world. Located in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania just outside of Allentown, our high volume, 24/7 manufacturing facility fabricates devices that enable fiber optic communication and datacenter expansion.

Additional

Job Description:

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $108,000 - $172,800.

As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth. All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package:
Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex,…