Manager, ASIC Sustaining engineer, Silicon Operations

Description

Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

• Yield improvement to meet or beat target and Root Cause Analysis for Yield excursions across Wafer, Assembly and Test.
• Use statistical tools and data analysis to identify yield limiters and trends in electrical test and in‑line inspection data.
• Conduct failure analysis (FA) on defective wafers and devices to identify the source of, or prevent, yield excursions.
• Design and execute experiments (DOE) to optimize manufacturing processes and reduce particle contamination.
• Partner with process, equipment, and design engineers to implement solutions to improve, maintain or troubleshoot production lines.
• Install, qualify, and maintain in‑line defect inspection and review equipment.
• Create and maintain specifications, process documentation, and best‑known methods.
• Lead team to identify root cause for chip performance / yield / quality issues.
• Analyze CP test bin / data log to identify failure mode.
• Electrical failure analysis and physical failure analysis to locate suspect process stage.
• Work with appropriate supplier to define corrective actions / solutions.
• Trace action implementation to verify effectiveness.
• Product early‑stage design support to help product tape‑out smoothly and Si success: design rule review & assessment for robust product design; layout review or DFM to enlarge manufacturing window; yield window characterization and device sweet spot identification for the best yield / performance process condition.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams.
• Experience managing programs across cross‑functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules.

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with agile or other program management methodologies.
• 10+ years in product engineering, with significant experience in senior technical leadership roles within the semiconductor industry.
• Deep expertise in semiconductor hardware, specifically in ASIC design, silicon photonics, RFIC, or analog/mixed‑signal circuit.
• Strong understanding of fabless supply chains, test engineering, and yield analysis. MS or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or Semiconductor Physics or related fields preferred.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.

These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance…