Engineer II - Yield Enhancement

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Job Description:

The NPI Yield Engineering group plays a critical role in driving yield enhancement for new and innovative FPGA products. As a Yield Enhancement Engineer II, you will be responsible for analyzing and identifying the root causes of yield-limiting failures using advanced analytical methods and tools. You will leverage your knowledge of digital and analog circuits, device physics, process technology, wafer sort testing, and software to deliver solutions that improve product performance and manufacturing efficiency. You will have the opportunity to debug and resolve complex failures, collaborating closely with cross-functional engineering teams in process technology, design, product development, and test. Your findings from failure analysis will directly inform corrective actions at our wafer foundries, leading to improved wafer yields. Additionally, you will help ensure that wafer sort testing operations run smoothly and achieve strong yield performance, supporting the successful launch of new products.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and root cause yield-limiting failures using advanced analysis methods and tools
• Collaborate with engineering teams across process technology, design, product, and test to resolve issues and drive yield improvements
• Apply expertise in digital and analog circuits, device physics, process technology, wafer sort testing, and software to solve complex problems
• Use failure analysis findings to drive corrective actions at wafer foundries
• Support and optimize wafer sort testing operations to ensure high yield and smooth production flow

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 2 years industry-related experience, or Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with 0+ years of experience
• Knowledge of digital and analog circuits, wafer processing technology, and device physics (or some combination of the areas)
• Ability to code in C++, Perl or Python
• Experience using bench equipment such as power supply, oscilloscope, pulse generator, source-meter, multi-meter and curve tracer
• Strong analytical and debugging skills
• Good communication and presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of statistics

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