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Manufacturing Defect Engineer

Hopewell Junction, NY, United StatesFull-time$66k2026-07-21 → 2026-11-10
Based in United States

Core

Develop and deploy inline inspection strategies and AI agents to reduce mean time to detect defects and improve yield in semiconductor manufacturing.

Role type

Manufacturing Defect Engineer (AI/ML focus)

Builds

Defect monitoring applications, image classification models, and data analysis pipelines for yield management

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing / Data Science

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Statistical analysis (multivariate/univariate), Design of Experiments (DOE), Data mining, Image classification model training, Root cause analysis, SQL, Python/Java/R, Project management

Preferred skills

Power BI, Semiconductor processing experience, 6-sigma, SPC, 5S, 8D, FMEM

Technologies

Python, Java, R, SQL, Power BI

Responsibilities

Generate defect Pareto charts and identify root causes of top defects; Create and execute Design of Experiments (DOE) and analyze results; Independently create, train, and maintain image classification models; Work with cross-functional teams to develop and sustain AI models and agents; Document business processes and application specifications.

Seniority

Individual Contributor