Principal Engineer Yield and Product Engineering
Core
Lead yield improvement, test program development, and product characterization for power semiconductor devices (including GaN) from post-silicon bring-up through volume production.
Role type
Principal Engineer, Yield and Product Engineering
Builds
Production test programs, qualification stress hardware, and yield roadmaps for power semiconductor products.
Domain
Semiconductor / Power Electronics / Compound Semiconductors
Required skills
Yield analysis, circuit debug, 6-sigma quality practices, hands-on product characterization, statistical analysis (SPC, CPK), ATE testing concepts, failure analysis, data analysis tools (JMP, Spotfire), device physics, wafer fabrication and packaging process knowledge, probe and final test operation.
Preferred skills
GaN or compound semiconductor device experience, automation of data analysis, NPI support.
Technologies
JMP, Spotfire, ATE, GaN, Compound Semiconductors
Responsibilities
Create and review test plans including DFT & DFQ recommendations; bench-level testing, characterization, and debug of full ICs; develop and characterize new assembly processes with manufacturing teams; define test limits and guard bands; develop qualification stress hardware; analyze ATE test data; support failure analysis requests; implement quality measures (dPAT, SBA, OCAP, QA); provide yield roadmaps; analyze RMA returns and perform root cause analysis.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC