RAM Applications Lead Engineer
Core
Lead measurement and inspection strategy for high-volume semiconductor manufacturing, focusing on metrology and inline optical inspection (RDA) to ensure data quality and process control.
Role type
Lead Metrology & RDA Applications Engineer
Builds
Production-ready metrology recipes, RDA inspection applications, and statistical process control (SPC) methods for wafer fabrication.
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing (memory and storage solutions)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Semiconductor metrology and inspection (RDA), recipe development and validation, statistical process control (SPC), data analysis and visualization, cross-functional technical leadership, process anomaly detection and containment, tool matching and reference validation
Preferred skills
MS or PhD in relevant technical discipline, experience with e-beam, optical, and x-ray metrology systems, experience with eScan, Brightfield, Darkfield, Macro, and SP inspection platforms, driving standardization across global sites, partnering with equipment vendors
Technologies
JMP, Spotfire, Tableau, e-beam systems, optical metrology, x-ray methods, eScan, Brightfield, Darkfield, Macro, SP platforms
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership for metrology and RDA strategy and readiness; develop and sustain metrology and RDA recipes; establish and improve SPC methods and monitor plans; lead cross-functional execution for production support and ramp activities; mentor engineers and technicians; drive continuous improvement to reduce defectivity and improve yield.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
