Process Engineer - Yield

Nexperia; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexperia in Manchester seeks a daytime Yield Performance Engineer responsible for monitoring wafer fab electrical yield and driving corrective actions to address yield excursions and product quality issues. You will contribute to silicon qualification, automation activities, and support quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities include leading cross-functional yield teams, supporting dispositioning of affected lots, and ensuring integrity of test specs and yield stop levels while

Qualifications

• Experience in yield performance monitoring and corrective actions.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple functions across fab operations.
• Analytical mindset to interpret yield data and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and coordinate cross functional teams to lead yield improvement activities.
• Support dispositioning of lots held for yield problems and liaise with logistics and production.
• Monitor yield performance, report discrepancies, and initiate corrective actions.
• Analyze opportunities for yield improvement on product types and participate in cross functional teams.
• Ensure wafer test specifications and yield stop levels are accurate and maintained.

Skills

Yield monitoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Problem solving

Communication at all levels

Quality improvement

Job description

This is your new job: A Monday - Friday daytime role with primary responsibilities for yield performance monitoring. The role also encompasses monitoring wafer fab electrical yield and coordinating and driving corrective actions / improvement activities to address yield excursions and associated product quality problems. Continuous awareness of the impact of yield and quality issues and involvement in activity to resolve problems arising will be expected. Supporting quality improvement, silicon qualification, and automation activities is also a requirement.

Key Responsibilities

• Initiate and coordinate cross functional teams to lead yield improvement activities.
• Support Test engineers with dispositioning of lots held for yield problems in the Finishing Fab and appropriate liaison with logistics, production and assembly centres with regard to lots with technical/yield problems.
• Monitoring of yield performance, reporting of discrepancies, and initiation of corrective actions in wafer fab via process engineering or with materials suppliers via purchasing.
• Carry out the appropriate analysis required to identify opportunities for yield improvement on individual product types, and participation in cross functional yield teams to achieve defined yield targets.
• To ensure the integrity and content of wafer test specifications, parametric and electrical yield stop levels, and minimum yield levels in order to maintain and improve outgoing product quality.
• To support quality engineers with 8D investigations of customer complaints.
• Monitor Silicon supplier yield performance and initiate corrective actions to improve or rectify yield performance.
• To conform to departmental and company procedures.
• To support the introduction of new products and process technologies in Diefab.
• To work in conjunction with Development Engineering to improve yield from the development stage and continue into full production.
• To support tool automation activities.

Hard Skills

• Plan and organize qualification trials and investigations
• Changing and updating documentation
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Problem Solving
• Maintaining budget yields

Soft Skills

• Priority Management
• Communication at all levels
• EnthusiasmAbility to respond to rapidly changing and high-pressure situations
• Resourceful

This is your department and colleagues: The Yield & Silicon team are a small team of engineers working on fab critical projects and KPIs. Opportunities to work closely with cross functional teams: Process, Equipment, Quality, IT, FA with training in all areas available. Talent acquisition based on Nexperia vacancies is not appreciated. Nexperia job adverts are Nexperia copyright material and the word Nexperia is a registered trademark.

D&I Statement

As an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all, as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested. In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.

Nexperia is a world-class company in semiconductor development and in-house production. A proven global player with an entrepreneurial mentality. At our core is an 12,000+ strong international network with a singular focus. Built on passion and commitment to our work, belief in our goals and a drive to succeed regardless of the challenges we face. We support, reward and challenge individuals equally, in a dynamic and energetic environment. Looking to push boundaries in a company where your talents can shine? Join TeamNexperia. Are you already an Employee of TeamNexperia? Do not apply here, instead apply via our internal job page.