Yield & Integration Engineer

Wave Recruitment; North East; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wave Recruitment is seeking a senior integration engineer to join a County Durham cleanroom and drive the transfer of new semiconductor technology from development into volume production.

You will integrate process steps, manage interfaces, and support gate reviews, qualification, and change control while shaping the technology roadmap with Process and Device Engineering. A strong background in manufacturing or process development is essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in semiconductor manufacturing or process development.
• Good grasp of wafer fabrication and how process steps interact.
• Process knowledge across more than one manufacturing discipline.
• Experience of process integration, process development or technology transfer into production.
• Ability to read a process change through to device performance, yield and downstream steps.
• Structured problem-solving and confidence working with process, electrical and yield data.
• Working knowledge of SPC, DOE, FMEA and change control.
• Degree in Physics, Engineering, Materials Science, Electronics or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain integrated process flows for new technology introductions.
• Manage interfaces between process steps and identify integration risks early.
• Support technology gate reviews, process qualification and change control.
• Contribute to the technology roadmap alongside Process and Device Engineering.
• Plan and run engineering trials to demonstrate process capability and manufacturability.
• Analyse process, electrical and yield data for trends and integration-related issues.
• Apply SPC, DOE and FMEA to development work and continuous improvement.
• Support root-cause investigation on excursions, yield loss and device performance.
• Transfer to production: improve capability and manufacturing yield; maintain docs.
• Ensure activities meet quality and EH&S requirements.

Skills

Process integration

Data analysis

SPC

DOE

FMEA

Change control

Structured problem-solving

Process change interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physics, Engineering, Materials Science, Electronics or related discipline

Job description

This County Durham cleanroom is expanding its process roadmap off the back of significant investment. We're looking for an senior level integration engineer to help move new technologies from development into volume production.

Company Mission

Developing next-generation compound semiconductor technology for mission-critical applications, manufactured in the UK.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Yield and Integration Manager, you'll bring individual process steps together into stable, manufacturable flows and support new technologies through development, qualification and production ramp. The role sits across Process, Device, Design, Quality and Production, and shapes how new technology lands in the fab.

What You'll Own

Process Integration

• Building and maintaining integrated process flows for new technology introductions
• Managing the interfaces between process steps and identifying integration risks early
• Supporting technology gate reviews, process qualification and change control
• Contributing to the technology roadmap alongside Process and Device Engineering

Trials, Data and Problem-Solving

• Planning and running engineering trials to demonstrate process capability and manufacturability
• Analysing process, electrical and yield data for trends and integration-related issues
• Applying SPC, DOE and FMEA to development work and continuous improvement
• Supporting root-cause investigation on excursions, yield loss and device performance

Transfer to Production

• Working with Yield and Process Engineering to improve capability and manufacturing yield
• Supporting the transfer and ramp of new processes into volume
• Maintaining integration and qualification documentation
• Ensuring activities meet quality and EH&S requirements

What We're Looking For

• Hands-on experience in semiconductor manufacturing or process development
• Good grasp of wafer fabrication and how process steps interact
• Process knowledge across more than one manufacturing discipline
• Experience of process integration, process development or technology transfer into productionAbility to read a process change through to device performance, yield and downstream steps
• Structured problem-solving and confidence working with process, electrical and yield data
• Working knowledge of SPC, DOE, FMEA and change control
• Degree in Physics, Engineering, Materials Science, Electronics or a related discipline

Useful

• Experience with III-V compound semiconductors, particularly GaAs or GaN
• Six Sigma or equivalent process improvement background
• Track record of coordinating qualification activities across engineering and manufacturing teams