Yield Development Engineer

Intel Corporation; Penang; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Malaysia's Penang is seeking a Yield Development Engineer to drive technology yield improvements in manufacturing. You will identify yield limiters, perform statistical analyses, and collaborate on process changes to optimize manufacturability and product quality.

This role requires hands-on debugging across design, test, and process teams, development of measurement recipes, and creation of data-driven tools for high-volume yield modeling; experience with SCAN ATPG and DF T

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level engineering degree with emphasis on electronics or computer engineering.
• 3+ years in semiconductor failure analysis or test engineering.
• Experience with SCAN ATPG, fault models, and diagnostic techniques.
• Familiarity with failure signature analysis and yield learning.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze yield limiters using statistical techniques and big data.
• Develop and implement process development roadmaps for yield milestones.
• Consolidate and visualize data to extract actionable yield insights.
• Perform fault isolation and root-cause analysis of failures.
• Collaborate with design, test, and process teams to fix yield limiters.
• Develop measurement recipes and enhance equipment capabilities for logic nodes.
• Run new product introductions and factory experiments to improve yield.
• Create tools and algorithms for high-volume yield modeling and data analysis.

Skills

Semiconductor failure analysis

SCAN ATPG methodology

Electrical fault isolation

Failure signature analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in electronic engineering or computer engineering

Tools

Advantest

Teradyne

Job description

Job Details

Job Description: The Role and Impact As a Yield Development Engineer, you will play a critical role in advancing Intel's manufacturing capabilities by driving technology yield improvements. You will work hands-on to identify yield limiters, conduct statistical analyses, and collaborate on process changes to optimize manufacturability. Your contributions will directly impact product quality, factory efficiency, and Intel's ability to deliver cutting-edge technologies to market. Business group The Intel Foundry team focuses on delivering high-performance solutions that empower customers across the globe. As part of this team, you will contribute to innovative process development and yield optimization efforts, supporting Intel's mission to lead in advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The group emphasizes collaboration and technical excellence to enable breakthrough innovations and industry-leading outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze yield limiters using statistical techniques and big data methodologies.
• Develop and implement process development roadmaps to support technology yield milestones.
• Consolidate, interpret, and visualize diverse data sources to extract actionable insights for yield enhancement.
• Perform fault isolation and failure analysis to identify root causes of failures.
• Collaborate across design, test, and process teams to debug yield limiters and ensure manufacturability.
• Develop measurement recipes and harden equipment capabilities for advanced logic nodes.
• Execute new product introductions, design-technology co-optimization, and factory experiments to drive yield improvements.
• Create tools, algorithms, and systems to perform high-volume data analysis and advance yield modeling.
• Drive cross-functional collaborations to resolve issues in yield, product design, and manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electronic engineering, Computer Engineering or in a related field
• Technical Skills
  • 3+ years of experience in semiconductor failure analysis or test engineering
  • Strong understanding of Array architecture and failure mechanisms or hands-on experience with SCAN ATPG methodology, including Scan chain diagnosis, ATPG pattern generation and debug, Fault models (stuck-at, transition, path delay, bridging)
  • Proficiency in fault isolation techniques, including Electrical fault isolation (EFI), circuit, and layout analysis
  • Familiarity with failure signature analysis and yield learning
• Debug and Analysis
  • Experience debugging logic and memory/array failures from silicon bring-up through production
  • Ability to correlate ATE test results with design and process data
  • Experience with tester platforms (e.g., Advantest, Teradyne)
  • Understanding of DFT (Design for Testability) concepts and implementation
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with embedded memory compilers and array redundancy analysis
  • Familiarity with statistical data analysis tools (JMP, Python, R)
  • Experience with nanometer process nodes (7nm, 5nm, 3nm, or below)
  • Background in BIST (Built-In Self-Test) for memory and logic
  • Exposure to machine learning-based fault classification or yield analysis
  • Experience collaborating with design, process, and layout teams for root cause analysis
• Soft Skills and Work Style
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
  • Excellent communication skills to present findings to engineering and management teams
  • Self-motivated with ability to manage multiple debug cases simultaneously
  • Team player with experience working across design, process, and manufacturing organizations

Employment Details

Job Type: Experienced Hire Shift: Shift 1 (Malaysia) Primary Location: Malaysia, Penang

Additional Locations:

Posting Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust N/A

Work Model for this Role This role will require an on-site presence.

* Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

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