Senior Principal Foundry Engineer - Product Engineering

NXP Semiconductors; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors in Singapore is seeking a seasoned expert to locally drive yield enhancement for lead products under new technology introduction (NTI) and during foundry transfers. You will develop yield monitoring methodologies, coordinate with NXP teams, and influence internal and external partners to meet corporate yield goals.

The role requires deep semiconductor knowledge, fluent English and Mandarin, and strong collaboration across global teams and external foundries.

Qualifications

• Minimum M.S. in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of semiconductor experience in yield enhancement or similar area.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin for interaction with Mandarin-speaking suppliers.
• Strong understanding of yield enhancement techniques and data analysis.
• Knowledge of failure analysis techniques.
• Good understanding of SoC architecture and product test patterns.

Responsibilities

• Develop yield monitoring methodologies and infrastructure for automated tracking.
• Work with technology and product teams to define yield enhancement strategies for NTI products.
• Assess yield needs across the corporation and influence resources to meet goals.
• Interact with foundries to enhance yield across multiple products and nodes.
• Generate and standardise yield enhancement Best Known Methods.
• Collaborate with global teams and Asian foundries to meet corporate goals.

Skills

Yield enhancement

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Process knowledge

Semiconductor fundamentals

English & Mandarin communication

Education

M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Yield management system

Coding languages

Database knowledge

Job description

Description

External Wafer Manufacturing team works with external foundries to ensure stable chip supply for business lines across NXP. The primary responsibility of this role is to locally drive yield enhancement for lead products under new technology introduction (NTI), and within foundry process transfers and new fab enablement.

• Develop yield monitoring methodologies, yield infrastructure to facilitate automated yield tracking and yield analysis
• Work with the NXP technology and product teams to develop overall yield enhancement strategies for products tied to new technology introductions.
• Assess yield enhancement needs across the corporation to determine where focus is needed to meet business goals. Strongly influence internal organizations and foundries to apply adequate resources to meet the identified needs, and drive proven yield enhancement methodologies across internal and external organizations.
• Interact with and drive foundries to enhance yield at targeted rate. Must understand process, device, design and test limitations for multiple products across multiple technology nodes.
• Generate and standardise yield enhancement Best Known Methods across different technology platforms.
• Closely interact with the NXP technology and product teams across the world, as well as with the semiconductor foundries in Asia to meet the corporate yield enhancement goals.

Requirements / Preferences

• Minimum M.S. in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline
• Minimum 10 years of semiconductor experience in yield enhancement or similar area
• Well verse in English and Chinese. This role involves regular interaction with Mandarin-speaking suppliers. Therefore, fluency in spoken Mandarin is required to facilitate effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong understanding of yield enhancement techniques and data analysis
• Strong understanding of failure analysis techniques
• Good understanding of SoC architecture and product test patterns
• Experience in setting yield management system, coding language, familiar with database structure will be a plus

NXP Competencies

• Action Oriented (Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm)
• Collaborates (Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives)
• Nimble Learning (Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems. Using both success and failure as learning opportunities)

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