Senior Principal Foundry Engineer - Product Engineering

nxp semiconductors singapore pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors Singapore Pte. Ltd. is seeking a senior yield engineer to locally drive yield enhancement for lead products under NTI, and during foundry transfers and fab enablement.

The role requires a minimum MS in Electrical Engineering and 10+ years in semiconductors, with fluency in English and Mandarin. You will collaborate across global teams and external foundries to deliver robust yield improvements.

Qualifications

• MS in Electrical Engineering or similar
• 10+ years semiconductor experience in yield enhancement or similar area
• Fluent in English and Mandarin
• 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 systems; coding languages; familiarity with database structures

Responsibilities

• Drive yield enhancement for lead products under NTI and during foundry process transfers and fab enablement
• Develop yield monitoring methodologies and automated yield tracking and analysis
• Collaborate with technology and product teams to develop yield enhancement strategies for NTI products
• Influence internal organizations and foundries to allocate resources to yield goals
• Interact with foundries to enhance yield across multiple technology nodes
• Standardize yield enhancement methods across platforms
• Coordinate with global teams and Asian foundries to meet corporate yield goals

Skills

Yield enhancement

Data analysis

Failure analysis

SoC architecture

English & Mandarin

Coding languages

Database knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Yield management systems

Database knowledge

Job 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

More specifically:

• 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
• Must be fluent in English and Mandarin
• 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)