Foundry Power Devices Lead Engineer (SiC/GaN)

onsemi; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

onsemi's External Manufacturing is seeking an experienced Foundry Lead Engineer to manage foundry relationships, drive technology development, and execute transfer programs for power devices in San Jose, CA.

You will partner with internal teams and external foundries to optimize process performance, improve yield and quality, and ensure robust qualification, transfer, and ramp-to-mass production activities while meeting cost targets.

Qualifications

• MS degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Chemistry Engineering, Material Science or related area.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in semiconductor technology development, fab process integration, device engineering, product engineering, foundry engineering or foundry management in IDM, foundry, fabless companies.
• Hands on experience of SiC and/or GaN process, integration, device and characterization.
• Proactively manage and anticipate process performance, quality, change management to achieve Zero defect.
• Ability to lead, execute plans effectively and direct foundries to improve product quality, yield, cost, cycle time to achieve organizational goals.
• Knowledge of statics, yield improvement, power device process technology, device physics, and semiconductor development/manufacturing of SiC and/or GaN.
• Proficiency with data analysis, DOE, and statistical techniques is assumed. Data science experience is a plus.
• Solid experience in the semiconductor industry, preferably in Power Device related fields.
• Knowledge of semiconductor processing, solid-state device physics, and Epi/SiC/GaN of thin film deposition or plasma physics is desirable.
• Flexible in domestic or international travel (up to 25%)

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize SiC and/or GaN solutions for next generations of onsemi Power devices.
• Lead engineering efforts with internal teams and foundries to drive process evaluation, device performance improvement, FE-BE integration, CIP, yield/quality improvement, process/product qualification, technology transfer, and ramp to mass production.
• Manage day-to-day operations with external foundries to meet delivery, capacity, cycle time, delivery, quality, and cost needs; drive yield, quality and productivity improvements.
• Collaborate with internal fabs and foundries to benchmark performance and share learning on quality, yield, performance, and systems.
• Organize and demonstrate ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and adapt to shifting priorities to meet business needs.
• Collaborate with Procurement & Supply Chain to align insource/outsource strategies and ensure foundry systems reflect WIP reporting.

Skills

Semiconductor engineering problem Solv

Semiconductor process engineering

Education

MS degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Chemistry Engineering, Material Science or related area

Job description

onsemi's External Manufacturing is seeking an experienced Foundry Lead Engineer to manage foundry relationships, drive technology development, and execute transfer programs for power devices in San Jose, CA.

You will partner with internal teams and external foundries to optimize process performance, improve yield and quality, and ensure robust qualification, transfer, and ramp-to-mass production activities while meeting cost targets.