Inspection Shift Engineer (Night Shift) -(7 PM- 7 AM)

AOI; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package within US

Immigration sponsorships

Health, dental, vision plans

401(k) employer matching

Unused PTO payout

Job summary

AOI is seeking a Shift Inspection Engineer to oversee visual inspection of laser wafer and chip production in a cleanroom environment. You will train production staff, monitor inspection yield, and refine inspection algorithms while maintaining and qualifying tools.

The role focuses on operating at the Sugar Land, Texas facility, developing defect-detection methods, and supporting AI model retraining with inspection photos to reduce misdetection and overkill.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science required.
• Experience with image capture, optics, lighting, and inspection methods.
• Knowledge of DOE and data analysis techniques helpful.

Responsibilities

• Learn the current inspection system and implement improvements for defect inspection.
• Develop visual inspection recipes for new products.
• Collect and analyze inspection photos to improve AI model performance.
• Review work orders from quality control and troubleshoot issues.
• Maintain and qualify inspection hardware/tools; document changes.

Skills

Visual inspection

Image processing

DOE and data analysis

Troubleshooting

Camera systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Tools

Microsoft Access

SQL

Job description

Summary

We are looking for a Shift Inspection Engineer who will be in charge of our compound semiconductor Laser Wafer and Chip visual inspection to expand the capabilities of our semi-automated defect detection system in a cleanroom environment. Main tasks include visual inspection production line training for variety of product families, product inspection yield monitoring and improvement, inspection algorithm improvement, and regular inspection, maintenance, and optimization of tools/equipment.

Responsibilities

• Learn current inspection system and implement improvement for defect inspection overkill and escape
• Development of visual inspection recipes for new products
• Perform sampling review of chip photos from daily production and continuously collect escaped and overkilled photos for AI model building and retraining to reduce misdetection rate
• Review work orders rejected by Outgoing Quality Control department
• Troubleshooting for work orders with inspection issuesEnsure production line meet uptime, cycle time and quality metrics, have the sense of urgency on resolution of production issues
• Inspection yield report analysis on a weekly basis
• Current inspection of hardware tool routine maintenance and new tool qualification
• Document process changes/updates in format of Standard Operating Procedure
• Technical training for operators and technicians
• Regularly and effectively communicate status of activities/project updates with colleagues
• Overtime may be needed for production line needs

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science
• Software/ Hardware Knowledge:
• Microsoft Access or SQL preferred
• Skills/ Abilities:
• Knowledge of cameras, lenses, optics, lighting, and others for image capture and processing
• DOE and data analysis capability
• Trouble-shoot capability

Location

This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas.

Why AOI?

• Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans offer the employee with the right options to meet individual needs
• Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals
• Unused PTO payout at end of the year
• Relocation package available within US
• Immigration sponsorships (Must be currently authorized to work in the US)