Photonic InP Chip-Test Engineer for Yield & Throughput

YST Semiconductor Technology Corporation; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Employer-paid life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer-m

Paid time off

Holidays and floating holidays

Onsite wellness facilities and gym

Job summary

YST Semiconductor Technology Corporation, based in Vancouver, Washington, is seeking an engineer to support and improve chip-test manufacturing for InP-based photonic products. You’ll work hands-on with automated test systems to boost yield, throughput, and production readiness.

Under guidance from senior engineers, you’ll collaborate with equipment, Quality, Manufacturing Operations, IT/Automation, and vendors to troubleshoot issues and transfer new methods into production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Computer, Industrial, or Optical/Photonics Engineering; Physics; Applied Physics; or a directly related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to apply engineering principles to semiconductor, photonics, electronics, test, laboratory, or similarly complex manufacturing work.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, including interpreting manufacturing/test data and recommending practical improvements.
• Ability to develop and maintain technical procedures and controlled documentation with attention to data integrity and traceability.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technicians, operators, engineers, vendors, and management.
• Ability to provide hands-on, on-site support in cleanroom, laboratory, and manufacturing environments using required PPE.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for chip-test operations, monitoring yield, throughput, cycle time, retest rates, and production readiness.
• Investigate bottlenecks, abnormal test results, and recurring production issues; support containment, root-cause analysis, and lasting corrective actions.
• Work with technicians and operators to ensure approved procedures are clear, repeatable, and effective.
• Analyze test results across products, lots, wafers, testers, fixtures, test programs, and other relevant variables.
• Identify contributors to yield loss, false failures, measurement variation, and production inefficiencies.
• Apply statistical and structured problem-solving methods, including SPC, DOE, measurement-system analysis, and root-cause analysis.

Skills

Analytical and troubleshooting skills

Collaboration across teams

Hands-on problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Python

SQL

Excel

JMP

Minitab

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Job description

YST Semiconductor Technology Corporation, based in Vancouver, Washington, is seeking an engineer to support and improve chip-test manufacturing for InP-based photonic products. You’ll work hands-on with automated test systems to boost yield, throughput, and production readiness.

Under guidance from senior engineers, you’ll collaborate with equipment, Quality, Manufacturing Operations, IT/Automation, and vendors to troubleshoot issues and transfer new methods into production.