Process Engineer – High Power LED Packaging & NPI

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off & Holidays

401k Retirement Savings Plan w/ Emplr?

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life/AD&D Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Luminus is seeking a Process Engineer with semiconductor packaging expertise, focusing on high-power LED products and New Product Introduction (NPI). The role splits time between process engineering and leading LED package development with contract manufacturers in Asia.

The candidate should have a Master or PhD in engineering/physics/materials and at least 5 years in semiconductor package manufacturing, with travel up to 20%. Compensation ranges from $130,000 to $175,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Master or PhD in engineering, physics, materials or related fields.
• Minimum 5 years in manufacturing processing of semiconductor packages.
• Experience with wire bonding, die attach, dispensing; high-power LED packages preferred.
• Familiar with packaging technologies used in power devices (lead frame, ceramic packages with copper heat spreaders).
• Experience with hermetic sealing, over molding and transfer/injection molding processes.
• Experience with D/PFMEA for power semiconductor products; CM experience desirable.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Develop recipes for wire bonding, die attach and dispensing for a low-volume prototype assembly line.
• Build Control Plan for these processes and track via destructive test monitoring and SPC.
• Publish lot reports, including pareto of yield losses, CpK, etc.
• Transfer recipes, control plan, etc. to high volume manufacturing partners in the Asia region.
• Evaluate new materials for these processes to improve performance or reduce costs.
• Develop high power LED packages for Medical, Life Sciences and Industrial applications.
• Collaborate with Asian Contract Manufacturers to co-develop LED packages from initial concepts through mass production.
• Engage with the Supply Chain for critical BOM items, e.g. prisms, interposers, etc.
• Manage projects and track progress. Update the larger Project team on a weekly basis.
• Generating intellectual property and working with patent attorneys to file patent applications.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Master's or PhD in engineering/physics/materials

Job description

Luminus is seeking a Process Engineer with semiconductor packaging expertise, focusing on high-power LED products and New Product Introduction (NPI). The role splits time between process engineering and leading LED package development with contract manufacturers in Asia.

The candidate should have a Master or PhD in engineering/physics/materials and at least 5 years in semiconductor package manufacturing, with travel up to 20%. Compensation ranges from $130,000 to $175,000 per year.