Product Development Engineer, Annapurna Labs Silicon Operations

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Silicon Yield Product Engineer to enhance the performance of cutting-edge machine learning chips. This role offers the unique opportunity to work beyond traditional silicon boundaries, engaging in detailed data analysis and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will optimize manufacturing processes and tackle systematic yield issues while developing innovative solutions. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about semiconductor technology, this position will allow you to make a significant impact on the future of advanced computing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in semiconductor industry as product/test engineer analyzing test data.
• Experience in yield and performance optimization on advanced FINFET nodes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze ATE Test and System test data to optimize yield and test time.
• Develop automation systems to compare yields and monitor performance metrics.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Data Analysis

Yield Optimization

Statistical Analysis

Scripting (Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

Tools

JMP

AWS Services (Sagemaker, S3, Quicksight)

Job description

Product Development Engineer, Annapurna Labs Silicon Operations

AWS-Annapurna team develops the silicon used in our most advanced machine learning accelerator servers at cutting edge process nodes. These SOCs are used in massively scaled server clusters to provide best hardware platform for our customers to run training and inference workloads.

We are seeking an experienced Silicon Yield Product engineer with expertise in yield debug on leading edge process technology nodes. This experienced engineer will be responsible for optimizing manufacturing process with foundry partners to improve yield and performance of our machine learning chips. They will interact with ATE, Systems test teams and Silicon design teams to identify systematic yield issues and work on debug to find root cause. This role involves collaborating with various teams to develop innovative solutions to optimize yield and performance for our products. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing process and expertise in statistical analysis are essential for success in this role.

Our final product is a server, not just the silicon, so you will find yourself stretching beyond traditional silicon product engineering boundaries and dealing with various system issues and data sets, providing ample opportunities to learn.

Key job responsibilities

1. Perform detailed data analysis of ATE Test, SLT test, and System test data to optimize yield, test time, and implement optimal screening methodologies across platforms.
2. Develop and maintain automation systems to compare yields across OSATs, testers, and setups, while monitoring performance metrics to drive timely corrective actions.
3. Lead functional and structural test coverage improvements at ATE and system levels through strategic DOE planning and targeted characterization efforts to collect critical performance data.
4. Design and maintain comprehensive dashboards enabling cross-functional teams to monitor key metrics, with automated alert systems for rapid issue identification and resolution.
5. Foster strong stakeholder relationships and drive corrective actions for yield and quality improvements through effective collaboration with test engineering, system validation, and DFT teams.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field
- 5+ years of semiconductor industry experience as a product/test engineer analyzing test data
- Experience using Python or other scripting languages for data analysis and automation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with yield and performance optimization at system or ATE test on advanced FINFET nodes
- Understanding of ATE test content (Scan, BIST, Functional, IO tests) and experience setting test limits based on characterization.
- Experience with power, performance characterization on high performance chips.
- Knowledge of usage of ATPG scan diagnostics and SRAM bitmap analysis for FA and yield debug.
- Proficiency in statistical analysis tools (JMP, Python) and automation for semiconductor test data.
- Experience building automated analysis systems and interactive dashboards for yield and quality monitoring.
- Familiarity with AWS services (Sagemaker, S3, Quicksight etc.) and ability to use these for automation.

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