Senior Consulting Engineer

PDF Solutions; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PDF Solutions in Boise, Idaho, is looking for a Senior Consultant Engineer to leverage innovative e‑beam systems aimed at enhancing yield in 300mm semiconductor fabs. You'll be part of a driven team focused on optimizing quality results and tackling complex challenges in the semiconductor industry.

This role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to drive experiments and create comprehensive reports, while engaging with customers to ensure maximum benefit from eProbe analysis.

Qualifications

• Ability to create a high-quality analysis report summarizing findings.

Responsibilities

• Analyze PDF eProbe output to enhance yield.
• Conduct experiments to optimize performance.
• Create dataflow for consistent readout.
• Encourage customer analysis of eProbe readouts.

Skills

Ability to use layout edit or review tools

Familiar with analysis platforms

Experience in semiconductor fail modes

Basic device physics understanding

Ability to drive experiments rapidly

Tools

Cadence ICFB

KLayout

JMP

Spot Fire

Job description

Overview

At PDF Solutions, we are at the forefront of revolutionizing the semiconductor industry. Our cutting‑edge technologies and data‑driven solutions empower semiconductor manufacturers to achieve unprecedented levels of efficiency, quality, and innovation. By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry, tackle complex challenges, and contribute to groundbreaking advancements that shape the future of technology. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, PDF Solutions also operates worldwide in Canada, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.

PDF Solutions is seeking a Senior Consultant Engineer to join PDF to utilize our innovative e‑beam systems for enhancing yield in state‑of‑the‑art 300mm semiconductor fabs. The consulting engineer must be a highly motivated and self‑driven team player with strong communication skills and possess the drive to deliver quality results on time in a dynamic, multi‑discipline, intensive and highly productive environment.

Responsibilities

• Analysis of PDF eProbe (PDF’s innovative e‑beam system) output to ensure tool readout maximises customer benefit in yield improvement.
• RD experiments to retarget defects of interest, strengthen signals, reduce noise or improve throughput.
• Analysis dataflow creation for repeated and consistent readout.
• Influence customers to also analyse eProbe readouts for yield improvement purposes.

Qualifications

• Ability to use layout edit or review tools, such as Cadence ICFB, KLayout or similar.
• Familiar with analysis platforms, such as JMP, Spot Fire or similar.
• Experience in working with semiconductor fail modes (opens or shorts) in both FEOL and BEOL steps.
• Basic device physics understanding, such as P‑N junction, transistor operation, CMOS integration.
• Ability to drive experiment in a rapid fashion and create a high‑quality analysis report to summarise the findings.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with inspection tools, including optical, voltage‑contract or spectroscopy.
• Experience reading or interpreting circuit schematics, GDS/Oasis layouts, or PFA cross‑sections.
• Python or other programming experience (Java, C#, C++, Ruby, Perl, etc.).
• Experience working with customer in a technical setting and responding promptly with high standard results.

Pay Range

USD $120,000.00 – USD $150,000.00 / Year.