Senior Fab Yield Engineer

Silicon Desert Staffing; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus + LTI program

Relocation assistance

Generous PTO, holidays, birthday off,

Full benefits

Job summary

Silicon Desert Staffing is seeking a Senior Wafer Fab Yield Engineer to drive systematic yield improvement across semiconductor wafer fabrication. The role analyzes manufacturing data, defects, inline metrology, and wafer-level electrical test to identify yield-loss mechanisms and lead corrective actions.

The engineer acts as a senior technical resource, connecting fab performance to device yield, and collaborates with Process, Equipment, Process Integration, Product/Test, Failure Analysis,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics or related technical discipline.
• Significant engineering experience in semiconductor wafer fabrication, preferably involving yield, process integration, product engineering, device engineering or failure analysis.
• Strong understanding of wafer fabrication processes, process variation, defects and electrical yield.
• Ability to perform statistical analysis on large manufacturing datasets and solve complex problems.
• Experience with JMP or comparable data-analysis tools.
• Working knowledge of SPC, DOE, process capability, correlation/regression and hypothesis testing.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex technical conclusions to engineering and manufacturing.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical problem-solving efforts.

Responsibilities

• Drive systematic yield improvement across wafer fabrication.
• Analyze manufacturing data, inline metrology, defects and test data to identify yield-loss mechanisms.
• Lead implementation of corrective actions and monitor sustainability of improvements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Process Engineering, Equipment, Process Integration, Product/Test, Failure Analysis, Quality, and Manufacturing to reduce variability.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics

Tools

JMP

Job description

The Senior Wafer Fab Yield Engineer is responsible for driving systematic yield improvement across semiconductor wafer fabrication. This position analyzes manufacturing, inline metrology, defect, wafer-level electrical test, and process data to identify yield-loss mechanisms, determine root causes, and lead implementation of sustainable corrective actions.

The engineer serves as a senior technical resource connecting fab process performance to device and product yield. The role works cross-functionally with Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Process Integration, Product/Test Engineering, Failure Analysis, Quality, and Manufacturing to improve yield, reduce variability, and accelerate resolution of complex manufacturing problems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Significant engineering experience in semiconductor wafer fabrication, preferably involving yield, process integration, process engineering, product engineering, device engineering, or failure analysis.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor wafer fabrication processes and the relationship between process variation, device characteristics, defects, and electrical yield.
• Demonstrated ability to perform statistical analysis and solve complex manufacturing problems using large manufacturing datasets.
• Experience with statistical/data-analysis tools such as JMP, or comparable platforms.
• Working knowledge of SPC, DOE, process capability, correlation/regression, hypothesis testing, and structured root-cause analysis.
• Ability to communicate complex technical conclusions clearly to engineering and manufacturing organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical problem-solving efforts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, or related discipline.
• Experience correlating inline process/defect data → WAT/electrical data → wafer-sort/final yield.
• Experience with wafer-map and spatial-pattern analysis.
• Experience with semiconductor defect inspection and/or physical failure analysis.
• Experience creating automated yield-analysis or data-mining tools.
• Knowledge of semiconductor device physics and electrical test structures.
• Experience supporting technology or product ramps in a high-volume wafer fabrication environment.

• annual bonus + LTI program
• Relocation assistance
• Generous PTO, holidays, birthday off, companywide "holiday"
• Full benefits