Senior Foundry Interface Engineer - Yield & AI/ML

Energy Jobline ZR; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Health and wellness program

Parental leave

Equity grants

Job summary

SiTime, the Precision Timing company, seeks a senior engineer to support Foundry technical interface and drive yield improvements across wafer fabs. The role emphasizes collaboration with foundries, technical leadership, and data-driven methods to optimize throughput and reliability.

Required are advanced degrees and extensive experience in semiconductor yield engineering, process integration, and PFMEA, with strong communication and project management skills to coordinate cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering or physical sciences; 13+ years of experience or PhD with 10+ years.
• English proficiency required for professional communication in a business environment.
• Proven track record in yield pareto construction, modeling, projection, and long-term yield roadmaps.
• Experience using PDF Exensio or other Big Data Analysis tools.
• Extensive collaboration with foundries and experience porting between fabs.
• Deep knowledge of wafer inline inspection methods, SORT programs, and device reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead Foundry yield improvement by mitigating yield detractors.
• Manage Foundry yield excursions and implement Continuous Improvement Plans.
• Oversee safe launch and wafer out from the fab.
• Provide technical guidance on Foundry Fab transfers.
• Direct wafer lot progress, process skew splits, and DOE strategies.
• Support device performance analysis for mixed signal devices.
• Ensure compliance with fab yield, E-test, WAT, and inline Cp/CpK metrics.
• Leverage AI/ML predictive modeling to improve projection accuracy for test chips.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Multi-tasking

English proficiency

Education

Master’s degree in engineering/physical-science

PhD in relevant field

Tools

PDF Exensio

Big Data Analysis tools

Job description

SiTime, the Precision Timing company, seeks a senior engineer to support Foundry technical interface and drive yield improvements across wafer fabs. The role emphasizes collaboration with foundries, technical leadership, and data-driven methods to optimize throughput and reliability.

Required are advanced degrees and extensive experience in semiconductor yield engineering, process integration, and PFMEA, with strong communication and project management skills to coordinate cross-functional teams.