Senior Product & Test Engineer, Yield & Cost Optimizer

engineeringjobs.net, Inc.; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 171,000 - 296,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries in Richardson, TX is seeking a Principal Product/Test Engineer to improve cost, yield, quality, and robustness across Automotive and Industrial semiconductor portfolios. The role leads NPI and sustaining activities across fab, assembly, and test, applying digital, analog/mixed-signal, and RF test expertise.

You'll work with cross-functional teams to drive cost reduction, create automated data analyses, and develop production ATE software using C/C++, Python, or Java in a global

Qualifications

• BSEE with minimum >15 yrs of experience working Product / Test in Digital, Analog/Mix Signal, RF space.
• Experience working with multiple ATE platforms (V93K, UltraFlex, iFlex, ETS800, ETS364, etc).
• Proficiency in C, C++, Python, and/or Java, with the ability to modify and develop production ATE software across multiple platforms.
• Strong statistics and data-analysis skills.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, working with cross-functional teams across multiple different internal development and factory sites.
• Excellent interpersonal skills -- energetic, motivated, and self-driven.
• Demonstrate ability to work well within a global team environment with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills; demonstrate ability to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Own the cost-entitlement roadmap and delivery of wafer-sort yield (WSY), final-test yield (FTY), test-cost, and cost-of-build (COB) metrics across all Post-Fab Services products within the ISC business unit.
• Generate daily / weekly automated data analysis reports (various -- eGAP, cWATY, Scrap, etc).
• Own customer RMA activities and post-RMA root cause disposition including EFA / PFA (electrical and physical failure analysis).
• Interface with FAB, Assembly, and factory Test teams and engineers for driving yield improvement activities across various products.
• Drive cost reduction activities such as burn-in reduction / elimination, test and manufacturing flow optimization, test time and yield enhancements.
• Lead cross-functional execution with Program Management, Quality and Customer Quality Engineering, Design, firmware development, fab, assembly, and factory test teams to resolve product issues and deliver cost, yield, quality, and schedule objectives.
• Document gaps, lessons learned, and best practices back to NPDE PE teams for better execution on future projects.
• Must be able to update / modify existing code with innovation and improvisation focused on efficiency and test-cost reduction.
• Good understanding on Automated Test Equipment (ATE) system architecture (V93K, Exascale, ETS800, T2K, IFlex, UltraFlex, etc.) and able to work with vendor to develop low level automation code.

Skills

Digital testing

Analog/mixed-signal

RF testing

ATE platforms

C/C++

Python

Java

PERL

Data analysis

Education

BSEE

Tools

V93K

UltraFlex

iFlex

ETS800

ETS364

Job description

GlobalFoundries in Richardson, TX is seeking a Principal Product/Test Engineer to improve cost, yield, quality, and robustness across Automotive and Industrial semiconductor portfolios. The role leads NPI and sustaining activities across fab, assembly, and test, applying digital, analog/mixed-signal, and RF test expertise.

You'll work with cross-functional teams to drive cost reduction, create automated data analyses, and develop production ATE software using C/C++, Python, or Java in a global