Senior Semiconductor Process Engineer

Integrated Personnel Services Limited; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated Personnel Services Limited seeks a Sr. Staff Foundry Engineer in San Jose, CA, to lead high-voltage process technology optimization across external foundries. You will drive yield improvements, monitor process control data, and guide root-cause analysis with fab partners.

A strong background in semiconductor processing and device physics is required. You will collaborate with device, packaging, product, and reliability teams to ensure reliability and performance targets, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline with emphasis on semiconductor processing and device physics.
• 12+ years of semiconductor industry experience in process engineering, yield optimization, device characterization, or related areas.
• Experience monitoring and improving product yields using PCM data and SPC data.
• Experience working with external semiconductor foundries is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Optimize and install high-voltage process technologies at external semiconductor foundries.
• Ensure technologies running across multiple foundries deliver equivalent, well-centered, and controlled results.
• Build strong working relationships with external fab engineers and ensure timely resolution of technical issues.
• Monitor process technologies using statistical analysis of PCM, in-line process data, and final test results.
• Analyze and optimize yields across multiple families of high-voltage smart-power products.
• Establish correlations between product yield, process control monitors, and in-fab SPC data.
• Provide technical feedback and recommendations to external foundry engineering teams.
• Monitor reliability testing for new products and semiconductor technologies.
• Partner with device, packaging, product, and reliability engineers to identify root causes and develop corrective actions.
• Develop an understanding of process/package interactions and their impact on product performance and reliability.
• Support design and product engineering teams with engineering lot scheduling, expediting, and tape-outs.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation required for foundry agreements, processes, and procedures.

Skills

Semiconductor process experience

Yield optimization

Device characterization

Foundry collaboration

SPC data analysis

Cross-functional communication

Education

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

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced Sr. Staff Foundry Engineer with 12+ years of semiconductor industry experience in process engineering, yield optimization, device characterization, and foundry management. This role will work closely with external semiconductor foundries to optimize high-voltage process technologies, improve product yields, monitor process control, and drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions across multiple foundry partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Optimize and install high-voltage process technologies at external semiconductor foundries.
• Ensure technologies running across multiple foundries deliver equivalent, well-centered, and controlled results.
• Build strong working relationships with external fab engineers and ensure timely resolution of technical issues.
• Monitor process technologies using statistical analysis of PCM, in-line process data, and final test results.
• Analyze and optimize yields across multiple families of high-voltage smart-power products.
• Establish correlations between product yield, process control monitors, and in-fab SPC data.
• Provide technical feedback and recommendations to external foundry engineering teams.
• Monitor reliability testing for new products and semiconductor technologies.
• Partner with device, packaging, product, and reliability engineers to identify root causes and develop corrective actions.
• Develop an understanding of process/package interactions and their impact on product performance and reliability.
• Support design and product engineering teams with engineering lot scheduling, expediting, and tape-outs.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation required for foundry agreements, processes, and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline with emphasis on semiconductor processing and device physics.
• 12+ years of semiconductor industry experience in process engineering, yield optimization, device characterization, or related areas.
• Experience monitoring and improving product yields using:
• Process Control Monitor (PCM) data
• SPC data
• Experience working with external semiconductor foundries is highly preferred.
• Strong experience reviewing product yield information with product engineering teams.
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving semiconductor reliability issues.
• Familiarity with device measurement techniques, including manual characterization and automated PCM data collection.
• Understanding of the design and application of process control monitor test structures.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with high-voltage / smart-power semiconductor technologies.
• Familiarity with product testing and analog circuit design.
• Experience with semiconductor process/package interactions.
• Experience establishing or maintaining foundry agreements, technical procedures, and process documentation.