Senior & Staff Consulting Semiconductor Yield Engineer

PDF Solutions; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

PDF Solutions is seeking a Consultant Engineer to join our team in Santa Clara, CA. You will work with our innovative e-beam systems to improve yield in 300mm fabs, conducting RD experiments and producing high-quality analyses.

You will readout and analyze data, drive experiments in a rapid, multi-disciplinary environment and interact with customers to maximize yield improvements using PDF’s eProbe technology.

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 FEOL and BEOL steps.
• Basic device physics understanding (P-N junction, transistor operation, CMOS integration).
• Ability to drive experiments quickly and produce high-quality analysis reports.

Responsibilities

• Analyze PDF eProbe output to maximize yield improvement.
• Conduct RD experiments to retarget defects and improve signals.
• Create dataflow for repeatable readouts.
• Engage with customers to promote use of eProbe readouts for yield enhancement.

Skills

Programming (Python, etc.)

Experimentation

Analytical reporting

Communication skills

Tools

Cadence ICFB

KLayout

JMP

Spot Fire

Job description

PDF Solutions is seeking a Consultant Engineer to join our team in Santa Clara, CA. You will work with our innovative e-beam systems to improve yield in 300mm fabs, conducting RD experiments and producing high-quality analyses.

You will readout and analyze data, drive experiments in a rapid, multi-disciplinary environment and interact with customers to maximize yield improvements using PDF’s eProbe technology.