Shift Inspection Engineer – AI Defect Detection (On-site)

AOI; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) matching

Relocation package

Immigration sponsorships

Job summary

AOI is seeking a Shift Inspection Engineer to lead visual inspection of compound semiconductor laser wafers and chips in a cleanroom environment. You will train production lines across product families, monitor inspection yield, and contribute to algorithm improvement and tool maintenance.

The role requires hands-on troubleshooting, recipe development for new products, and collaboration with Outgoing Quality Control to resolve defects. On-site Sugar Land, TX with relocation support available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science is required.
• DOE and data analysis capability is preferred.
• Knowledge of cameras, lenses, optics, lighting, and image capture is important.

Responsibilities

• Learn current inspection system and implement improvements for defect inspection overkill and escape.
• Develop visual inspection recipes for new products.
• Perform sampling review of chip photos and collect escaped/overkilled photos for AI model retraining.
• Review work orders rejected by Outgoing Quality Control department.
• Troubleshoot for inspection issues on work orders.
• Ensure production line uptime, cycle time, and quality metrics; resolve issues with urgency.
• Analyze weekly inspection yield reports.
• Maintain and qualify inspection hardware tools; document SOP changes.
• Provide technical training for operators and technicians.
• Communicate status of activities and project updates with teammates.
• Overtime may be needed for production line needs.

Skills

Image processing

DOE data analysis

Troubleshooting

Camera/ optics knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Tools

Microsoft Access

SQL

Job description

AOI is seeking a Shift Inspection Engineer to lead visual inspection of compound semiconductor laser wafers and chips in a cleanroom environment. You will train production lines across product families, monitor inspection yield, and contribute to algorithm improvement and tool maintenance.

The role requires hands-on troubleshooting, recipe development for new products, and collaboration with Outgoing Quality Control to resolve defects. On-site Sugar Land, TX with relocation support available.