Yield Development Engineer, Defect Metrology

Intel Corporation; Chandler (AZ); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Corporation in the United States is seeking a Yield Development Engineer to drive yield improvements across cutting-edge technology nodes. You will work with interdisciplinary teams to solve complex challenges and develop methodologies enabling defect understanding and yield modeling.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, development of measurement recipes, and collaboration across design, test, and process development to ensure manufacturability and early success in new product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of experience, Master's with 3+ years, or PhD with 1+ years.
• 2+ years of experience in yield development, process technology, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Identify root cause yield limiters throughout the lifecycle of a technology node and develop solutions to address them.
• Perform statistical analysis and create visualizations to construct accurate process development roadmaps that drive technology yield milestones.
• Develop methodologies to consolidate and analyze data from diverse sources, enabling defect mode understanding and yield modeling.
• Transform experimental and manufacturing data into actionable insights that improve yield by leveraging advanced statistics, coding techniques, and engineering expertise.
• Design and implement measurement recipes to deliver quick, precise feedback on product integrity and resolve yield-impacting issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug yield limiters in design, test, and process development areas.
• Develop and harden equipment and methodologies to meet the operational needs of advanced logic nodes.
• Ensure manufacturability by thoroughly analyzing process and spec corners and collaborating with design teams to resolve yield issues prior to manufacturing ramp.
• Execute new product introductions and enable design-technology co-optimization through participation in factory task forces and design of experiments.
• Manage and execute multiple projects simultaneously, meeting tight deadlines without compromising quality.

Skills

Yield development

Statistical analysis

Data visualization

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Intel Corporation in the United States is seeking a Yield Development Engineer to drive yield improvements across cutting-edge technology nodes. You will work with interdisciplinary teams to solve complex challenges and develop methodologies enabling defect understanding and yield modeling.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, development of measurement recipes, and collaboration across design, test, and process development to ensure manufacturability and early success in new product