Yield Engineer: Process Integration to Optimize Yields

Applied-Optoelectronics-Inc.; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Immigration sponsorships

Health plans

401(k) matching

Generous PTO

Job summary

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. in Sugar Land, TX seeks a Yield Engineer to join the Process Integration group. You will analyze wafer fabrication, metrology, device-test, and reliability data to drive yield improvements and process stability.

You will plan DOE studies, monitor Cp/Cpk performance, and collaborate with Fab, R&D, Quality, Test, and Reliability to translate insights into actions and enhanced product yield.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
• Three+ years in semiconductor manufacturing, process engineering, yield engineering, or reliability engineering.
• Strong knowledge of statistical data analysis including SPC, control charts, DO E, and hypothesis testing.

Responsibilities

• Analyze wafer fabrication, equipment, metrology, device-test, and reliability data to identify yield trends and variation.
• Monitor yield by product, process step, tool, recipe, lot, wafer, and time period.
• Plan and analyze designed experiments to improve process performance, stability, yield, and reliability.
• Prepare yield reports, trend charts, wafer maps, and DOE summaries for engineering and management.

Skills

Statistical data analysis

SPC charts

Process capability (Cp/Cpk)

DOE (Design of Experiments)

Data-driven problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering / Materials Science / Chemical Engineering / Physics / Statistics or related field

Tools

JMP

Python

SQL

Job description

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. in Sugar Land, TX seeks a Yield Engineer to join the Process Integration group. You will analyze wafer fabrication, metrology, device-test, and reliability data to drive yield improvements and process stability.

You will plan DOE studies, monitor Cp/Cpk performance, and collaborate with Fab, R&D, Quality, Test, and Reliability to translate insights into actions and enhanced product yield.