PDF Solutions is seeking a Senior Consultant Engineer to join PDF to utilize our innovative e-beam systems for enhancing yield in state-of-art 300mm semiconductor fabs. The consulting engineer must be a highly motivated and self-driven team player with strong communication skills and possess the drive to deliver quality results on time in a dynamic, multi-discipline, intensive and highly productive environment.

- Analysis of PDF eProbe (PDF’s innovative e-beam system) output to ensure tool readout maximize customer benefit in yield improvement

- RD Experiments to retarget defects of interest, strengthen signals, reduce noise or improve throughput

- Analysis dataflow creation for repeated and consistent readout.

- Influence customers to also analyze eProbe readouts for yield improvement purposes

Job Requirements:

- 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 both FEOL and BEOL steps

- Basic device physics understanding, such as P-N junction, transistor operation, CMOS integration

- Ability to drive experiment in a rapid fashion and create a high-quality analysis report to summarize the findings

Preferred Skills:

Experience working with inspection tools, including optical, voltage-contract or spectroscopy

Experience reading or interpreting circuit schematics, GDS/Oasis layouts, or PFA cross-sections

Python or other programming experience (Java, C#, C++, Ruby, Perl, etc.)

Experience working with customer in a technical setting and respond promptly with high standard results.