PDF Solutions, Inc.

Senior Field Applications Engineer

PDF Solutions, Inc.$110K — $140K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum Master's degree or 2 years of relevant field experience
  • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science or similar engineering discipline
  • Experience with inspection tools like optical and spectroscopy
  • Ability to work in high-pressure production environments
  • Strong communication skills and team-oriented mindset
  • Familiarity with complex semiconductor processes, ideally sub-20nm FIN-fet technology

Responsibilities

  • Write inspection recipes on PDF's e-beam tools in 300mm fab
  • Analyze data to reduce yield loss for advanced integrated circuits
  • Oversee data pipeline and ensure measurement quality
  • Conduct R&D and optimize inspection recipes via data analysis
  • Lead engineering projects and enhance business processes through automation

Benefits

  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Opportunities to work with state-of-the-art semiconductor technology
  • Engagement in complex engineering projects
  • Support for professional growth and skills development
Full Job Description
Overview

PDF Solutions Inc is seeking a FieldApplications Engineer to join the field team to work on PDFs e-beam inspection tool for Design-For-Inspection used for enhancing yield in state-of-art 300mm semiconductor fabs. The Applications Engineer must be an organized and highly motivated team player with strong initiative and communication skills and possesses the drive to deliver quality results on time in a dynamic, multi-discipline, intensive and highly productive small team environment.

Responsibilities

  • Work in 300mm fab and write inspection recipes on PDFs e-beam tools.
  • Drive wafer inspection and perform analysis reduce yield loss on some of the world's most advanced ICs.
  • Oversee the data pipeline from measurement and monitor data quality and health of tool.
  • Perform R&D and experiments for improving and optimizing recipes based on data analysis
  • Lead complex engineering projects and drive continuous business process improvement and automation
Qualifications

Job Requirements:

  • MinimumMaster's degree or minimum 2 years of field experience
  • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science or similar engineering field
  • Experience working with inspection tools, including optical, voltage-contract or spectroscopy
  • Ability to work in production environment and respond to customer promptly requests with high standard results

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience in semiconductor industry (preferably sub-20nm FIN-fet technology)
  • Statistical data analysis in NumPy, JMP, Tableau, or MATLAB
  • Python or other programming experience (Java, C#, C++, Ruby, Perl, etc.)
  • Ability to interact with RD teams of different disciplines to resolve issues or drive improvement
Pay RangeUSD $110,000.00 - USD $140,000.00 /Yr.

About PDF Solutions, Inc.

PDF Solutions, Inc. is a provider of infrastructure technologies and services for integrated circuits (IC). The Company's technologies and services focus on the IC manufacturing process life cycle. It operates in the segment of licensing and implementation of yield improvement solutions for integrated circuit manufacturers. Its solutions combine software, test chips, an electrical wafer test system, methodologies and professional services. The Company's characterization vehicle infrastructure (CVi) enables customers to electrically characterize the manufacturing process, and establish fail-rate information needed to calibrate manufacturing yield models and prioritize yield improvement activities. Its Exensio YieldAware solution incorporates all of the components of solutions, such as CVi, yield management software systems, and business intelligence dashboards. The Company's Exensio product family includes Exensio-Yield, Exensio-Control, Exensio-Test and Exensio-Char.
Learn more about PDF Solutions, Inc.
Size
407 employees
Market Cap
$1 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$40.3 million
5 Year Trend
+0.7%
Revenue
$88 million
NASDAQ

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