Power Integrations

Sr. Staff Foundry Engineer

Power Integrations$150K — $180K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or Chemical Engineering with a focus on semiconductor processing.
  • At least 12 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, particularly in process engineering and yield optimization.
  • Proven track record of enhancing product yields using diverse data sources, including test results and process control data.
  • Experience collaborating with product engineers on yield information and addressing reliability challenges.
  • Knowledgeable in device measurement techniques for manual and automated data collection.
  • Familiarity with analog circuit design and product test methodologies is a plus.
  • Ability to create and manage documentation to uphold foundry agreements.

Responsibilities

  • Optimize and install high-voltage process technologies in external semiconductor foundries.
  • Ensure consistent performance of technologies across multiple foundries.
  • Communicate effectively with external fab engineers to resolve issues promptly.
  • Monitor technologies using statistical analysis to enhance final test yield.
  • Analyze and improve yields for various high-voltage smart-power products.
  • Establish relationships among product yield, process control monitors, and in-fab SPC data.
  • Oversee the reliability testing of new products and collaborate with engineers on failure analysis.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with external fab engineers.
  • Opportunity to impact product yields in a high-tech industry.
  • Exposure to multiple foundries enhances professional skill set.
  • Engagement in reliability testing and root cause analysis of failures.
  • Involvement with a variety of engineering teams including design and packaging.
Full Job Description
Description

Requirements:
  • Optimize and install high-voltage process technologies in external semiconductor foundries.
  • Guarantee PI's technologies running in multiple foundries give equivalent results, are well centered and in control.
  • Establish excellent communications with the external fab engineers to ensure that all issues are dealt with in a timely manner.
  • Monitor process technologies via statistical analysis of PCM, in-line data, and final test results in order to optimize final test yield.
  • Analyze and optimize yield of several families of high-voltage smart-power products.
  • Establish correlations between product yield, process control monitors, and in-fab SPC data.
  • Provide feedback to the external fab engineers.
  • Monitor reliability testing of new products and technologies.
  • Work with device, packaging and reliability engineers to establish root cause of any failures and plan corrective action.
  • Develop understanding of process/package interactions.
  • Support design & product engineering with scheduling & expediting engineering lots and tape outs.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in EE, Physics, Materials Science, or chemical engineering, with emphasis on semiconductor processing and device physics.
  • Minimum 12 years experience in the semiconductor industry, with experience in process engineering, yield optimization or device characterization. Experience in working with external foundries will be helpful.
  • Should have experience with monitoring and improving product yields using a variety of information - product test data, process control monitor data, and in-line fab data.
  • Should have experience in reviewing product yield information with product engineers, and in solving reliability problems.
  • Should be familiar with device measurement techniques for both manual characterization and automated process control monitor data gathering. Should be familiar with the design of process control monitor test structures.
  • Familiarity with product test and analog circuit design will be helpful.
  • Experience creating or maintaining documentation necessary to maintain foundry agreements and procedures.

About Power Integrations

Power Integrations, Inc. is a provider of high-performance electronic components used in power conversion systems. The company's products are designed to enable efficient and reliable power conversion in a range of applications, including consumer electronics, computers, communications equipment, and industrial systems. Power Integrations' product line includes AC-DC power conversion products, LED drivers, and gate drivers for IGBTs and MOSFETs. The company sells its products through a network of distributors and direct sales representatives. Power Integrations was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Learn more about Power Integrations
Size
773 employees
Market Cap
$4.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$71.1 million
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+12.5%
Revenue
$488.3 million
NASDAQ

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