WLA Yield Defect Metrology Engineer

Join Intel as a Yield Development Engineer and drive innovation in technology development. In this role, you will optimize manufacturing processes, improve yield, and ensure product integrity, directly impacting Intel's ability to deliver cutting-edge products with superior quality and performance. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, leverage advanced analytics, and push the boundaries of semiconductor manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Provide process development direction throughout the lifecycle of a technology node by identifying root cause yield limiters.
• Perform statistical analysis and develop visualizations to construct accurate process development roadmaps that drive technology yield milestones.
• Develop systems and methodologies to consolidate diverse big data sources for defect mode understanding and yield modeling.
• Organize and interpret fab process, defect, and electrical data, detecting anomalies and driving process changes to enhance yield.
• Apply statistics, machine learning, and coding techniques to extract insights from structured and unstructured data.
• Transform experimental and manufacturing data into actionable yield improvement strategies using knowledge of product design and test features.
• Analyze manufacturability over process and product design, resolving yield issues before manufacturing ramp.
• Execute new product introductions and support design-technology co-optimization.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams to debug yield limiters in design, test, and process development areas.
• Develop and implement high-volume data analysis tools, algorithms, and methodologies for yield improvement.
• Perform fault isolation and failure analysis using various tools and techniques to determine root cause failures.
• Create measurement recipes to provide accurate feedback on product integrity and resolve issues impacting yield or product quality.
• Harden and develop equipment to meet operational and capability needs for advanced logic nodes.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or another STEM-related field with 8+ years of relevant experience,
• OR Master’s degree in the same fields with 6+ years of relevant experience,
• OR PhD in the same fields with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience should include a combination of the following:
  • Metrology and defect inspection equipment experience
  • Defect detection, defect density analysis, and yield improvement
  • Failure mode analysis and process integration
  • Yield improvement methodologies with disciplined execution
  • Statistics and data analytics

Preferred Qualifications:

• Statistical analysis, data visualization, and machine learning techniques.
• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing or yield development.
• Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills, with a proven track record of working in cross-functional teams.
• Ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights and communicate findings effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation in process and yield optimization.

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation.

Pay

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $155,520.00 - $219,550.00 USD. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schedule

This role requires an on-site presence on Shift 1 (United States of America). Primary location: US, Oregon, Hillsboro.