Process Development Test Engineer

About the job

Here's your chance to work as part of a dynamic and challenging engineering team on the latest semiconductor technology within the Advanced Technology Development team. The ATD team creates world-class manufacturing technologies by:

Developing new process platforms with step-function improvements in performance and cost

Extending roadmap process technologies with new features, models and reduced costs

Creating innovative, breakthrough technologies for new markets and new products

Responsibilities: 

• Partnering with technologists to ensure robust characterization solutions are available for emerging and pathfinding technologies with novel components

• Defining test structures, architecting test solutions, and innovating new test capabilities to enable accurate and robust characterization data for technology assessment and SPICE Models across a broad range of technologies and component types

• Partnering with design teams to align critical FoM specifications to characterization data and SPICE model simulations

• Driving best practices & methodologies for optimal test structure design and characterization methods to ensure high-performance technology entitlement

• Characterizing all component types across a wide range of process, bias, temperature, and frequency 

• Building infrastructure to enable efficient characterization to support rapid learning cycle technology development 

Minimum requirements

• Master's in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Engineering Physics or related with 5 years of semiconductor experience in test & measurements
• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Engineering Physics or related with 3 years of semiconductor experience in test & measurements

Preferred qualifications:

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Engineering Physics or related

• Expertise in testing fundamentals, experience with semi-automated and automated characterization methods, tools, and equipment

• Understanding of semiconductor device physics, and programming experience

• Experience in development of test systems for new capability requirements and operational efficiency as well as working knowledge of SPICE models for components

• Experience and proficiency in the following areas is also preferred:  basic programming experience with MATLAB, Labview, C, SPECS, KTE (Keithley), and Unix Shell; and an aptitude for running various software scripts and utilities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions

• Ability to take the initiative and drive for results

• Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery

• Working well in a team environment is imperative in this role

• Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships

• Good listener and excellent verbal and written communication skills