Engineering Technician

Wolfspeed•Fayetteville, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Wolfspeed is hiring a failure analysis laboratory technician in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The technician will support customer returns, new product introduction, and continual improvement for Wolfspeed SiC-based MOSFETs and Schottky diode die, discretes, and power modules, as well as customer-built power modules. The role involves electrical testing, nondestructive imaging, deprocessing, cross-sectioning, and fault location to identify failure root causes and collaborate with teams on solutions. The technician will assist the on-site Failure Analysis Engineer.

Requirements

Two-year degree or better in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering (electrical, chemical, or materials), or a related field; equivalent working experience in a failure analysis laboratory is also acceptable.
Working knowledge of semiconductor process technology and device functionality.
Strong technical writing, verbal communication, and technical presentation skills; critical thinking, multitasking, flexibility with changing priorities, collaboration with remote teams, urgency, accountability, and ownership.
Ability to work in a laboratory in close proximity to others and remain on one's feet for up to eight hours per day.
Comfort performing chemical, mechanical, and high-voltage electrical processes.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of hands-on electrical component failure analysis experience, including techniques such as CSAM, hotspot analysis, chemical, laser, or plasma deprocessing, mechanical cross-sectioning or polishing, SEM, and EDX; related experience in wafer fabrication or packaging, cleaning, or etching may also be beneficial.
Two or more years of hands-on experience or working knowledge of microelectronic semiconductor devices and assembly or packaging, including discretes and power modules.
Experience with chemical handling and general laboratory procedures.
Hands-on electrical testing of semiconductor device components such as MOSFETs and Schottky diodes; SiC experience is highly preferred.
Supervisory or project leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Support engineering activities including design, testing, checkout, modification, fabrication, and assembly of prototype electromechanical systems, experimental circuitry, laser or light transmission devices, and specialized test equipment.
Use schematics, diagrams, written or verbal descriptions, layouts, and defined plans to perform testing, checkout, and troubleshooting.
Conduct operational testing and fault isolation on systems and equipment, and assist in determining corrective actions for malfunctions.
Assist with the design, construction, testing, and checkout of test equipment.
Use manufacturing, test, development, and diagnostic equipment, including test programs, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and specialized test apparatus.
Develop electrical testing, chemical deprocessing, CSAM, cross-sectioning, and polishing processes, and write controlled-document procedures.
Support laboratory chemical hygiene and waste disposal, safety, ESD prevention, 5S, tool ownership, and best practices.
Work with laboratory technicians and engineers and collaborate with the Durham and Fayetteville failure analysis teams.