Global Process Transfer and Integration Engineer, Etch

Wolfspeed•Durham, NC

About The Position

At Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way. We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work. Enjoy doing things that people say can’t be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do. Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them. Student? We offer continuing education assistance. Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach. This role will lead the integration of next generation Silicon Carbide based Power electronic products and technologies being introduced into our state of the art production facilities. This role will be responsible for new product life cycle from initial setup to product optimization and lastly yield improvements. You will work with R&D, Process Engineering, and Operations teams to ensure new products and technologies are optimized and characterized for both product performance and manufacturability. This role will also need to perform process windowing using DOE, validate specs, assess new product Cpk, and compile a process manual for each new technology that is introduced into Production. As the Wolfspeed business grows, this position will also be responsible for transfer of products and fab processes to new Fab facilities.

Requirements

BS in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Equivalent
5+ years’ experience Fab Process/Development Engineering with focus on new process development/characterization
background in power semiconductors preferred
Understanding of semiconductor processes including Thin Films Deposition, Lithography, Wet/Dry Etch, Diffusion, Plating, and backside wafer processing
Experience in design of experiments, statistical analysis, and process control, including a passion for data analysis
Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal skills.
Able to adjust to changing priorities, schedules, business needs.

Nice To Haves

MS or PhD is a plus

Responsibilities

Responsible for new product and new technology introduction – build plans working across the integration and process teams to achieve first pass qualification success
Lead integration of cross functional teams across multiple business units including Materials, Epi, Fab, and TDI for each new technology introduction
Participate in NPI/NTI business reviews. In the early technology phases, highlight areas of concern from a Fab manufacturability standpoint. In the later phases, summarize performance against design specs to ensure each new process/technology is ready for high volume manufacturing
Engage with the Process Engineering teams early to set them up for success by ensuring process knowledge is shared and process interactions are defined and documented
Develop solutions to problems utilizing statistical knowledge and structured problem-solving tools