Senior Product Engineer - Fab Wafer Electrical Test (WET)

SkyWater Technology Foundry, Inc. • Austin, TX

25d • Onsite

About The Position

Bold Thinking. World Changing. At SkyWater, our ingenuity helps improve lives around the world by manufacturing U.S. made semiconductors that are essential ingredients of modern life. Automotive safety enhancements, life-saving medical devices, consumer electronics and American security require semiconductors. Working in our Minnesota headquarters, Florida, or Texas location — employees join together to improve the world.
Explore what’s possible. Joining our U.S. - based team means contributing to and learning about the commercialization of some of the most exciting technologies the world has ever seen. We are turning “science fiction” into everyday reality through technologies such as superconducting, 3D integrated circuits or computer chips, carbon nanotubes, photonic logic devices, micro electro-mechanical systems and other emerging device topologies. We manufacture products for aerospace and defense, medical, automotive, consumer and industrial markets, to name a few. Our customers include emerging leaders who rely on our intellectual property security and quality manufacturing services.
Step into the future. SkyWater’s values of Integrity, Excellence, Collaboration, Empowerment and Growth Mindset guide us to cultivate an empowered, learning environment. We also invest in developing highly skilled, dedicated employees — and employees who are entering the workforce for the first time, from the military, and a variety of educational backgrounds.
Are you bold thinking? Find your place on our team and help us change the world!
SkyWater is hiring a Senior Fab Product Engineer (Wafer Electrical Test – WET) for our site in Austin, TX. This role is responsible for electrical test performance of all Fab25 products.
This individual will own all issues and their resolutions as well as continuous improvement. Will investigate WET issues by finding root cause using statistical methods and electrical analysis. Engineer investigates shifts in WET parameters using statistical methods.
Will collaborate improvements with Fab process engineers and other product engineers who are responsible for SORT yield.
Engineer will conduct electrical failure analysis using bench tester to determine failure signature. Engineer submits failure analysis jobs for further investigations into electrical fails or other quality issues.
Engineer will also be responsible for wafer level reliability (WLR) which tested similarly on structures using the same testers. Engineer will also investigate WLR failures or issues as well as drive projects for implementing WLR across all technologies or making improvements.
PEs are expected to have or develop substantial skills in the following:
Goal setting
Data analysis/mining applications and techniques
Logical problem solving
Statistical Process Control and Cp/CpK calculations
Electrical testing and Tester Knowledge
Physical and electrical failure analysis
Risk management
PE’s are expected to have or develop relevant knowledge of the following:
Probability and statistics
Wafer level test program, conditions and capabilities
Product design, usage, and functionality
Fab process technology and flow
Electrical test understanding and relationship to SORT yield
WET tester/probecard operation
Reliability physics

Requirements

• A STEM related BS degree plus 5 years related experience, MS degree plus 3 years related experience, or PhD degree with 0-1 years related experience.
• Requires demonstrated technical knowledge for device physics and transistor fundamentals
• Demonstrated technical expertise in product, performance, data analysis, and testing characterization, with the ability to organize and lead projects.
• Goal setting
• Data analysis/mining applications and techniques
• Logical problem solving
• Statistical Process Control and Cp/CpK calculations
• Electrical testing and Tester Knowledge
• Physical and electrical failure analysis
• Risk management
• Probability and statistics
• Wafer level test program, conditions and capabilities
• Product design, usage, and functionality
• Fab process technology and flow
• Electrical test understanding and relationship to SORT yield
• WET tester/probecard operation
• Reliability physics

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with testers and electrical testing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• electrical test performance of all Fab25 products
• own all issues and their resolutions as well as continuous improvement
• investigate WET issues by finding root cause using statistical methods and electrical analysis
• investigates shifts in WET parameters using statistical methods
• collaborate improvements with Fab process engineers and other product engineers who are responsible for SORT yield
• conduct electrical failure analysis using bench tester to determine failure signature
• submits failure analysis jobs for further investigations into electrical fails or other quality issues
• responsible for wafer level reliability (WLR) which tested similarly on structures using the same testers
• investigate WLR failures or issues as well as drive projects for implementing WLR across all technologies or making improvements

Benefits

• SkyWater offers competitive salary and an opportunity to participate in incentive plans as well other employee financial benefits including 401k match, life insurance and opportunities to purchase SkyWater stock at a discounted rate.
• Additionally, SkyWater offers a comprehensive benefits package which promotes a healthy life. This includes benefit eligibility day one, medical, dental, mental health benefits, vision, legal planning, short- and long-term disability, paid time off, paid holidays, an on-site cafeteria, fitness facility, and self-serve market.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior