Yield and Process Control Automation Engineer

Intel Corporation•Chandler, AZ

1d•$149,600 - $284,580•Onsite

About The Position

Intel is shaping the future of technology to help create a better future for the entire world. Our work in pushing forward fields like AI, analytics, and cloud-to-edge technology is at the heart of countless innovations. With a career at Intel, you'll have the opportunity to use technology to power major breakthroughs and create enhancements that improve our everyday quality of life. Join us and help make the future more wonderful for everyone. Life at Intel Foundry Back-End Automation team (BEA) is hiring a highly skilled Senior Automation Systems Integration Engineer to lead the requirement definition, design, development, and deployment of automation software supporting TD and high-volume semiconductor manufacturing operations. This role focuses on integrating factory systems-including equipment control, production activity control, MES, yield management, and SPC systems-to optimize throughput, improve product quality, and enhance operational efficiency. The ideal candidate has deep experience in semiconductor automation architectures, strong software engineering capabilities, and hands-on knowledge of yield analysis workflows and statistical process control (SPC) automation.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications are required to be initially considered for this position.
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field.
7+ years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing automation, systems integration, or related areas.
5+ years' experience with database systems (such as SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL).
5+ years' experience with yield management systems (YMS), statistical process control (SPC), and automated yield/SPC workflows.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field.
Hands-on experience with SEMI communication standards (SECS/GEM, EDA/Interface A, GEM300).
Strong debugging and data analysis skills, especially in complex production environments.
Experience in 300mm manufacturing environments.
MES300 and/or Workstream experience is a plus.
Experience collaborating with yield engineering teams to enhance automated analytics for scrap reduction, drift detection, and process health monitoring.
Understanding of factory KPIs (OEE, cycle time, throughput, yield)

Responsibilities

Architect, develop, and deploy automation solutions with partner organizations across wafer prep, die prep, and assembly test manufacturing.
The position will require candidates to be able to interface with semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and automated manufacturing execution systems and partner organizations.
Partner with manufacturing, equipment engineering, IT, process engineering, and quality teams to understand business needs and translate them into automation solutions.
Design and implement real-time communication interfaces using SEMI standards (SECS/GEM, GEM300).
Maintain and improve software architecture, ensuring scalability, robustness, and maintainability.
Lead root-cause analysis and system-level debugging for complex integration issues.
Lead technical discussions, provide mentorship to junior engineers, and drive best practice adoption across the automation team.
Explore emerging business disruptions and trends in the industry with the objective of identifying opportunities to influence and intercept internal product roadmaps with specific product and/or feature responses.