Staff/Principal Engineer, Real-Time Defect Analysis (RDA), Equipment Development

Technical Expertise: Experience with defect monitoring equipment and recipe management.

Analytical Skills: Strong data analysis and problem-solving abilities.

Equipment Management: Set up equipment, monitor stability, improve capability, and interact with vendor representatives for advanced functionality and application work.

Recipe Management: Write or modify equipment recipes to support the needs of the RDA area.

Tool Recovery: Perform basic and advanced recoveries of down tools for assigned workstations.

Software Upgrades: Drive software upgrades and improvements, working with internal and external vendors for implementation.

Tool Monitoring: Monitor tool qualification SPC charts for deviations, initiate tool repairs, and adjust limits as necessary.

Data Science skills: Apply scripting, coding, or programming for monitoring performance and capabilities of the inspection data

Data Analysis: Collect and analyze tool/process data to suggest ways to improve performance and efficiency.

Collaboration: Collaborate with vendors for escalation results on application issues and with Equipment Owners to identify long-term solutions to tool issues.

Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective vendor and team interactions.

Project Management: Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.

Job Requirements:

Application Expertise: EBEAM Inspection for BSE, eScan, Hot Spot inspection technologies preferred; or RDA Optical inspection such as Brightfield or Grayfield or Darkfield .

Training and Mentoring: Proven experience in training and mentoring engineers and technicians.

Vendor Relations: Experience working with vendors for equipment setup, troubleshooting, and upgrades >3years.

Experience: 6+ years of semiconductor experience working with Ebeam inspection

Education: Master’s or PHD Degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Micro Electronics or Physics field are preferred