Senior Field Applications Engineer

PDF Solutions

Boise, Idaho

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$110,000–$150,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Adobe Acrobat, Analysis Skills, Applied Physics, Automation, C++ Programming Language, Communication Skills, Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Quality, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Integrated Circuits (ICs), Java, MATLAB, Material Science, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Organizational Skills, Perl Programming Language, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Production Systems, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Monitoring, Recipe Development, Research & Development (R&D), Ruby, Sales/Support Engineering (SE), Semiconductors, Software Engineering, Spectroscopy, Statistics, Tableau, Team Player, Time Management
LOCATION
Boise, Idaho
POSTED
23 days ago
Overview:

PDF Solutions Inc is seeking a Field Applications Engineer to join the field team to work on PDF’s e-beam inspection tool for Design-For-Inspection used for enhancing yield in state-of-art 300mm semiconductor fabs. The Applications Engineer must be an organized and highly motivated team player with strong initiative and communication skills and possesses the drive to deliver quality results on time in a dynamic, multi-discipline, intensive and highly productive small team environment.

Responsibilities:

 

  • Work in 300mm fab and write inspection recipes on PDF’s e-beam tools.
  • Drive wafer inspection and perform analysis reduce yield loss on some of the world's most advanced ICs.
  • Oversee the data pipeline from measurement and monitor data quality and health of tool.
  • Perform R&D and experiments for improving and optimizing recipes based on data analysis
  • Lead complex engineering projects and drive continuous business process improvement and automation
Qualifications:

Job Requirements:

  • Minimum Master's degree or minimum 2 years of field experience
  • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science or similar engineering field
  • Experience working with inspection tools, including optical, voltage-contract or spectroscopy
  • Ability to work in production environment and respond to customer promptly requests with high standard results

 

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience in semiconductor industry (preferably sub-20nm FIN-fet technology)
  • Statistical data analysis in NumPy, JMP, Tableau, or MATLAB
  •  Python or other programming experience (Java, C#, C++, Ruby, Perl, etc.)
  • Ability to interact with RD teams of different disciplines to resolve issues or drive improvement
Pay Range: USD $110,000.00 - USD $150,000.00 /Yr.

About the Company

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PDF Solutions

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS) is the leading provider of yield improvement technologies and services for the IC manufacturing process life cycle. PDF Solutions offers solutions that are designed to enable clients to lower costs of IC design and manufacture, enhance time to market, and improve profitability by addressing design and manufacturing interactions from product design to initial process ramps to mature manufacturing operations. PDF Solutions' Characterization Vehicle® (CV®) test chips provide the core modeling capabilities, and are used by more leading manufacturers than any other test chips in the industry. Exensio™, PDF Solutions' industry leading yield management and fault detection and classification enterprise software platform, enhances yield improvement and production control activities at leading fabs around the world. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., PDF Solutions operates worldwide with additional offices in China, Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. For the company's latest news and information, visit http://www.pdf.com/.
COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Other/Not Classified
FOUNDED
1992
WEBSITE
http://www.pdf.com/Home