# Semiconductor Yield / Defect Engineer (Wafer Fab, SEM Defect Review)

Role Title: Semiconductor Yield / Defect Engineer (Wafer Fab, SEM Defect Review) Role Type: ContractorLocation: Remotemicro1 is engaging Semiconductor Yield / Defect Engineers (Wafer Fab, SEM Defect Review) to support a customer engagement focused on advancing semiconductor manufacturing analytics. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters. This opportunity is ideal for yield, defect, or process integration experts with direct hands-on experience in wafer fab production environments, especially those familiar with facilities operating their own sort floors. Retired or former fab engineers are highly encouraged to participate and share their invaluable experience. Scope of Work Conduct SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) defect review and accurate classification of defects observed in wafer fabrication processes. Interpret and analyze yield loss mechanisms, correlating defect patterns with process-related issues. Evaluate excursion events and make informed lot-hold o

- **Id**: 3939516
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/micro1-semiconductor-yield-defect-engineer-wafer-fab-sem-defect-review>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: unspecified
- **Hiring geo confidence**: inferred
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-08T07:20:33Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T07:20:33Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2513
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Freelance & Talent Marketplaces, AI Training Data & Annotation, AI Evaluation & Observability, HR & Recruiting AI

## Company

- **Id**: 13196
- **Name**: micro1
- **Domain**: micro1.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/micro1>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: yes

## Salary

- **Min**: 20
- **Max**: 60
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: hour
- **Usd annual**: 120000

## Technologies

- **Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM)** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-08T12:16:15Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 9; Filings 12m: 9

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 40
- **Reasons**: seen:1, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 120000
- **Is top pay**: no

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