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Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.\nPeople come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognizedLeadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.\nOur company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.\nVisit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!\nJob Description:\nSemiconductor wafer fab device engineer with product and technology yield responsibility. Determines cause of low yields at parametric and wafer sort test, introduces new products into production, supports product and process transfers, and continuously improves product yields and reliability.\nShift :1st\nResponsibilities\nWorks closely with wafer fab process engineering, product engineering, design engineering, and test engineering to understand issues/opportunities and drive yield improvement activities.\nAnalyzes production and engineering data to identify and resolve product yield issues.\nDesigns, coordinates, and analyzes IC manufacturing process experiments to improve product yields and performance.\nEvaluates the parametric and product impact of process experiments.\nUses evaluation equipment such as manual probe stations, parametric evaluation equipment, bit mappers, and microscopes to collect engineering data, perform failure analysis, and detect circuit and/or fabrication problems causing failures.\nDispositions maverick material at parametric test and wafer sort.\nOwns responsibility for product/technology including maintenance of yield limits, process change control, new product introduction and yield improvements.\nSupports the introduction of new products and process flows into the fab and parametric test area through the creation, review, and implementation of necessary supporting specifications and process routes and flows. This may involve supporting transfers from other facilities.\nPlans and completes various technical projects.\nCommunicates regularly with management and other functional groups within Microchip to ensure understanding of needs/problems in relation to the Yield Engineering function.\nRequirements/Qualifications:\nMinimum qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Microelectronics or a related field with 10 or more years of relevant experience in semiconductor yield analysis and enhancement, defect and excursion reduction, process and product correlation, data analytics, root-cause investigation, corrective action, production learning, and continuous improvement.\nKnowledge of basic semiconductor device physics and electronics, including transistor characteristics.\nUnderstanding of basic digital and analog circuits, their components and how they are characterized.\nOverall knowledge of the integrated circuit wafer fab manufacturing process.\nFamiliarity with test equipment such as semiconductor parameter analyzers, power supplies, multimeters, generators, oscilloscopes, curve tracers, etc.\nKnowledge of basic statistical functions and SPC, including concept of normal distributions and Cpk’s, analysis of variance, and correlation techniques.\nAbility to effectively present information to management and employees, both written and orally.\nUnderstanding of mathematical concepts such as probability, fundamentals of geometry, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus.\nAbility to effectively solve problems and help drive improvement activities. Will need to define problems/issues, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.\nSuccessful candidates are expected to demonstrate:\nMaster’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Microelectronics, or a related field.\nRelevant professional certification where job-related and approved.\nTravel Time:\n0% - 25%Physical Attributes:\nBending at Waist, Bending at Waist, Carrying, Climbing, Crouching, Dust or gases, Electrical Hazards, Feeling, Foot Controls, Fumes or Odors, Handling, Hearing, Kneeling, Lifting, Mechanical Hazards, Noise and/or vibration, Piece Work, Poor Ventilation, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Seeing, Slippery surfaces, Stooping, Talking {+ 1 more}Physical Requirements:\nAble to lift, push, pull approx. 50 lbs; carry 50 lbs; sit 5%; stand 60%; walk 35%Pay Range:\nWe offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:Benefits of working at Microchip\nThe annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $85-140k.**Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.\nApplication window will remain open until qualified candidates have been identified.Microchip Technology Incis an equal opportunity/affirmativeaction employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.\nFor more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster.\nTo all recruitment agencies: Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. 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