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Expertise in trench MOSFET and/or IGBT is desired. This role serves as a critical technical resource for electrical characterization, data analysis, process evaluation, and manufacturing decision support during non-standard operating hours, providing rapid response to production and quality issues.\nThe successful candidate will leverage device physics knowledge, statistical analysis, and electrical characterization expertise to evaluate product performance, disposition manufacturing holds, assess process changes, and drive timely technical decisions that maintain product quality and manufacturing continuity.\n Electrical characterization activities for trench MOSFET, IGBT, and related power semiconductor technologies.\nAnalyze parametric, probe, final test, reliability, and failure analysis data to identify trends, excursions, and process-induced performance shifts.\nProvide technical assessment and disposition recommendations for manufacturing lot holds, process deviations, and electrical outliers.\nServe as the primary engineering resource for rapid investigation of production issues requiring immediate technical evaluation.\nEvaluate the impact of process changes, equipment modifications, material changes, and process excursions on device performance and reliability.\nDevelop and execute characterization plans to support process qualification, technology transfers, and continuous improvement initiatives.\nCorrelate wafer sort, package test, reliability, and device characterization data to determine root causes of electrical performance variations.\nCollaborate with process integration, device engineering, yield engineering, quality, reliability, test engineering, and manufacturing teams to resolve issues and drive corrective actions.\nPerform statistical analysis using large datasets to identify yield detractors and opportunities for process optimization.\nActively monitor and react to key device parameters\nGenerate concise technical reports and communicate findings, risks, and recommendations to management and cross-functional teams.\nSupport reliability investigations and customer-facing quality issues when device characterization expertise is required.\nDrive implementation of automated data analysis and characterization methodologies to improve engineering response times.\n Required Qualifications\nB.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Semiconductor Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.\nMinimum 2+ years of experience in semiconductor device engineering, characterization engineering, product engineering, or a related role.\nStrong understanding of power semiconductor device physics and operation\nExperience analyzing manufacturing and characterization datasets for device performance assessment and process monitoring.\nDemonstrated experience evaluating manufacturing excursions through FMEA and making technically sound disposition decisions.\nStrong understanding of semiconductor fabrication processes and their impact on device electrical performance.\nExperience with electrical characterization equipment and semiconductor parametric measurement techniques.\nKnowledge of statistical analysis tools and methodologies.\nExcellent problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and decision-making skills.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nPreferred Qualifications\nM.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.\nExperience supporting high-volume semiconductor manufacturing operations.\nFamiliarity with reliability qualification standards and methodologies.\nExperience with wafer acceptance testing, process control monitoring, and electrical yield analysis.\nWorking knowledge of TCAD simulation or device modeling tools.\nExperience using JMP, Minitab, Python, MATLAB, SQL, Spotfire, or similar data analytics platforms.\nKnowledge of automotive, industrial, or high-reliability power semiconductor products.\nExperience with 300 mm power semiconductor manufacturing environments.\nSalary:onsemi is excited to share the base salary range for this position is $75,300 to $120,400 exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses. 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