Director, Yield Engineering, Solar SunFab
Applied Materials

Engineering

Location: Santa Clara Job Category: Engineering

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The Director of Yield Engineering will develop a technology yield improvement plan with SunFab Technology development team and Process Sustaining to incrementally improve each generation of process technology (Thinfilms, cSi). Within this responsibility this individual will either manage directly or matrix manage Key Account Technologists at various factories sites to execute and prevent/contain methodology for excursions. This Director will develop the documentation methodology that captures with Technology development the key Applied technology to these turn key lines. General responsiblities involve the development of key methodologies for overall monitoring and improving the rate for which yield improvement occurs. The Director will lead all task force activities around yield excursion or slow yield learning within a factory and design methodologies that will enable factory yield learning though applying sophisticated analytical statistical techniques and tools.  The Director will become not only familiar, but help define leading edge measurement equipment to enable early inline feedback of processing results of the various Solar technologies. Specifically, the Director will be responsible for:

Increasing Fab Yield by utilizing Yield Enhancement Methodologies

Proliferating Best Known Methods (BKMs) across SunFabs

Improving tool, mechanical, electrical and overall process yields

Developing methodologies to improve yield across production lines

Optimizing existing process flows for manufacturability and improved product performance.

Routinely reviewing and improving device performance and yield.

 

The director will collaborate with process/technology engineers to maintain process stability, prepare and present technical reports, work with a team to transfer processes to Sun Fabs, and occasionally provide technical support to customers.

 

The successful incumbent will have a thorough understanding of semiconductor physics, solar physics, factory and process.  Consumable dynamics on process control is critical.  Knowledge of or experience with design of experiment techniques as it relates to materials processing is critical to developing solutions to proactive methodologies.Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

• BS or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• Strong background in device physics and silicon process technologies. Min 10 -12 years in Yield Engineering.
• Familiarity with statistical data analysis, DOE, and SPC.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• Strong management skills.
• Solid presentation skills

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in its workforce