Vishay manufactures one of the world's largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. We help the world's most in-demand technologies come to life. Every day our products touch your life and the lives of people across the world, though you likely do not know it. Come join us and help us build The DNA of tech.™
This position will be located in Newport, South Wales, U.K.
How You'll Help Us Build the DNA of Tech:
You will work together with a talented staff of engineering professionals to develop and enable innovative wide bandgap semiconductor technology to realize the next generations of Vishay’s proprietary power device product portfolio.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the product engineering team and collaborate with technology and product development teams to manufacturing release.
- Characterization of new product performance prior to manufacturing release
- Development of engineering database.
- Development and monitoring of Statistical Process Control systems for production products.
- Disposition of Wafer sort and Final test
- Yield Enhancement
- Support engineering teams with New Products Introduction.
- Change control relating to products in production.
- Collaborate with reliability / quality team for analysis of RMA Customer returns
Knowledge and Experience You'll Need:
- A PhD or Master’s degree in semiconductor device/material physics or related fields.
- At least 10 years of experience in the field of power semiconductors.
- Detailed knowledge of semiconductor product life cycle, device characterization, device qualification, pre-production support, release to volume production and product sustenance.
- Strong data analytical skills in the evaluation and characterization of power semiconductors
- Experience working with SiC or other Wide-bandgap semiconductor devices strongly desired
- Yield analysis and circuit debug experience with 6-sigma quality practices is a plus.
You will have a comprehensive, demonstrable background in power semiconductor materials / semiconductor device physics, and / fabrication process. You will approach tasks in a logic-based way, along with having the ability and motivation to develop novel and creative ideas. Your communication skills will enable seamless collaboration both with our manufacturing partners and internally, and you will know how to build and maintain lasting relationships in international and cross-functional project teams.
Vishay offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs and other resources designed to help you achieve your personal and professional goals. With us, you'll experience unique career paths, an open and collaborative culture, a stable business that will be there for you, and opportunities to work globally and locally. Do you have the skills we need? Are you ready to power your career as you power the world? If so, apply today.
Skills Required
- PhD or Master's degree in semiconductor device/material physics or related fields.
- At least 10 years of experience in power semiconductors.
- Detailed knowledge of semiconductor product life cycle and device characterization.
- Strong data analytical skills in evaluating power semiconductors.
- Experience working with SiC or other Wide-bandgap semiconductor devices.
- Yield analysis and circuit debug experience with 6-sigma quality practices.
Vishay Intertechnology Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision insurance are consistently included, and coverage is described as good in multiple locations. Employee assistance and wellness initiatives further reinforce the core medical offering.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is part of the standard U.S. package, providing structured retirement savings support. Legacy pension arrangements are frozen, making the 401(k) the primary vehicle for retirement benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave are part of the offering across sites. PTO and occasional flexibility contribute to a manageable work‑life rhythm.
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What We Do
Vishay manufactures one of the world’s largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. Serving customers worldwide, Vishay is The DNA of tech™ Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH). More on Vishay at www.Vishay.com. Vishay offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs including health care coverage, financial support programs and other resources designed to help you achieve your personal and professional goals. With us, you'll experience unique career paths, an open and collaborative culture, a stable business that will be there for you, and opportunities to work globally and locally. Do you have the skills we need? Are you ready to power your career as you power the world? If so, apply today. It is the policy of Vishay to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or perceived disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran or military status or a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members, marital or domestic partner status, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Vishay is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact [email protected] assistance. Equal Opportunity Employer
