Yield Engineer

About GF 
GlobalFoundries® Inc. (GF®) is one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers. GF redefines innovation and semiconductor manufacturing by developing and delivering feature-rich process technology solutions with leading performance in all growth markets. GF offers a unique mix of design, development and manufacturing services. With a talented and diverse team and manufacturing locations in the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted technology provider to its global customers. GF employs approximately 13,000 people, including more than 3,000 in Dresden, Germany.
For more information, visit www.gf.com.

Introduction

GlobalFoundries Fab1 PI&Y Department (Process Integration & Yield) is looking for a highly motivated Yield Engineer to drive sustainable product yield improvement in one of the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Europe. Yield is the key indicator for maturity and quality of the chip production process and thus a crucial metric for the success of a semiconductor foundry.

As Yield Engineer you will use a wide variety of volume data (tool and process data, inline metrology, defect data, electrical and wafer Sort data, logistic/history data etc.) to understand correlations using statistical methods and model building to improve and consolidate product yield for our numerous international customers. The chips produced in Fab1 cover a wide application range including consumer products, mobile, automotive, computing and space.

For your analysis work you will use various advanced software applications. The results of your data assessments and correlation studies are documented in comprehensive reports and will be discussed with subject matter experts in Process Integration, Defect Engineering (CFM), Manufacturing Module Engineering, Device, Test and Design departments.

Your efforts will help to contain and fix production deviations with impact on product yield, secure stable production and support capacity expansion of Fab1. You will directly interact with our international customers to report the yield metrics of your products.

Your Job

• Drive product yield learning to ramp and maintain yield in volume production

• Take ownership and responsibility for the yield performance of your products

• Demonstrate strong analysis and problem-solving skills

• Solve complex technical problems and contribute to multiple projects at the same time

• Report the product yield status to our customers

• Work in cross-functional global teams to jointly work on yield improvement projects

• Leverage yield analysis and reporting workload within the team

Required Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or PhD in microelectronics, electrical engineering, material science, physics, math or a related field

• Strong ability to learn and explore new technologies, opportunities, and continuous improvement

• Advanced problem solving and collaboration skills

• Fluency in English - written & verbal (C1)

• Should be a flexible Team Player and motivated as an individual contributor

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint

• Scripting Skills in Python, Pearl or any other equivalent language are of advantage

We Offer 

The position is open-ended and to be filled as soon as possible.  

Attractive compensation components:   

13th month salary, bonus payments, assistance with relocation to Dresden.  

Flexible working time arrangements:   

Family friendly part-time models, trust flextime, salary conversion into free time  

Diverse opportunities for further development:   

Career stages for every job, internal qualification offers, promotion of external educational qualifications  

Focus on your health:   

On-site gym and beach volleyball court, bike leasing, subsidized employee restaurant  

Corporate culture:   

Cooperation at eye level - everyone is on first name terms with us, budget for individual team events, social commitment via GlobalGives  

You can find more benefits in detail at https://gf.com/de/careers/benefits/ 

Diversity is part of our corporate DNA. For this reason, we would like to encourage women in particular to apply for a job with us. As we value equal opportunities and inclusion is particularly important to us, we welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The job advertisement refers to a position up to ENG/IC2 GlobalFoundries ETV.