Field Applications Engineer

Overview

PDF Solutions Inc is seeking a Field Applications Engineer to join the field team to work on PDF's e-beam inspection tool for Design-For-Inspection used for enhancing yield in state-of-art 300mm semiconductor fabs. The Applications Engineer must be an organized and highly motivated team player with strong initiative and communication skills and possesses the drive to deliver quality results on time in a dynamic, multi-discipline, intensive and highly productive small team environment.

Responsibilities

• Work in 300mm fab and write inspection recipes on PDF's e-beam tools.

• Drive wafer inspection and perform analysis reduce yield loss on some of the world's most advanced ICs.

• Oversee the data pipeline from measurement and monitor data quality and health of tool.

• Perform R&D and experiments for improving and optimizing recipes based on data analysis

• Lead complex engineering projects and drive continuous business process improvement and automation

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Minimum Master's degree or minimum 2 years of field experience

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science or similar engineering field

• Experience working with inspection tools, including optical, voltage-contract or spectroscopy

• Ability to work in production environment and respond to customer promptly requests with high standard results

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in semiconductor industry (preferably sub-20nm FIN-fet technology)
• Statistical data analysis in NumPy, JMP, Tableau, or MATLAB
• Python or other programming experience (Java, C#, C++, Ruby, Perl, etc.)
• Ability to interact with RD teams of different disciplines to resolve issues or drive improvement

Pay Range

USD $130,000.00 - USD $160,000.00 /Yr.