Principle Engineer Substrate and Defect Engineering

In your new role you will:

• Act as a lead Defect Density (DD) Engineer for the Wide Band Gap (WBG) technologies.
• Provide expertise in defect density engineering to improve yield and stability of SiC and GaN technologies.
• Support ramp of high-volume manufacturing and ramp-up of Infineon’s SiC cold split technology and WBG Epi manufacturing by implementing health of line monitoring and fast feedback mechanism to ensure stable performance.
• Analyses the defects originating from substrates and epi process block and drive for improvement with process integration, product engineering and unit process teams.
• Establish correlations between inline defect density scan with electrical parameters, yield, and reliability of products.
• Establish the Defect monitoring plan, out-of-control action plans, and DD targets.
• Establish Defect Pareto and carry out defect characterization and killing ratios.
• Drive continuous Defect Density baseline improvements and substrate/epi-to-product interactions.
• Conducts defect learning for existing and new technologies and products to establish the impact of defects on yield, reliability, and cosmetic appearance.
• Improves yield by reducing DD-related yield loss. Collaborate and closely work with process integration, unit process development and production wafer inspection teams to achieve the best performance of technologies and products.
• Provide input for SiC boules and substrate suppliers for quality improvement programs.
• Ensure process windows and implement fault detection and classification (FDC) limits for process and tool parameters to achieve early detection and excursion-free manufacturing.
• Ensure flawless process/tools change management for the technologies and products under responsibility.
• Support deviation management by defect assessment of affected material.
• Cost, quality, stability, and productivity improvement of the WBG technologies, products, substrate manufacturing and epi block.
• Act as an interface between substrate and Epi manufacturing site and substrate user sites.
• Support technology transfer and technology/product development to achieve best-in-class yield and ensure excursion-free manufacturing.

• Bachelor/Master/PhD Degree in Electrical/Electronics/Physics/Material Science/Chemistry/Mechatronics
• 10+ years experience in defect density (DD) and yield engineering in Frontend Wafer fab environment.
• Expertise in defect reduction and defect excursion prevention.
• In-depth know-how of state-of-the-art DD inspection tools, methods, and methodologies and emerging trends.
• Good understanding of substrate and epi-related defects and interaction with devices and yield.
• Experience with Wide Band Gap (WBG) semiconductors like SiC and GaN, substrate and epitaxial layer process would be an added advantage.
• Familiar with Technology and Products Transfers and Qualification methodologies
• Experience of ramping up technologies in high volume and New Products Introduction
• Experienced with quality and reliability requirements of Automotive and Industrial products.
• Good understanding of wafer fab High-volume Manufacturing Systems, Quality and Reliability requirements, and Failure Analysis
• Familiar with Change and Deviation management and problem-solving methodologies.
• Must be a self-starter who can work both independently and in groups.
• Able to lead, organize and coordinate multiple projects promptly.
• Ability to work with multiple teams and interfaces in a highly demanding, time-critical, and agile environment.

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