Senior Packaging Engineer

Description

• Act as the on-site technical owner at the OSAT for all packaging activity; act as primary engineering interface between OSAT operations and our packaging / product teams.
• Support and troubleshoot day-to-day production issues (quality holds, yield excursions) and lead root-cause analysis and permanent corrective actions (8-D, RCA).
• Implement and maintain RTM artifacts including process flows, control plans, work instructions, and SOPs.
• Drive process control and SPC: define control charts, sample plans, capability studies (Cp/Cpk) and guardbanding for critical steps (die attach, wirebond, mold, trim/form, plating).
• Oversee supplier change control and PCNs (Process Change Notices), BOM/process releases and supplier qualification runs.
• Participate in supplier audits and periodic process/quality audits at the OSAT; capture and escalate nonconformances.
• Run process characterization and DOE to improve yield, quality, capacity, and cycle time; document outcomes and update process specs.
• Coordinate failure analysis and disposition of discrepant material (with material review board support).
• Work with NPI and sustaining teams to transfer new or revised processes into consistent mass production practices.
• Report KPIs weekly  (yield, DPPM, escape rate, cycle time, open corrective actions).

• B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, Chemical engineering or related discipline. 
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in semiconductor back-end assembly — volume production experience required. 
• Strong practical knowledge of wirebond processes, leadframe design considerations, clip bonding, plating and molding/encapsulation. 
• Strong problem solving using 8-D, FMEA, DOE, SPC 
• Experience with QC/FA tools (cross-section, decap, SEM, X-ray) and reading FA reports. 
• Excellent communication skills — able to write process specs  
• Willingness to be based full-time at the OSAT site with occasional travel to Malaysian operations hub in Penang. 

• Direct experience producing power packages or automotive qualification work. 
• Knowledge of AEQ Automotive reliability requirements 
• Knowledge of APQP automotive development process 
• Knowledge of JEDEC/IPC standards 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment 
• Able to occasionally work with colleagues in the US timezone