Defect/Integration Engineer

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The Limerick Defect/Integration team are seeking an motivated, enthusiastic engineer to join their group. The candidate must be curious, agile and flexible, with excellent problem solving and data analysis skills. A sense of urgency and the ability to manage multiple tasks & projects simultaneously is also a must. The Defect Integration role is exciting and dynamic with huge potential for learning across all fab areas and functions. This is an exciting time for the Limerick Fab as we are expanding our Wafer Fab by 2X and will increase output by 3X by 2026.

Job Description:

Layer (Module) Ownership:

Drive defect reduction/yield improvement projects for your layers

Identify top pareto items impacting defect density

Identify improvements and collaborate with the workcentres to drive to completion

Use SPC (Statistical Process Control) to monitor and control inline defects throughout the product lifecycle

Maintain appropriate control limits to be able to flag genuine issues, while preventing false OOCs.

Excursion detection, fast response and containment, and prevention

Inspection recipe maintenance and improvement to ensure low nuisance detection and high capture rate of defects of interest

Required Skills:

Root Cause Analysis :

Investigate complex technical challenges to identify the underlying causes of defects or yield loss

Requires strong analytical skills and the ability to apply creative problem solving and critical thinking to a problem

Excellent data analysis skills are a must: use of Klarity Defect, SAS, jmp, and ACE to datamine large data sets with complex interactions

Design of Experiment to facilitate problem solving

Use of Python a bonus

Statistical Process Control

Requires a deep understanding of the fundamentals of SPC to maintain inline defect charts with correct control and spec limits, and identify and respond quickly to shifts in the population

Good understanding of Statistics in general

Process Integration and improvement:

Strong knowledge or a willingness to learn about the different process flows

Understand how different layers and process tools interact with each other – the importance of establishing good process window

An ability to read and interpret wafer cross sections: FIB, SEM, TEM, EDX

Ability to perform SEM & FIB analysis a bonus

Cross-functional Collaboration

Work closely with process engineering, equipment engineering, product engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure defect issues are resolved quickly with robust fixes in place to prevent reoccurrence

Requires excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to bring people along

Strong presentation skills and the ability to explain a complex problem clearly and concisely are a must

Defect Reduction/Yield Improvement

Use of ACE for Defect-Yield correlation

Identify top pareto items impacting yield, and creative solutions to improve

Project management is a key skill to be able to drive Defect Reduction projects to completion in timely manner

Ability to scope out a project and set realistic timelines

Bring the right people on board and work with them to achieve project goals

Strong self-starter with ability to drive a project and keep it moving

Overcome obstacles by thinking creatively

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.

Job Req Type: Experienced

Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days