Staff Engineer SMT Process Module Engineering
Staff Engineer SMT Process Module Engineering
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Job Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Defines IC package/SMT/SSD drive requirements goals and milestones for all SSD product groups and customer requirements.
- Develops SSD assembly and IC packaging material and processes to meet quality reliability cost yield productivity and manufacturing requirements.
- Develops new package and SMT process qualification programs.
- Prepares and/or updates specifications for piece parts of integrated circuits or semiconductor assemblies.
- Plans and conducts experiments to fully characterize material and processes throughout pathfinding to development to ramp.
- Develops solutions to improve quality reliability cost yield process stability/capability productivity and safety utilizing formal education experience statistical knowledge and problemsolving tools.
- Establishes process control systems. Transfers process to high volume manufacturing and provide support in new factory startup.
- Acts as a liaison with suppliers/vendors.
- Maintains product quality while developing and introducing package cost reduction programs.
- Coordinates the introduction of new package processes into production.
- Using appropriate tools performs integrity analysis of packages.
PME Specific Role Description includes the following but not limited to:
- SMT material and process development
- SMT AI/ML integration development
- SMT technology (material/process/metrology/equipment) pathfinding & roadmap
- Stencil design/development for new components
- DFM assessment and NUDD risk management
- ProcessMaterialComponentboarddrive interactions
- DOE & Mechanical and Material Lab Tools & Failure Analysis knowledge
- Quality Tools: FMEA 8D DMAIC IPC knowledge etc.
- Statistical Tools: Statistical analysis (JMP/Minitab) Green Belt/Black Belt certification
- Special engineering characterization & improvement projects
- Factory emergency taskforce support
Qualifications :
PTDI team embodies a high performance culture marked by highly analytical attentiontodetails hyperproductive highly handson individuals. They work together to solve difficult problems. They are innovative. They possess the elusive complete ownership characteristic and have strong engineering pride always willing to go above and beyond.
REQUIRED:
- Bachelor/Master/PhD engineering/material/science required plus min 8 years of relevant work experience min 5 year for PhD. Relevant work experience must be in engineering role within semiconductor industry. Academic studies must be in applicable field of engineering/science and demonstrate an academic record of excellence.
PREFERRED:
- Demonstrated track record to pathfinding and development new SMT material such as paste and epoxy with vendors and utilizing test methodology to qualify new material in factory.
- Demonstrated track record to rapidly analyze and solve complex engineering issues by pursuing a focused solution path with a clear understanding of technical fundamental on root causing thru failure analysis report (EDX/FTIR etc) simulation report mechanical (shadow moire) analysis report or any relevant metrology data collection.
- Demonstrated track record working handson around technical equipment and processes (including metrology and semiconductor failure analysis techniques)
- Proficient in statistical analysis towards problem solving and the use of Minitab or JMP and Excel
- Demonstrated track record to summarize complex data sets for technical and nontechnical audiences; elegant in DOE design and execution
- Highly selfmotivated and selfdirected with demonstrated ability to work well with people; have strong intercultural intuition
- Proven success leading technical team(s) in previous work experience
SKILLS:
- Track record of AI/ML experience is added advantage.
- Strong verbal and written communications skills
Additional Information :
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
