Wafer Job Description
Wafer
provides technical support to production and equipment maintenance teams to resolve problems and keep metrology tools running well.
Wafer Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective wafer job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included wafer job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Under the guidance of a mentor, using technical knowledge, business acumen, and troubleshooting/partnering skills, participate in project teams and activities to ensure that the process systems meet safety, regulatory, and business requirements
A proposed project is the development of a comparative sequence of operations for the site exhaust scrubbers
Accountable for Fab Reliability performance, define wafer level Reliability sampling plan, execute Out of Control ActionPlan (OCAP) procedures and Bench Electrical Failure Analsysis (EFA)
Participate as SME role in reliability risk assessment of deviated material when called upon, work closely with the Front End Manufacturing Quality Assurance (FEMQA) team to ensure proper disposition of these materials
Develop Test Plans for products in the given area
Lead Test Program development for products in the given area
Support both internal and external groups on experiments designed to improve yield or capacity
Independently debug device issues and provide feedback to external groups
Independently develop experiments designed to improve yield or capacity
Evaluate and verify yields to ensure we are shipping the highest quality product to our customers
Wafer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Wafer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ESD, PMP, PMI, NASA, DRM, CAPM, STD
Education for Wafer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the wafer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Physics, Engineering, Science, Electrical Engineering, Technical, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Skills for Wafer
Desired skills for wafer include:
Windows and proficiency with Microsoft Excel
Similar Shop floor Control Systems
NX
Aberration theory
Detectors
Diverse optical metrology setups: Interferometers
Electro-optical devices and opto-mechanical constructions
Gaussian propagation
Geometric optics
LabVIEW and Python
Desired experience for wafer includes:
Drive communication of issues which impact site and independently take action to rectify issue in a timely manner
Maintain tactical updates on a daily bases and project updates on a weekly basis
Drive Innovation and Improvement with the end goal of reducing the Cost of Test for Micron in the Probe and Package Test Department
Support intra-departmental (and multi-site) teams in development of new processes and capabilities to support product roadmap
Ensure a safe work environment and help build a culture where safety is the first priority
Lead a team of technicians and shift engineers providing day-to-day operations support for the specifically assigned module
Wafer Examples
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Wafer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of wafer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for wafer
- Coordinate training to develop shift employees to safely perform their respective job assignments
- Closely interface with contractors and service providers who will provide specific maintenance or job functions
- Closely interface with the production staff to ensure key deliverables are being met
- Identify ways to control costs while sustaining and improving operational systems for Fab operation
- Coordinate and ensure continuous improvement of housekeeping, safety, environmental compliance, quality and cost within his/her shift consistent with overall department goals
- Administer employment policies and procedures to ensure a positive work environment
- Develop and enforce effective preventive maintenance and safety procedures
- Review daily goals/priorities, project statuses, and qualification timelines and ensure resolution of open issues
- Lead engineering and development activities to achieve the desired WIP turns and cycle time goals
- Lead continuous improvement projects to optimize processes with regards to process stability and wafer yield
Qualifications for wafer
- Support operational execution and technology development
- Complete performance evaluations and career development plans
- Relentlessly drive efficiencies
- Establish and execute specific department plans and strategies to support the fab to achieve manufacturing KPIs
- This requires successfully passing an online Leadership Assessment
- Candidate must have strong leadership and people management skills
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a wafer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for wafer
- Work with Process and Equipment Engineers to support production by trouble shooting issues and recommending corrective action
- Monitor performance, quality and reliability of assembly processes
- Performs wafer fabrication functions in the production and testing of semiconductor devices
- Operates equipment in performing photolithography, wet / dry etch processing, thin films (metals) deposition, on-wafer testing, grind and scribe processing
- Minimum of High School diploma, additional education preferred, or equivalent and 0-4 years of experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment, preferably semiconductor
- Work with semi-automatic equipment and manual wet benches and follow processing specifications
- Design maintenance programs which will be used to improve tool availability and reduce cost of ownership
- Define and write equipment specifications and work instructions for assigned equipment set
- Evaluate and recommend the selection of new process equipment
- Manage new tool installations, modifications and upgrades to existing tools
Qualifications for wafer
- BS or MS degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Solid State Physics or other relevant engineering physical science discipline
- Experience as Shift Process or Equipment Engineer within a Clean Room Production Environment or equivalency
- Minimum 5 years people leadership experience in a semi-conductor manufacturing environment
- Previous people management experience in a Production Semiconductor Environment
- Energetic with strong leadership and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to adapt to high stress situation
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of wafer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for wafer
- Mentor, train, and direct maintenance technicians
- Establish and maintain spare part Bill of Materials (BOMs) for assigned equipment
- Reduce equipment parts cost by improving repair and refurb procedures, second sourcing, and lifetime extensions
- Operate and perform analytical testing on liquid samples by using Spin Coating and Candela CS10 (a wafer scanner)
- Assist with developing and implementing a new method to analyze the contamination on wafer samples
- Develop daily check sheets, work instructions, and SOP for this new method
- Discuss the test plan and summarize the results routinely
- Make suggestions and implement improvements in the new method development, when possible
- Provide support for Wafer Processing/Service
- Responsible for processes such as photo resists, spin, bake, align, expose, develop, oxide, metal etching, coating, scribing, wafer cleaning, operation of pre-deposition furnaces, oxidation, testing and visual inspection
Qualifications for wafer
- Expert in ESD controls, dicing, die attach, wire bonding, pick and place machine, TO packaging and burn-in equipment and processes
- Proficiency in engineering tools (FMEA, Control Plan, MSA, SQC, etc), quality systems (TS16949, ISO9001, etc), data analysis software (JMP, Minitab, Weibull++, etc)
- Good Degree in Physics/Electronics/Electrical/Optoelectronic Engineering
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Equivalent
- Working knowledge of semiconductor etch processes and general plasma properties
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule in support of 24x7 manufacturing including second shift
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of wafer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for wafer
- Must follow established work procedures in accordance with ISO standards
- Responsible for performing quality checks to ensure equipment and products are safe
- Demonstrate a keen awareness of safety practices and familiarity with company, ISO and OSHA standards
- The employee is required to work with substances such as acids, solvents, and gases in a controlled area using established safety standards set forth by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
- Our operators work in a cleanroom, laboratory-like, highly controlled environment
- Perform analytical measurements and inspections in order to make independent quality decisions based on written documentation
- Interpret statistical process control data and equipment operating conditions
- Able to work within a Team based structure
- Focus on material management which involves delivering product between areas by pushing carts, interpreting reports and communicating status between areas
- Incumbent will be on feet and walking 10 of 12 hours
Qualifications for wafer
- 5+ yrs Wafer Fab Experience in photolithography
- 3+ yrs team management experience
- Working knowledge of applied statistics (SPC/DOE) and structured problem solving methods (5 whys/fishbone/8D)
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Equivalent
- 5+ yrs Wafer Fab Engineering Leadership Experience, ideally with compound semiconductors
- Be familiar with semiconductor equipment and semiconductor device
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a wafer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for wafer
- Develop software for control of and interfacing with wafer-dualbeam microscopes
- Work also involves interaction with production line technicians and engineers in a cleanroom environment that requires team work and good communication
- Novel processes for advanced Writer
- Robust process routings to prevent defects
- Aggressive experiment management and wafer tracking
- Prompt defect Failure Analysis and resolution
- Comprehensive readiness reviews with FMEA and tolerance studies
- Analysis of process trends and process improvements for yield optimization
- Establish vision and mission for the group to support site strategic goals covering yield, output, quality, cost, and cycle time
- Proactive engagement and partnership with the network and key stakeholders on strategic projects and BKM deployment
Qualifications for wafer
- Bachelor Degree (Master's or Ph.D
- 3+ of direct experience with silicon wafer manufacturing
- Proven knowledge of statistics and use of engineering analysis tools
- Knowledge of semiconductor materials characterization techniques such as FTIR
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant industry experience working as a sustaining equipment engineer in a manufacturing environment
- Proven track record of systematically improving MTBF and tool availability