Sr. Principal Fab Process Engineer

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Description

Invent the future with us.

Recognized by Fast Company’s 2023 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List, Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient, sustainable cloud computing.

By providing a new level of predictable performance, efficiency, and sustainability Ampere is working with leading cloud suppliers and a growing partner ecosystem to deliver cloud instances, servers and embedded / edge products that can handle the compute demands of today and tomorrow.

Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team we’d love to have you apply!

About the role :

Ampere is seeking a Fab Process Engineer, Senior Principal level to lead fab process health, robustness, and yield analysis to drive overall product health, process yield improvement, and influencing design points in future products for robust high performing CPU products.

What you’ll achieve :

• Data mining, yield modeling, yield improvement through data analysis
• Build a yield management methodology starting from WAT, to sort to final test that allows for full correlation, commonality analysis, and building yield models
• Build System to automate the classification of defects to allow for commonality, trend analysis, and defect reduction
• Apply learning from generation to generation of products to optimize design robustness while driving performance
• Work with design on test vehicles to vet out high-risk IP’s prior to product silicon
• Define characterization plan for new devices based on pre-si and test vehicle FMEA’s

About you :

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 12+ years experience in semiconductor yield enhancement data management and analysis
• Hands-on experience in VLSI SoC or microprocessor product bring-up and productization
• Strong wafer foundry background to drive yield enhancement, CCB technical decisions for lot dispositioning
• Strong yield enhancement background and yield improvement experience
• Experience implementing yield management tools, decided on tools, and implemented systems
• Experience working directly with a wafer fab on yield enhancement, lot dispositioning, RMA, trend analysis
• Experience with post silicon validation, quality and reliability, test / manufacturing
• Knowledge of semiconductor fundamentals and CMOS circuits
• Excellent analytical and debugging skills and the ability to proactively solve issues
• Proven ability to learn and adapt to new methodologies and technologies
• Excellent problem solving, teamwork, collaboration, and interpersonal skills

What we’ll offer :

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

The full base pay range for this role is between $163,100 and $271,900, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $171,800 and $286,300.

We offer an annual bonus program tied to internal company goals and annual meritocratic equity awards that enable our employees to participate in the success of the company.

Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life, with full benefits eligibility at 20 hours per week.

Benefits highlights include :

• Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future
• Unlimited Flextime and 10+ paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance
• A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more.

We are passionate about inventing industry leading cloud-native designs that contribute to a more sustainable future. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process.

Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and / or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

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