Defect Characterization Low Yield Analysis Engineer (Semiconductor)

Location: On-site in Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Annual salary: $133,800–$188,890 USD

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor technologies and advanced packaging and substrate manufacturing solutions.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end investigations into complex yield, defect, quality, and reliability issues.
• Own technical investigations for factory, platform, and technology development programs.
• Define characterization strategies, learning plans, and root cause methodologies.
• Use optical microscopy, SEM/EDS, EBSD, CSAM, FTIR, Raman, FIB, ion milling, and mechanical cross-sectioning to identify failure mechanisms.
• Correlate characterization results with electrical, inspection, process history, and manufacturing data.
• Develop dashboards, automation, analytical workflows, and corrective actions to improve yield and analysis efficiency.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in materials science, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry, physics, or a related field with 3+ years of relevant semiconductor or failure analysis laboratory experience, or a PhD in a related field.
• Hands-on experience with failure analysis and characterization techniques in a laboratory environment.
• Ability to independently drive technical investigations, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Experience analyzing large data sets using statistical methods and coding tools.
• Strong technical communication, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to work on-site in Phoenix, Arizona.

Nice to have

• Experience with TEM, XRD, planar grinding, advanced sample preparation, or similar characterization methods.
• Advanced knowledge of semiconductor packaging, assembly, substrate manufacturing, or related process technologies.
• Proficiency with Python, JMP, JSL, SQL, or equivalent data analytics tools.
• Experience mentoring engineers and technicians or developing new characterization techniques and analytical workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work across manufacturing, quality, process integration, design, and technology development organizations.
• Lab-based technical environment with opportunities to mentor engineers and technicians.
• Health, retirement, and vacation benefits.
• Competitive pay and stock bonuses.