Staff Yield Enhancement Engineer

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THE ROLE:

The Yield team is a functional group supporting high quality Graphics, CPU, and APU products with the goal to reduce cost of manufacturing, while achieving committed time to market in a predictable and consistent fashion.  The Yield Engineer is expected to find effective solutions to complex problems and drive continuous yield improvement.  Troubleshooting and problem solving are the fundamental role of the Yield Engineer.  Technical leadership and innovation are required.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate will have the following skills:

• Team Player and ability to work well with others
• Good communication skills
• Ability to solve conflicts and influence outside teams
• Ability to adapt to dynamic environment
• Large dataset analysis skills
• Ability to interpret and communicate conclusions

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

A Yield Engineer conducts in-depth investigation and analysis to identify and eliminate causes of systematic and random yield loss.

• Yield analysis to improve supply and reduce cost of production.
• Fix identified problems by driving corrective actions.
• Ensure that correct product testing is performed on AMD products for optimal yield, performance, and quality.
• Interacts with Foundry, Foundry technology team, and the Product Engineering teams to identify product improvement limitations and opportunities.
• Forecast product yields over the short and long term
• Engineers will be expected to bring a great deal of innovation and creativity to the role. 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• A BSc, BSEE, or a degree in Math, Physics, or Statistics plus 8 or more years or related experience
• Strong data analysis skills are required to be effective in this role.
• Proficiency in coding/scripting is necessary to develop and automate custom analysis algorithms
• Strong attention to details and an ability to learn on the job.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentations skills.
• Ability to design experiments and analyze results to solve problems
• Knowledge of semiconductor device physics or semiconductor manufacturing is an asset

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• A BSc, BSEE, or a degree in Math, Physics, or Statistics

LOCATION:

Singapore

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