Process Integration Development Engineer - Defect Metrology

Embark with us on a journey of growth and transformation as we create exceptionally engineered technology and bring AI everywhere. As a valued team member, your adaptability and attention to detail will contribute to our drive for results and relentless pursuit of quality, ensuring we meet our customers' needs with precision.

Join us and build on our legacy of innovation and collaboration as we deliver world‑changing technology that improves the life of every person on the planet.

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At Intel's Logic Technology Development (LTD), we have continued to extend Moore's law to be world leaders in computing technology. To achieve the necessary scaling of our semiconductor manufacturing process, we have led the industry in developing enhancements such as strained silicon for carrier transport enhancement, high-k metal gates, FinFETs, and next-generation Gate-All-Around architectures. LTD has been at the center of every new development that has kept Moore's Law moving forward.

• →Owning a segment of the process to ensure adequate metrology is placed to detect and respond to all yield-limiting defects prior to reaching end-of-line sort.
• →Investigate and respond to exclusionary baseline shifts to ensure segment defect health is restored to capable, demonstrated baseline.
• →Develop new recipes and RFCs as part of New Product Introduction (NPI).
• →Provide navigation and leadership to meet Intel's yield objectives, utilizing state-of-the-art metrology tools and test vehicles (QTM, Short Loop, etc.).
• →Organizing and presenting defect summaries to F25, LTD, MDCE engineering teams.
• →Partnering with Intel Integration, Yield, and failure analysis labs to provide root cause for all defect issues.
• →Hold the team and collaborators accountable for quality through Integrated Module Team (IMT) and Focus Team (FT) forums.
• →Work collaboratively as a part of the overall LTD Defect metrology group.
• →Role-model and establish a team culture of trust, collaboration, safety, accountability, and sustaining excellence.
• →Build strong relationships with other LTD teams based on mutual trust and respect.

• Strong data analysis and problem debug skills.
• Team player with flexibility and adaptability to changing business needs.
• Strong ownership mindset and driving closure-see the problem, own the problem.
• Excellent communication and navigation skills to larger audiences.
• Understand and adhere to Intel cultural values such as Customer First, Fearless Innovation, Results Driven, One Intel, Integrity, Quality, Inclusion.

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Experience would be obtained through a combination of prior education level classes, and current level school classes, projects, research, and relevant previous job and internship experience.

• Must possess a Master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Optics, Chemistry, or Computer Science.
• Hands-on experimental research experience: designing and conducting experiments, operating laboratory equipment (characterization, fabrication, or synthesis), and analyzing statistical data.

Demonstrated academic research, coursework, laboratory, or internship experience with one or more of the following:

• Materials characterization (SEM, TEM, AFM, etc.), materials fabrication, synthesis, metrology, statistical or data analysis (MATLAB, Excel, JMP, Python, etc.).
• Semiconductor processing fundamentals (lithography, wet and/or dry etch, chemical mechanical polishing, thin films), semiconductor and/or transistor device physics, and Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Defect metrology, defect inspection/improvement, yield analysis, or process integration.
• Demonstrated application of Statistical Process Control (SPC) or Design of Experiments (DOE) principles.
• Complex problem-solving methodologies: root cause analysis, Model-Based Problem Solving (MBPS), 5 Why, Fishbone diagrams, or 8D frameworks.
• Understanding of semiconductor physics or semiconductor processing cleanroom unit operations.
• Understanding of defect metrology tools such as brightfield, darkfield, or voltage contrast (VC).

We welcome motivated professionals to bring their expertise and enthusiasm to Intel, where you will have the opportunity to grow your career while helping to shape the future of technology in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment. Apply today to be part of Intel's journey to redefine possibilities.

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