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Senior Silicon Photonics TD Reliability Engineer

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Santa Clara, CA, USA
142K-232K Annually
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Santa Clara, CA, USA
142K-232K Annually
Senior level
Lead reliability assessment and qualification of silicon photonic devices and PICs. Design and execute DOEs, develop reliability models, root-cause failures, create characterization and acceleration methods, support process certification and HVM transitions, and collaborate cross-functionally to drive quality and manufacturability.
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Job Description: 

Join Intel’s Silicon Photonics Q&R (SiPh) team that is in transformation and in its growing phase now, working to enable our internal leading edge SiPh photonics technology with integrated hybrid lasers and SOAs to our Intel Foundry customers. This is a unique opportunity to be part of the team that has propelled Intel to become a widely recognized leader in high-volume silicon photonics manufacturing and reliability!  

As a Senior Silicon Photonics (SiPh) Technology Development Quality and Reliability Engineer (Sr. SiPh TD QRE), you will be part of the Photonic TD team. Working both on path-finding photonic technologies and devices for the future and on current nodes of our photonic processes. Your new team, (SiPh TD QnR), is at the forefront of silicon photonics technology development, working closely and collaborating with the SiPh fab process integration, Integrated Photonics Solutions (IPS) R&D design team, Foundry Q&R teams and other organizations to ensure reliability for internal and external SiPh device technologies, process certification, and product qualifications.  

Responsibilities may include but not be limited to:   

  • Assess intrinsic and extrinsic reliability of photonic devices and photonic ICs post fabrication and in integrated products form-factors.  
  • Work on process changes to optimize reliability. 
  • Conduct DOEs to develop reliability models of the devices. 
  • Develop new reliability characterization and acceleration techniques, analytical tools, and quality screens as required. 
  • Determine requirements for both process certification and product qualification purposes. 
  • Collaborate cross-functional teams to drive the quality and reliability aspects of the SiPh technology development following Intel’s Development Life Cycle methodology. 
  • Determine root causes/mechanisms of failures when encountered from reliability testing activities or customer returns as needed. 
  • Review white papers and provide appropriate actions related to quality and reliability area.  
  • Ensure smooth transition from development phase to HVM phase with proper quality systems, engineering shipment management, fab excursion support, and process change support.   

The ideal candidate should exhibit the following behavioral traits:  

  • Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written). 
  • Strong networking, teamwork, and social skills. 
  • Ability to work in a diverse and multi-cultural team environment. 
  • Work under pressure, and in an ever-changing and dynamic environment. 
  • Push forward multiple parallel efforts (multi-tasking) in a constrained environment. 
  • Strong problem-solving skills.  
  • Curious, eager, proactive, and quick to learn.  
  • An independent thinker who can drive and develop solutions and implement them. 

In addition to the qualifications described below, a successful candidate will demonstrate:  

  • Usage of failure mode effects analyses and model-based problem-solving approaches.  
  • Knowledge of statistics and data analysis, including the advanced use of tools such as Excel, SAS and JMP. Specifically on advanced statistics and large data sets analysis tools and applications. 
  • Skills to deliver concise key messages for senior management review. 
  • Influencing cross-functional teams to achieve extraordinary results.  
  • Strong execution experience and commitment. 
  • Passionate about quality and reliability as it relates to developing new technologies. 

Qualifications:

Qualifications 

Minimum qualifications are required 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.  

Education Requirement: 

  • PhD graduates with outstanding work in Photonics are encouraged to apply! OR- master's in engineering or related field and with 4+ year experience in photonic devices.  

Minimum Qualifications:  

  • 2+ years of proven experience in Photonics devices development at a leading foundry OR 4+ year photonics experience from an academic institution.  
  • OR 4+ year hands-on compound semiconductor processing experience with deep knowledge of Photonic device physics. 
  • OR 4+ years of relevant engineering experience in Photonics with device characterization, yield, reliability, or test/validation experience. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • PhD in Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering fields with 2+ years of experience in photonic devices. 
  • 4+ years’ experience in process certification/product qualification and reliability risk assessment, quality systems, and quality culture knowledge.  
  • Semiconductor device physics and defect mechanism knowledge.  
  • Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes, manufacturing process development, material characterization and development, and design validation.  
  • Hands-on semiconductor wafer fabrication process and process integration challenges.  
  • Reliability failure statistics, physics, failure mechanisms, and failure analysis methodologies.  
  • Experience in of SPC/DOE principles, DOEs execution, and statistical analysis. 
  • Data extraction and analysis skills (JMP/Crystal Ball/ILM/REL/PCS/SQL Scripting).  
  • Experienced in model-based problem solving and familiar with other industry standard problem-solving techniques (5 why's, 8D). 
  • Knowledge of photonic datacom and telecom reliability qualification standards such as Telcordia GR-468, AEC-Q102. 

 Requirements listed would be obtained through a combination of relevant industry job experience, internship experience, and/or schoolwork/classes/research. 

          

Job Type:Experienced Hire

Shift:Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location: US, New Mexico, Albuquerque

Additional Locations:US, California, Santa Clara, US, Oregon, Hillsboro

Business group:Intel Foundry strives to make every facet of semiconductor manufacturing state-of-the-art while delighting our customers -- from delivering cutting-edge silicon process and packaging technology leadership for the AI era, enabling our customers to design leadership products, global manufacturing scale and supply chain, through the continuous yield improvements to advanced packaging all the way to final test and assembly. We ensure our foundry customers' products receive our utmost focus in terms of service, technology enablement and capacity commitments. Employees in the Foundry Technology Manufacturing are part of a worldwide factory network that designs, develops, manufactures, and assembly/test packages the compute devices to improve the lives of every person on Earth.

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Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $141,910.00-232,190.00 USD

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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