Principal Eng Reliability

About GlobalFoundries

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Introduction :

As Principal Eng Reliability engineer, you will need to have basic reliability knowledge and understanding of the reliability failure mechanisms, preferably in interconnect back-end-of-line (BEOL) reliability. Semiconductor process and/or device physics knowledge is a plus. Your responsibilities are to collaborate with fab and technology development teams and perform reliability test structure design, reliability testing and analysis, risk assessments and design rule proposals.

Your Job:

• Provide technical support on qualifications & reliability improvements i.e. qualification plan definition, test condition determination, hardware & software design for special test requests, test results analysis and provide recommendations for competitiveness & improvement.

• Execute benchmarking exercises on reliability testing methodology, process qualification criteria & reliability design rules.

• Design and characterize reliability test structures for qualification and definition of reliability layout rules and models.

• Establish reliability test requirements for new / advanced technology.

• Provide technical support to customers on building-in reliability into final products.

• Continuously improve reliability test cycle time & accuracy through refinement of test structure design and test methodologies.

• Play key role in new technology core team to build reliability into the device/process.

• Assess reliability risk for process changes, fab excursions and field failures from customers.

• Build up modeling for IMD TDDB/EM/SM/Resistor failure mechanisms and use the modeling to support IC designers’ reliability risk assessment.

• Have ownership of the definition, documentation and maintenance of test procedures, test findings & tools, plus training of reliability staff.

Other Responsibilities: 

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs

Required Qualifications:

• Education – Bachelor/Master degree in Engineering (Electronics, Materials or Physics) or PhD
• At least 3 years of experience in semiconductor reliability and/or relevant working experience in interconnect or device level reliability testing / modeling / test structure design and process integration knowledge.
• Fluency in English Language – Written & verbal

Preferred Qualifications:

• Team player with good people skills

• Good technical and problem solving skills

• Able to work under tight project timeline

• Knowledge of Minitab, JMP, FMEA, 8D is an advantage

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