Product Development Engineering - Yield Engineer (MTS) - TX, Austin, United States
Originally posted 22 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Product Yield Engineering team seeks an experienced engineer to support the development and launch of AI, Graphics, CPU, APU, and custom design products. The primary objective is to optimize manufacturing costs and ensure timely market delivery across engineering, design, foundry, and data teams.
What you'll do
- Manage product wafer costs, including yield and test content, to meet quality and yield targets. - Analyze yield metrics to forecast supply and product performance. - Implement best practices for test and characterization. - Use diagnostics and failure analysis to reduce defects in foundry environments. - Collaborate with internal and external foundry teams to identify and implement process improvements. - Engage with engineering and business units to define and achieve program requirements for defectivity, power, performance, reliability, and quality.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related degree in Math, Sciences, or Statistics. - Proven experience in process technology or product development with foundries, assembly, and test operations. - Data science skills with experience in big data models, databases, and machine learning. - Direct experience in JMP or equivalent data analysis tools. - Scripting capability to extract and automate data analysis. - Understanding of functional and design-for-test methodologies, structures, and practices. - Technical expertise in semiconductor manufacturing, productization, and semiconductor device physics (FinFET, GAA).
Skills: Yield, Defect Reduction, JMP, Failure Analysis, Wafer Costs
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 58-day median for Yield Engineering roles.
Yield Engineering · Yield Engineering
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Open roles in category
221
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Median days open
58 d
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Median salary
$139k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (221 roles · 36 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 221 |
| Median days open | 0 d | 58 d (−58 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $139k |
Skills observed across this category: Yield, Defect Reduction, JMP, Failure Analysis, Wafer Costs
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 114 open roles · median 59 d
- Intel Corporation · 14 open roles · median 21 d
- GlobalFoundries · 9 open roles · median 218 d
- STMicroelectronics · 9 open roles · median 37 d
- Skyworks · 8 open roles · median 56 d
- onsemi · 5 open roles · median 93 d
How we counted: 221 open Yield Engineering (Yield Engineering) roles from 36 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 22 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.