Yield Development Engineer - Arizona, Phoenix, United States
$115,110 - $162,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 8 October 2026 by the employer.
Join Intel Foundry as a Yield Development Engineer.
About the role
As a Yield Development Engineer, you will identify root cause yield and reliability limiters, perform failure analysis, and develop methodologies to enhance process development to achieve yield and reliability milestones.
What you'll do
- Develop and implement methodologies for defect-mode understanding and yield and reliability modeling.
- Analyze manufacturing and experimental data to identify anomalies and drive process changes.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to debug yield limiters in design, test, and process development.
- Develop analytical tools and techniques, algorithms, and systems for failure analysis and defect detection.
- Conduct fault isolation and failure analysis using electrical, optical, and simulation tools.
- Ensure manufacturability through analysis of process and product design intersections.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Solid-State Physics, or related field with 3+ years of relevant experience OR Master's degree in a related field with 2+ years of relevant experience.
- Proficiency in statistical data analysis tools, such as JMP or Python, and coding techniques.
- Experience with semiconductor process development and defect-mode analysis.
- Fundamental understanding and hands-on expertise with fault isolation and failure analysis tools (e.g., IRLC, CSAM, SEM, TDR testing, curve tracing).
Nice to have
- Familiarity with advanced imaging techniques (e.g., IRLC, 2D and 3D X-rays, Acoustic Imaging, SEM).
- Experience with electrical fault isolation methods (e.g., EOTPR, TDR, ELITE).
- Experience with sample prep methods and tools (e.g., Laser Milling, Ion Milling, Mechanical Polishing).
Skills: yield limiters, failure analysis, defect reduction, statistical data analysis, semiconductor process development
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 49-day median for Yield Engineering roles.
Yield Engineering · Yield Engineering
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Open roles in category
211
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$129k
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| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (211 roles · 35 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 12 | 211 |
| Median days open | 12 d | 49 d (−37 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $129k |
Skills observed across this category: yield limiters, failure analysis, defect reduction, statistical data analysis, semiconductor process development
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 108 open roles · median 53 d
- Intel Corporation (this employer) · 12 open roles · median 11 d
- GlobalFoundries · 10 open roles · median 181 d
- Skyworks · 7 open roles · median 63 d
- onsemi · 6 open roles · median 51 d
- Qualcomm · 6 open roles · median 122 d
How we counted: 211 open Yield Engineering (Yield Engineering) roles from 35 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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.