$86,600 - $182,500 USD yearly
About the role
This role improves semiconductor yield through data analytics, structured problem solving, process integration, and automated optical inspection (AOI). You will identify yield-loss mechanisms and collaborate with Process, Equipment, Manufacturing, and Yield teams to implement sustainable improvements.
What you'll do
- Develop, optimize, and maintain AOI recipes for defect detection and classification.
- Investigate yield and defectivity issues using structured root-cause analysis across process, equipment, AOI, metrology, and electrical test data.
- Apply semiconductor process integration knowledge to understand upstream and downstream interactions and identify yield-loss mechanisms.
- Apply statistical methods including SPC, Pareto, DOE, regression, and trend analysis to drive yield improvements.
- Develop dashboards and analytical tools for yield, defectivity, and process monitoring.
- Apply AI/ML, image analytics, and advanced analytics to improve AOI and yield analysis.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Data Science, or a related field (or Master's / PhD).
- 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's degree, 3+ years with a Master's degree, or 0+ years with a PhD.
- Understanding of semiconductor processing and interactions across lithography, deposition, etch, clean, CMP, metallization, and inspection/metrology.
- Demonstrated experience in structured problem-solving and data analysis.
Nice to have
- Experience in semiconductor yield, process integration, process, or defect engineering.
- Experience with Python, SQL, JMP, MATLAB, Databricks, or similar tools.
- Experience with AOI recipe development, wafer inspection, image analysis, or defect engineering.
Skills: AOI, defectivity, SPC, yield enhancement, root cause analysis
More semiconductor jobs: Yield engineer jobs
This role has been open 5 days — well below the 58-day median for Yield Engineering roles.
Yield Engineering · Yield Engineering
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Open roles in category
217
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Median days open
58 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$137k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Skyworks | All employers we track in this specialty (217 roles · 37 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 217 |
| Median days open | 39 d | 58 d (−19 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $137k |
Skills observed across this category: AOI, defectivity, SPC, yield enhancement, root cause analysis
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 107 open roles · median 75 d
- Intel Corporation · 11 open roles · median 25 d
- Skyworks (this employer) · 10 open roles · median 39 d
- STMicroelectronics · 9 open roles · median 38 d
- GlobalFoundries · 6 open roles · median 102 d
- Renesas Electronics · 6 open roles · median 67 d
How we counted: 217 open Yield Engineering (Yield Engineering) roles from 37 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 8 Nov 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.