SMTS Yield Modeling Engineer Job Listing at AMD in Austin, TX (Job ID 42907-en-us)

Description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. 

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YIELD ENGINEER 

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Yield team is a functional group supporting high quality Graphics, CPU and APU products with the goal to reduce cost of manufacturing, while achieving committed time to market in a predictable and consistent fashion.

JOB PURPOSE

The Yield Modeling Engineer is expected to generate accurate product yield models for complex product architectures which will be used to drive forward-looking decision making for AMD's product roadmap.   Proficiency in coding/scripting along with strong data analysis skills are essential to be successful in this role.  Time will also be spent troubleshooting product yield signals to drive continuous yield improvement.  Technical leadership and innovation are required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

A Yield Model Engineer develops models to forecast the yield for all of AMD's products.   Detailed model validation work leveraging actual product yield is required to ensure accuracy and opportunity to improve/refine models.   A Yield Model Engineer also conducts in-depth investigation and analysis to identify and eliminate causes of systematic and random yield loss.

• Generate yield models for AMD products across all business units leveraging existing model methodology/algorithms
• Validate model predictions against silicon data and make improvements to the model where necessary
• Work closely with design teams to model new products in the concept phase
• Develop new model algorithms and automation to improve overall process efficiency
• Yield analysis to improve supply and reduce cost of production.
• Fix identified problems by driving corrective actions.
• Ensure that correct product testing is performed on AMD products for optimal yield, performance, and quality.
• Interacts with Foundry technology team and the Product Engineering teams to identify product improvement limitations and opportunities.
• Forecast product yields over the short and long term
• Engineers will be expected to bring a great deal of innovation and creativity to the role.
  

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• A BSc, BSEE, or a degree in Math, Physics, or Statistics
• Strong data analysis skills are required to be effective in this role.
• Proficiency in Python is necessary to develop and automate custom algorithms
• Strong attention to details and an ability to learn on the job.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentations skills.
• Ability to design experiments and analyze results to solve problems
• Knowledge of semiconductor device physics is an asset

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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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