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Who we’re looking for:

Join the pack at the JP! Wolfspeed is looking for a Process Engineer to join our Wafer Operations Process Engineering team at the world’s largest silicon carbide manufacturing complex in Siler City, North Carolina.

In this role you will drive continuous improvement in the Global Materials organization through focused initiatives on yield, cycle time, and cost reduction. You will utilize data to drive actions and own multiple projects that improve the equipment and process overall effectiveness.

This posting is for a position that will directly support operations at the John Palmour Manufacturing Center for Silicon Carbide, our expansion site in Siler City, NC. The person in this role will train at our Durham, NC headquarters initially and will move over to the new site once ready.

Individuals in this role will work 8-hour days on either a Sunday-Thursday or Tuesday-Saturday pattern to support 24x7 manufacturing operations at our site.

The Day-to-Day:

Provide Process Engineering support for Surface Preparation in Wafer Operations.
Experience with common semiconductor metrology equipment and processes for Film Thickness measurements, Defectivity, Surface roughness, Doping concentration, Metallic contamination.
Experience with building and/or sustaining a metrology engineering team, including gauge R&R, systems implementation (SOP’s, work instructions, specs), training and mentoring.
Own new tool qualifications, support Equipment automation & Integration and FDC.
Data driven process decision making based on timely and thorough data analysis.
Monitor SPC charts and respond to trend shifts/abnormal processing events.
Mentoring, coaching, and training of process technicians.
Develop/improve SOPs to disposition wafers and recover equipment.

This Job is Right for You if You Have:

A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science (Preferably Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Material Science, Physics or Chemistry).
3+ years of experience in a manufacturing setting, preferably in semiconductor HVM.
3+ years in semiconductor manufacturing, equipment, or Metrology engineering role.
Working knowledge and experience of applied statistics (SPC/DOE) and structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, 5 whys, A3 and DMAIC in a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated organizational and communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, taking ownership of tasks and projects.
Willing to work in both non-cleanroom and cleanroom type environments.
Experience with highly automated material handling systems.
MS Office suite proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong self-motivation and project management experience
Broad semiconductor experience, having worked across multiple process modules
Computer programming experience with SQL, JMP, MS Access, or similar database and analysis software
Ability to interface with people of different backgrounds and at every level of the organization
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
Strong track record of effective problem-solving, good engineering judgment and decision-making
Ability to lead a team that can manage multiple projects and multitask effectively
Strong drive to produce results in a timely fashion and have strong sense of competitive urgency
Experience with VB.NET programming and SQL.

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

This role requires the lawful ability to access technical data, information, and areas controlled by United States export control laws and regulations. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship by the Company.

To put it legally – Wolfspeed is an equal opportunity employer.
We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation and other protected status as required by law.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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