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Yield Enhancement Engineer, Texas Institute for Electronics

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

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Austin, TX
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Job overview

The Yield Enhancement Engineer analyzes electrical, inline, defectivity, and reliability data to identify yield loss mechanisms and drive corrective actions. The role develops yield improvement plans for new product introduction and high-volume manufacturing, studies process integration across multiple modules, and supports technology transfer, process control, failure analysis, customer qualification, and technical issue resolution with cross-functional teams.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Yield AnalysisYield ImprovementProcess IntegrationProcess Parameter CorrelationRoot Cause AnalysisDOESPCPareto AnalysisFMEAStatistical MethodologiesTechnology TransferProcess ControlFailure Analysis

Full job description

Analyze electrical, inline, defectivity, and reliability data to identify yield loss mechanisms and drive corrective actions.Develop and execute yield improvement plans for NPI and high-volume manufacturing products.Perform process integration studies across lithography, etch, deposition, CMP, plating, cleaning, and metrology modules.Correlate process parameters with yield, reliability, and device performance metrics.Drive root cause analysis using DOE, SPC, Pareto analysis, FMEA, and statistical methodologies.Support technology transfer from development to manufacturing with stable process windows and manufacturability improvements.Work closely with process, equipment, quality, product, reliability, and customer teams to resolve technical issues.Monitor excursion trends and establish preventive actions to improve process robustness.Define process control strategies, specifications, and yield monitoring methodologies.Participate in failure analysis reviews and develop containment/corrective action plans.Support customer qualification activities and technical discussions.Generate technical reports, presentations, and documentation for management and customers

How this job compares

Set against the 3,251 open Process Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Texas median$94–159K/yr98 salary ranges
  • US median$38–50/hr247 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 352 open Process Engineer jobs in Texas and 3,251 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
Process Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 6 years (2,578 postings).
Education
2,170 of the 3,251 open Process Engineer jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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