Field Applications Engineer

Job Description

Overview

PDF Solutions Inc. is seeking a highly driven Field Applications Engineer to join our Korea based engineering team supporting PDF’s advanced e-beam inspection platform. This role plays a critical part in enabling yield enhancement for leading-edge 300mm semiconductor manufacturing.

The ideal candidate is a self-driven and detail-oriented engineer with strong analytical and communication skills, comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. This role provides opportunities to grow technically, contribute to product development, and take on leadership responsibilities.

We welcome experienced professionals as well as recent PhD graduates.

Responsibilities

• Work in 300mm fab and write inspection recipes on PDF’s e-beam tools.
• Drive wafer inspection and perform analysis reduce yield loss on some of the world’s most advanced ICs.
• Oversee the data pipeline from measurement and monitor data quality and health of tool.
• Perform R&D and experiments for improving and optimizing recipes based on data analysis
• Lead complex engineering projects and drive continuous business process improvement and automation

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Minimum Master’s degree or minimum 2 years of field experience
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science or similar engineering field
• Experience working with inspection tools, including optical, voltage-contract or spectroscopy
• Ability to work in production environment and respond to customer promptly requests with high standard results

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in semiconductor industry (preferably sub-20nm FIN-fet technology)
• Statistical data analysis in NumPy, JMP, Tableau, or MATLAB
•  Python or other programming experience (Java, C#, C++, Ruby, Perl, etc.)
• Ability to interact with RD teams of different disciplines to resolve issues or drive improvement

Pay Range

KRW ₩60,000,000 – KRW ₩100,000,000 /Yr.