About the role

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The Principal Foundry Engineer at Qorvo is responsible for overseeing semiconductor manufacturing processes in a silicon foundry environment from NTI/NPI to HVM. This role involves driving process development, qualification, continuous improvement, and yield improvement initiatives using data-driven methodologies. The engineer collaborates with product engineering, quality, sourcing, and manufacturing teams to ensure process robustness, resolve production issues, improve OEE, and support technology transfer and product qualification.

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Key Responsibilities

Responsible for semiconductor manufacturing processes within a silicon foundry NTI/NPI to HVM environment
Work closely with product engineering team to drive foundry on wafer yield improvement initiatives using SPC and data-driven methodologies
Collaborate with SFE and Quality to ensure process robustness, manufacturability and Quality Compliance
Drive Fab Manufacturing Operations to resolve production issues, improve OEE on bottleneck process equipment & CT to meet Qorvo production plan and NPI priorities
Joint-effort with SQE as first responders on problem solving on quality issues, engage Red Team as needed for complex
Support Sourcing on cost reduction and value engineering initiatives

Requirements

Masters/Bachelor Degree in Engineering
at least 7 years’ prior experience for the semiconductor industry
Strong technical problem-solving and analytical skill
Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Data-driven mindset with focus on quality, yield and delivery
Experience with SPC, DOE, FMEA, Root-Cause Analysis methodologies