Principal Product Engineer

TSMC • Camas, WA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Join TSMC Washington and help power the future of technology. At TSMC, we don't just make semiconductors; we innovate to transform industries and enhance lives. As the world’s leading semiconductor foundry, we partner with top tech companies to drive advancements in industries such as healthcare, automotive, consumer electronics, and renewable energy. At TSMC Washington, you'll thrive where innovation meets precision manufacturing, and integrity guides our high standards and customer trust. Our visionary leaders collaborate with clients to achieve groundbreaking results, ensuring our leadership in the semiconductor sector. Explore career opportunities with TSMC Washington and join a company with a commitment to excellence and innovation.
Who We're Looking For:
TSMC Washington is at the forefront of semiconductor innovation, where our teams are dedicated to advancing technology leadership, achieving manufacturing excellence, and fostering robust customer collaboration. We are seeking a highly accomplished and strategic Principal Product Engineer to join our dynamic team. This pivotal role is responsible for spearheading product yield enhancement initiatives, providing advanced technical and strategic support to our key customers, and driving cross-functional collaboration across the organization.  
The ideal candidate will possess a profound technical mastery of device physics and CMOS process technologies, demonstrate exceptional leadership in a team-oriented environment, and apply sophisticated problem-solving methodologies to complex challenges.

Requirements

• Master's or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in CMOS device physics and process integration, with a proven track record of significant contributions.
• Comprehensive understanding of advanced circuit design principles and their practical applications in semiconductor manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in high-pressure environments, effectively managing and prioritizing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Exceptional attention to detail and an unwavering commitment to precision in all technical and analytical endeavors.
• A highly self-motivated and results-oriented professional with a strong drive to innovate and deliver impactful solutions.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Yield Leadership: Architect and lead complex yield improvement programs, collaborating strategically with Fab Process Integration and Module teams to achieve significant and sustainable gains.
• Advanced Failure Analysis: Employ advanced statistical data analysis, electrical characterization, and physical failure analysis techniques to proactively identify and mitigate complex failure modes and mechanisms, thereby enhancing product yield and stability.
• Process Window Optimization: Leverage expert-level knowledge of semiconductor device physics, process technology, and advanced circuit/layout principles to strategically expand the process window and optimize product performance.
• Customer Technical Partnership: Serve as a primary technical liaison, providing in-depth, high-level technical and manufacturing consultation to strategic customers, ensuring their complex requirements are met.
• Product Ramp-Up & Success: Drive and facilitate successful, on-time product ramp-ups for customers, ensuring first-pass success through expert guidance and proactive problem resolution.

Benefits

• Employees and their families are offered access to comprehensive coverage, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, our wellbeing program, as well as basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Additionally, employees can enroll in our 401(k) plan with an employer match and participate in the employee stock purchase program. Employees receive 12 recognized holidays per year and accrue 120 hours of paid time off annually their first year.
• Onsite amenities include a fitness center, a game room, on-site physical therapist, and a subsidized café where meals cost as low as $6 a day!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree