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Summary of Duties: The remote position of Business Development Manager – Western Canada role is responsible for growing Canadian sales through initiating, developing and maintaining relationships (end-user, contractor, distributor, specifier and agent) throughout the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Drive revenue through agent relationships, verticals channels, distribution partnerships and national account initiatives. Research, maintain and communicate utility rebate programs across the region. This individual will have 5+ years of lighting and sales/business development experience. This individual will have “key” relationships with customers and specifiers in the market, and will have an understanding of the lighting industry.
Job Responsibilities:Maintain and contribute to sales growth by playing an active and communicative role with customers and specifiers in Western Canada. Manage and build revenue with agent partners; maintain and grow specific vertical markets; work in coordination with the Vertical Sales Manager(s) and VP of Sales; maintain a sales pipeline overview by vertical market and region; track and report on projects and coordinate with Inside Sales; develop and manage Western Canada markets and electrical distributors in coordination with Cree Canada’s distribution strategy, the VP of Sales, and the US Sales Vertical Markets Team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following, other duties may be assigned:
- Achievement of Cree Lighting sales and profit targets.
- Promote sales and marketing programs with key territory accounts.
- Develop annual and quarterly business plans for each agent & territory. Be fully accountable for territory success.
- Train and motivate agency personnel to achieve quarterly and annual sales targets.
- National distribution strategy: influence, maintain and deploy where needed (in territory)
- Manage distributors and representatives to ensure sales objectives are achieved. This will include continually evaluating effectiveness/performance relative to market potential.
- Provide competitive market information to management to help drive the direction of product marketing and development.
- Support local and national trade shows as needed.
- Develop a new business pipeline, maintain existing business and pursue new opportunities.
- Maintain Salesforce.com records completely and accurately ensuring proper coordination with forecasting and factory production.
- Establish productive, professional relationships with key personnel in assigned customer accounts.
- Coordinate the involvement of company personnel, including support, service, and management resources, in order to meet account performance objectives and customers’ expectations. Work closely with Inside Sales to ensure customer satisfaction and problem resolution.
- Lead solution development efforts that best address customer needs, while coordinating the involvement of all necessary company personnel.
- Engagement with Cree agents, specifiers, distributors, contractors, and end-users.
- Travel requirements for this position could be at times up to 60% or more however most travel is within a concentrated geographic area.
- Requirements: Significant experience in a technical sales position, preferably in the lighting (or electrical) industry; knowledge of, and contacts within, the lighting industry, particularly within the specified region; relationship development skills required to create, maintain and enhance customer relationships; proven ability to work autonomously to achieve objectives while handling multiple tasks and changing priorities; high level of initiative/drive and works well in a team environment; motivated, goal-oriented, skilled negotiator, detail-oriented; ability to learn and communicate complex technical concepts to customers; excellent written and oral communicator (English and French [optional]). Post-secondary education and experience with customer relationship management software preferred.
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As a Senior Identity and Access Management Engineer, candidate will be responsible for overall technical ownership of Cree’s Identity Management services, providing leadership in architecture, design, implementation and operations of IdM related services and processes. This is a hands-on position in Cree’s Information Security and Identity Management team that requires strong technical knowledge, analytical and interpersonal skills, working with cross-functional teams globally.
Requirements:
- Expert level experience with LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory / Azure / O365, Federated Authentication, Key and Cert management, Single Sign-on and Privileged Access Management
- Expert level technical knowledge of identity and access management lifecycle with experience in design, implementation and management of enterprise-wide Identity and Access management systems
- Infrastructure Expertise: Windows Server, Unix/Linux, DNS, DHCP, MFA
- Cloud Expertise: Microsoft Azure, AWS and Oracle OCI
- Project Management skills, including the ability to create scope documents, project plans, and budgets and prior experience of working in complex project/program environments
- Experience in working collaboratively with global technical teams to deliver effective client outcomes
- Ability to identify and implement automation of the various existing manual processes via scripting, integration and workflows
- Analytical approach with very strong problem-solving skills
- Excellent standards of documentation with a high level of expertise in strategic planning
- Excellent oral and written communication skills to create detailed diagrams, procedures, presentations and knowledgebase articles
- Provide professional and positive approach in building relationships with IT and business leadership
- Demonstrate honesty, integrity and professionalism always
- 7+ years of Identify Management experience
- BS in Computer Science or related field
- Technical certifications in infrastructure, IdM or InfoSec helpful
Responsibilities
- Develop innovative concepts and implement comprehensive IAM implementations
- Deliver high-quality solutions according to specifications with minimal supervision
- Manage the administration, governance, compliance and maintenance of IAM systems and processes
- Lead complex enterprise-scale Identity Management and related projects
- Capacity plan, determine future needs and investigate new products and features to support new growth, acquisitions and divestitures.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with information technology professionals, senior management, auditors and vendors
- Outstanding problem-solving skills with the ability to break down and solve complex problems
- Excellent judgment and decision-making skills which enable you to juggle several priorities while continuing to meet deadlines.
- Guide and mentor junior team members
- Willingness to learn and develop skills in Information Security services
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Job Summary
You will support Wolfspeed to proactively seek and manage quality improvement activities across all aspects of the manufacturing operation. These activities will include quality control, process change review boards (PCRBs), returned material authorization (RMA) process, corrective action reports, participating in internal and external quality management system audits, risk assessments, and 8D-based problem solving among others.
Additionally, you will have the chance to work on various projects related to business process improvement, process flows, process documentation, and efficiency and effectiveness key process indicator review and development. The job is located in our headquarters in Research Triangle Park, NC.
What can Wolfspeed do for you?
- You will have a chance to join a fast paced and fast growth environment
- You will have a chance to influence, lead, and motivate cross-functional teams to improve the quality culture within Wolfspeed.
- You will work on projects that have a significant impact on Wolfspeed's product quality and bottom line.
- This position will have high visibility within the company, and you will report directly to the Director of Quality
What can you do for Wolfspeed?
- Identify, evaluate, and help prioritize potential gaps associated with quality control
- Facilitate regular PCRB reviews with critical internal stakeholders, drive root cause analysis, and implement effective corrective actions
- Coordinate the returned material authorization (RMA) process
- Assist with internal and registrar audits to assess maturity level and compliance to quality management system requirements (based on ISO 9001:2015 or IATF 16949 standards)
- Drive risk analysis and mitigation activities based on established methodologies
- Drive QMS business process improvement activities
- Participate and help lead the development and amendment of control plans and FMEAs (Failure Mode Effect Analysis)
What you need for success:
- Must be a US citizen or green card holder
- BS in Engineering, Science, or Statistics. Master's degree is a plus
- 3+ Years of Engineering experience
- Strong statistical analysis skills (SPC, DOE, etc.)
- Experience with risk assessment methodologies
- Excellent problem solving skills (8D, KT, or similar)
- Must be able to work independently, be highly motivated, and have excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Be able to do work in a cleanroom environment
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Training and 1+ years of experience with ISO/TS 6949 or IATF 16949 Automotive Quality Management System Standard is highly desirable
- Six sigma green belt or black belt (SSGB/BB), and Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certifications are highly desirable
- Semiconductor wafer processing experience extremely helpful. Working knowledge of electrical circuits and components
- Familiarity with automotive change management including APQP and PPAP
- Experience with continuous improvement processes (Lean methodologies, etc.)
- Experience with a formal quality management system (software)
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We currently have an opening for you as a Manager of Equipment Engineering within Cree’s Operations group. You will be stationed at our facility in Durham, NC.
In this role you will be responsible for leading a team of 24x7 manufacturing equipment technicians in the day to day repair and maintenance of tools in Wafer PREP.
What can we do for you?
- Provide exposure to Silicon Carbide (SiC) Wafer PREP manufacturing toolsets and equipment.
- Provide an opportunity for professional growth and upward mobility.
- Be part of an expanding fab operations team, in a growing division of the company.
- Put your equipment engineering skills to the test in a challenging, high-volume environment.
- Allow you to use your management and leadership skills to develop and grow a team of skilled equipment Engineers and Technicians.
What can you do for us?
- Manage and support 24x7 equipment team to repair and complete preventative maintenance on all Wafer PREP processing and support equipment.
- Own and drive continuous improvement efforts to ensure equipment meets availability goals.
- Work with Process & Equipment Engineering to plan, purchase and facilitate installation of new equipment to support capacity ramps.
- Work with entire operations team to achieve safety goals.
- Drive standards, certification and training efforts where needed for all technicians.
- Manage purchasing and inventory of spares required to maintain equipment.
- Work closely with Process Engineering teams to drive yield & cycle time improvements.
- Create and maintain documentation specific to the equipment team.
What you need for success:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in an engineering or science curriculum.
- 7+ years of semiconductor equipment maintenance experience.
- 2+ years as an Equipment, Process or Section Manager with responsibility for leading a technical team.
- In depth understanding of wafer processing: singulation, edge polishing, surface polishing, surface metrology, wafer cleaning, implant, and wafer thinning equipment.
- Strong troubleshooting and hands-on background.
- Must be a team player and have a“whatever it takes” approach.
- Must have a positive, professional, energetic, can-do attitude.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Candidate must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- 10+ years of experience in the semiconductor industry.
- JMP or equivalent software experience, and working knowledge of SPC Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Ability and desire to assume a technical leadership role within the organization.
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Job Title: Shipping Team Member
SUMMARY Prioritizes, distributes, and prepares materials and products for shipment by performing the following duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Distributes and prepares materials and products for shipment.
- Reads shipping order, or requisitions to determine and prioritize items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.
- Pulls customer orders from stock and conveys orders to shipping department through use of forklift or cart. Verifies that products picked match shipping order and completes necessary documentation.
- Consolidates, packages, and/or palletizes products. Labels containers and poles with identifying information. Records weights and/or amounts of materials shipped for inventory purposes.
- Stages product on shipping docks or UPS system and loads UPS, customer, or carrier trucks.
- Uses drill press to drill poles according to customer specifications.
- Loads and off-loads container shipments and painted poles.
- Uses computer and Locator System to enter records; operates UPS manifest system.
- May assist will-call customers.
- Follows established safety programs and maintains knowledge of safe working practices.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
N/A
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or general education (GED)
One year experience
Ability to operate hand held computer system and single spindle drill press.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Forklift License
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to lift up to 70lbs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
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Financial Analyst
Cree is searching for an Entry-Level Financial Analyst who will assist with LED Products Consolidations (used extensively by – and therefore great exposure to – the VP of Finance, LED Products) as well as the development & analysis of budgets and forecasts for LED Products OpEx.
What Can Cree Do For You?
- Expand your skill-set working with a diverse team of well-trained individuals
- Potential for upward mobility in a thriving organization (current manager of this role started in this position)
- Opportunity to diversify your experience in Finance and Accounting
- High visibility in a billion dollar plus organization
What Can You Do For Cree?
- Ownership of the LED Consolidations process (5 BUs, OpEx, Inventory) in a file intended to provide the VP of Finance, LED Products with the information required to effectively manage his organization
- Generation of a Quarterly Financial Reporting Package relating to LED Products results which gets distributed to the CFO, VPs, Directors etc
- Budgeting & Analysis for LED Products OpEx including Research & Development, Marketing, Applications, etc
- Budgeting & Analysis for ILS Business Unit
- Monthly close responsibilities including JEs relating to OpEx & ILS
- Ad hoc analysis directly for the VP of Finance, LED Products
- Special projects for Directors of R&D, Marketing, and Applications
What You Need For Success:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- BS/BA degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent
- New grad to 3 years of Finance or Accounting experience
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills
- Proficiency with Excel, including data analysis
Skills and Certifications That Will Set You Apart:
- MS/MA in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent
- Finance or Accounting experience – specifically, Consolidation Analysis, OpEx or general Budgeting, etc
- Experience with Hyperion, Oracle Financials / Oracle Discoverer, and/or Tableau
- Certified Public Accountant or Certified Managerial Accountant
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SUMMARY:
Cree is seeking a Facilities engineer (Mechanical, or Electrical, or Chemical Engineer) to join the Facilities team at our global headquarters in Durham, NC. This is a very challenging opportunity with room for growth.
What can Cree do for you?
- Give you the opportunity to solve complex problems and implement your own solutions.
- Ability to manage large and influential projects across the company.
- High visibility in a rapidly growing organization.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Designing and implementing cost-effective systems/equipment modifications to help improve safety and reliability.
- Developing a project specification with colleagues, often including those from other engineering disciplines.
- Discussing and solving complex problems with manufacturing departments, sub-contractors, suppliers and customers considering the implications of issues such as cost, safety and time constraints.
- Monitoring and commissioning plant and systems.
- Provide project management of major and minor Facility projects. Direct A/E firms during the design process and the Construction firms and/or its subcontractors in the installation of complex process equipment/systems, utility equipment/systems, building interiors, shell buildings and site improvements. Can address safety, quality, cost, schedule and resource demands.
- Prepare purchase specifications to procure owner furnished equipment, prepare construction bid packages, and evaluate bids.
- Will require technical knowledge of HVAC, piping, electrical, mechanical, and architectural industrial standards to provide technical support to plant operations.
- Ability to prepare funding estimates, establish budgets, controls costs and administers contracts.
- Working with other professionals, within and outside the Facilities engineering sector (manufacturing, maintenance, operations, accounting, administration, management, scientists, etc.) to develop design criteria, project scopes, schedules, and funding requests to successfully define and deliver projects
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- 5-10 years of experience in Facilities Engineering and proven track record in project management with a focus in the semiconductor industry.
- Very diverse in understanding the electrical, mechanical, architectural design and construction disciplines and proficient in either electrical, mechanical, chemical, or process engineering for semiconductor services.
- Engineering degree is required, registration in an engineering field preferred.
- Excellent communication skills, confidence, and can work independently.
- Precise and concise written communication skills.
- Familiarity with a cleanroom environment.
- The ability to work under pressure.
- Organizational skills, such as time and resource planning.
- Able to walk up and down stairs, climb ladders, and work in a heavy construction environment.
- Able to work around hazardous material.
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This Engineering Technician role supports the Cree Durham Technology Center (DTC) application engineering team. The DTC pre-sales application engineering team is focused on thermal, electrical, mechanical, photometric, and optical (TEMPO) testing services, as well as customization of Cree sample devices, helping to create reference designs and retrofitting existing customer’s designs with Cree devices. This opening is for a 1st shift Monday through Friday position, with a need for additional schedule flexibility and overtime.
What Can CREE Do For You:
You will have the opportunity to work with emerging technologies in a role that provides trust and autonomy to the individual team contributor.
What You Can Do For CREE:
- support engineering activities such as test and troubleshooting of LED driver circuits, thermal testing, and photometric testing of LED devices.
- problem solving to work around technical obstacles
- implement practical solutions to multiple projects
- coordinate Cree LED sample requests that come in from the Cree sales team
- assemble Cree LED samples
- conduct optical testing
- operate lab test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power analyzers, etc.)
Minimum Requirements:
- Electrical Engineering Technology or Applied Science degree or equivalent training in a technical field
- Experience with soldering surface-mount devices and electronic assembly mandatory
- Ability to troubleshoot analog and digital circuits with equipment such as; oscilloscopes, power meters, AC and DC power supplies and multimeters
- Proficient with MS-Office tools including Excel and Word
- Team-minded with ability to work independently
- Self-starter with strong personal work ethic
- Ability to work multiple projects against tight deadlines
- Flexibility in scheduling
- Must be able to lift 40 pounds
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with LED products helpful
- Photometric testing experience, i.e., 2 m integrating sphere and type C goniophotometer preferred but not required.
- Experience in analog electronics with working knowledge of passive component testing, power semiconductor performance, thermal and EMC testing, and qualification testing of electronics
- AutoCAD experience
- interest in travel opportunities for work
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Job Summary
This position is part of a team that is responsible for supporting analysis efforts using multiple characterization techniques such as x-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), various microscopy methods (optical, SEM, AFM), and focused ion beam milling (FIB). The successful candidate will be a hard-working, well organized, hands-on, problem solver with the capacity to quickly grasp and resolve a wide range of technical challenges. They should thrive in a customer service, deadline-oriented atmosphere while also capable and willing to work with a team of scientists, engineers, and technicians. This position is open to entry-level applicants, but basic semiconductor characterization and failure analysis experience is preferred.
*This opening is for a 12 hour night shift position.*
What can Cree do for you?
- Gain valuable experience in the semiconductor industry.
- On the job training for various characterization methods and equipment.
- Challenging work environment with little idle time.
- Unique start-to-finish perspective on semiconductor processing and analysis.
What can you do for Cree?
- Interface with and support scientists and engineers to advance new technologies.
- Collect data and interpret results for reporting to laboratory internal customers.
- Help organize daily sample volume and maintain process flow.
- Monitor tool performance and report issues to supervisors and maintenance personnel.
What you need for success:
- AA in technical field or equivalent experience required.
- Must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
- Must have good communication skills.
- Must work diligently and have good attention to detail.
- Must have used computers in a professional or educational setting.
- Must be able to spend extended time in a laboratory setting (latex gloves and booties).
- Must be able to multitask and move swiftly to keep up with fast-paced environment.
- Flexibility in scheduling and willingness to work overtime on a limited basis.
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Experience using Word and Excel is not mandatory, but is sought.
- Experience with x-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, or failure analysis is preferred.
- Experience in a manufacturing facility or with a test group on a manufacturing line is preferred.
- 1-2 years experience in semiconductor, materials, or chemical industry in manufacturing or R&D capacity is desired. Work experience is desired but not mandatory, position is open to people without work experience who meet the AA technical degree requirement.
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Summary:
The primary focus of this position is to drive product quality, yield, cost, performance, and customer satisfaction. Product engineering is closely aligned with all levels of LED engineering, production control and marketing to make products that meet or exceed both cost and performance goals. A successful candidate will take customer feedback, inline testing results, factory constraints and demand to drive revenue growth in all sectors of the market.
This role must be filled by a Green Card holder or a US Citizen.
What can Cree do for you?
In this position, you will have the opportunity to develop LED chips and components for solid-state lighting. You will work with a team of scientists, engineers, and technicians to develop and transfer into production new LED-based solid-state lighting products and processes. You will work with vendors and customers from markets all over the globe and have a real impact to Cree’s future.
What can you do for Cree?
- Provide engineering support for high volume 24x7 global manufacturing across multiple engineering groups and product lines.
- Analyze data using sound statistical methodology to drive improvements and recommendations to operations, marketing, and planning.
- Support development and implementation of strategies to drive yield monitoring and improvements, cycle time reduction, and enhancement projects across multiple product lines.
- Take ownership for resolving customer quality and on-time delivery issues across multiple product lines.
- Lead and facilitate cross functional teams for problem solving.
- Interface with marketing, New Product Introduction (NPI) and reliability engineering to solve problems and implement new processes.
Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Qualifications
- Basic understanding of electrical circuits and LED functionality.
- Statistical data analysis using JMP, Minitab or similar packages.
- Experience using or working with the results of standard failure analysis tools (SEM, FIB, EDS).
- Ability to devise and drive projects from launch to completion.
- Ability to present data to varied audiences and tailor the message based on the audience.
Minimum Qualifications:
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Candidate must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- BS in Electrical, Chemical, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Math or related field.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong computer and data analysis skills.
- Strong self-motivation and ability to manage multiple projects with minimal guidance.
- Able to adjust to changing priorities and schedules.
- Active participation in the problem solving, solution implementation, and performance monitoring process.
- Willing and able to travel abroad (Up to 3 times/year).
Preferred Qualifications:
- MS in Electrical, Chemical, Materials Science, or Mechanical Engineering.
- 5 years of experience in manufacturing in a technical area.
- Working knowledge of SPC and DOE principles and methods.
- Experience with databases, data analysis and programming tools (SQL, Access, JMP, Excel, etc.)
- Ability to interface with people of different backgrounds, and cultures at every level of the organization.
- Experience leading cross functional global teams to solve problems and implement new processes and products.
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Material Handler
The Material Handler will receive inbound materials, tooling, and chemicals, insuring accurate and defect free processing of receipts of incoming and outbound materials. The Material Handler will also execute all related activities related to the warehouse associated with material staging, storing, cycle counting and delivery to internal departments.
The schedule is a 12 hour night shift working Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and every other Wednesday.
Responsibilities:
- Moves material/product from unreleased to released warehouse and ensures the accuracy of information on the Warehouse inventory tag
- Must be able to use appropriate material handling equipment and ensures the safe operation (Forklifts; pallet jacks, lifting equipment, etc.)
- Prepares materials for the movement within the organization or shipment outside of the organization and forwards to designated location according to established procedures
- Conducts count of materials and verify correct product number, lot number, unit of measurement, etc. and documents movement of material
- Make inventory transactions in Oracle utilizing Mobil Supply Chain Module
- Uses all appropriate personal protective equipment
- Completes all required safety training Hazmat / Hazwopr
- Assures our materials and products comply with internal and external quality requirements by complying with all in-house standard operating procedures, Good Manufacturing
- Use Power-ship systems for Domestic and International shipping, in addition to perform tracking detail and freight history for internal customers
Requirements:
- Minimum two years experience in a distribution/warehouse environment
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must be proficient in math skills such as adding, subtracting, multiplication and division
- Must be able to continuously lift up to approximately 50 lb. throughout the day
- Must be able to stand for 12 hour shift
- Must be able to use material handling equipment including forklifts (stand up and sit down), pallet jacks and material lifting and moving devices
- Must be able to hear others, as well as machines and equipment
- Must have good written and verbal communication skills and ability to utilize telecommunications devices
Candidates subject to criminal background check and pre-employment drug test. Resume and 3 professional references required.
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Cree currently has openings for Process Development Engineers within our R&D group at our headquarters in Durham, NC. This includes our NPI, Automotive, Epitaxy, Wafer fab, and LED components groups.
Shift: 1st shift (8 AM -6 PM)+ One Weekend Day (Sun-Thurs or Tues-Sat schedule)
What can Cree do for you?
In this position, you will have the opportunity to work with a team of scientists, engineers, and technicians to develop and transfer into production new LED-based solid state lighting products and processes.
What can you do for Cree?
Successful candidates will be self-motivated, hands-on, strong aptitude for learning new skills, and resourceful problem-solvers with the capacity to quickly grasp and resolve a wide range of technical issues through the implementation of practical solutions to complicated problems.
If you are someone who loves a fast-paced environment and enjoys solving highly complex technical problems, then we encourage you to read through the next two sections which describe the type of experience and education we’re looking for.
Key Attributes:
- Self-starter with strong personal work ethic. Must have a "whatever it takes" attitude.
- Able to make individual contributions, but stay focused on the goals of the group.
- Able to adjust to changing priorities and schedules.
- Able to gather data and interpret results for product/process development and support continuous process improvement.
- Thrives in high-pressure, deadline-oriented environment.
- Able to both make and follow verbal and written work instructions.
- Strong attention to details and problem-solving abilities.
- Willing and able to provide training to other Cree personnel where appropriate to improve over-all capabilities and knowledge.
- Able to develop, test, and document workable procedures presented at a level suitable for the intended users.
- Flexible work schedule to support 24 x 7 development and manufacturing
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS/MS in Applied Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or other technical field.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Semiconductor/manufacturing process development or relevant co-op or internship experience.
- Solid understanding of solid state physics and fundamentals of materials science.
- Experience with different semicondcutor or LED process development areas (e.g. wire bonding, die attach, encapsulation, optical and electrical testing, wafer fabrication, MOCVD, epitaxial growth, photolightography, wet/dry etch, automotive quality standards, etc.).
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Cree is looking to add a Process Sustaining Engineer to our Metal Depostion team. This role will provide technical and sustaining engineering support in a manufacturing area. Recommends and implements equipment and process modifications to improve production efficiencies, manufacturing techniques and production yields for existing products. Develops and conducts statistical analysis such as Design of Experiments (DOE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) targeting physical cause of failure for yield loss and improving quality. Interacts with product design and development personnel to ensure that processes and designs are compatible.
(Candidate must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder).
Shift: 2nd Shift, Manufacturing + One Weekend Day (Tues-Sat)
Key Responsibilities:
- Sustain and improve processes for LED device fabrication.
- Interface with equipment engineering, management and manufacturing to improve cycle time, tool availability, process/product yield, and drive cost reductions.
- Partner with product engineering and R&D to ensure effective new product and process introductions as well as consistent device performance and quality.
- Create and maintain operating specifications for production processes and equipment.
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Required:
- Candidate must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Microelectronic Engineering, Physics, or equivalent with industry or internship related experience.
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule in support of 24x7 manufacturing.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Preferred:
- 3- 5+ yrs Wafer Fab Engineering Experience, ideally with compound semiconductors.
- In-depth technical understanding of semiconductor processes and equipment.
- Specific experience with Wafer Fab Metal Deposition processes (evaporation and PVD) preferred.
- Excellent project management skills with demonstrated ability to identify manufacturing improvements, manage change, and implement solutions.
- Ability and desire to assume a technical leadership role within the organization
- Working knowledge of applied statistics (SPC/DOE)
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Cree currently has an opening for a Senior Automotive Process Development Engineer within our Components R&D group at our headquarters in Durham, NC. We hope you’ll read on to see if you have what it takes to join the revolution.
Today’s LED Lighting Revolution has not come to life on its own. The revolutionaries who have been and are making it happen are the creative individuals, corporations, and institutions with the passion to drive brighter, more efficient, more robust, and less expensive LEDs and LED-products via leading edge research, development, and manufacturing. Creating light consumes energy. The least expensive, most secure, and cleanest energy is the energy that is not used, and the conversion to LED lighting will make a significant, global contribution toward consuming less energy. At Cree, we are pioneering the LED Lighting Revolution by showing the world what is possible when market leading LED products, technology and engineering innovation are combined.
Now is your chance to join the revolution. Imagine your impact on the world’s energy resources as you help us create new LED lighting products that will reduce the damaging effects of energy inefficiency on our economies and environments. When you join Cree, not only will you be helping to realize energy efficient lighting in every country, city and home, but you’ll find yourself in a fast-paced and satisfying work environment where your keen intelligence and top-notch work ethic will make you an integral member of our cutting-edge engineering teams.
Summary:
In this position, you will have the opportunity to develop automotive LED components for solid-state lighting. You will work with a team of scientists, engineers, and technicians to develop and transfer into production new LED-based solid state lighting products and processes.
Successful candidates will be self-motivated, hands-on, have a strong aptitude for learning new skills, and resourceful problem-solvers with the capacity to quickly grasp and resolve a wide range of technical issues through the implementation of practical solutions to complicated problems.
If you are someone who loves a fast-paced environment and enjoys solving highly complex technical problems, then we encourage you to read through the next two sections which describe the type of experience and education we’re looking for.
Key Attributes:
- Self-starter with strong personal work ethic. Must have a "whatever it takes" attitude
- Able to make individual contributions, but stay focused on the goals of the group
- Able to adjust to changing priorities and schedules.
- Able to gather data and interpret results to support continuous process improvement
- Thrives in high-pressure, deadline-oriented environment
- Able to both make and follow verbal and written work instructions.
- Strong attention to details and problem solving abilities
- Willing and able to provide training to other Cree personnel where appropriate to improve over-all capabilities and knowledge
- Able to develop, test, and document workable procedures presented at a level suitable for the intended users
Position Requirements:
- BS/MS/ PHD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, or related technical field
- 3-10 years of engineering industry experience
- Practical working experience of LED technologies
- Willing and able to learn and perform as necessary all tasks related to automated and manual LED assembly processes (e.g., wire-bond, die attach, encapsulation, etc.)
- Efficient use of data analysis tools such as JMP, Excel, and VBA
- Excellent written, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
- Willing to travel both domestic and international
Preferred Requirements:
- 3-10 years of semiconductor or package/product/process development preferred
- MS in Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, or related technical field
- Automotive quality standards (ISO/TS 16949, Mil Spec, AEC-Q101, USCAR33 or similar quality standards) experience preferred
- In-depth technical understanding of packaging and/or semiconductor processes and equipment
- Experience with optical and/or thermal modeling
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Job Summary:
As a member of the Crystal Growth Equipment team, the person in this role will be responsible for performing equipment startup, modifications, upgrades, troubleshooting and maintenance on production and R&D systems. This role will interact directly with process engineering and other groups to meet department and Cree goals. Successful candidates will have a strong team mentality and strong communication skills. Candidates working in this area must exhibit and mandate safe working practices. This role will also be responsible for a diverse mixture of activities with a strong emphasis on hands-on mechanical assembly, high vacuum systems, and light electrical work.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide equipment support to improve tool performance
- Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions (to board level in some cases), determine corrective actions, and implement these actions
- Performs electrical or mechanical troubleshooting to determine problems in non-functioning electro-mechanical equipment used in the manufacturing process
- Dismantles, adjusts, repairs and assembles equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, operating or repair manuals, rough sketches or drawings
- Uses test and diagnostic equipment to perform checkouts
- Rebuilds manufacturing equipment as required
- Provide flexibility for 7 X 24 technical support for critical ongoing projects, installations, and repairs
What you need for success:
- Associates degree in an engineering or technology discipline or equivalent military experience
- Strong hands-on based mechanical aptitude; using common hand and power tools, good vacuum practices, and attention to detail
- Mechanical background - because of the uniqueness of the equipment, candidates will not possess prior experience on Cree’s specific equipment
- Basic knowledge of electrical systems
- Ability to read and understand electrical wiring, block, and schematic diagrams
- Ability and desire to learn new fields of discipline
- Experience with MS Office Excel
Preferred Skills:
- Knowledge of vacuum and gas delivery systems
- Working knowledge of advanced electrical and electronic systems
- Relevant direct hand’s on experience or education in a related high technology field
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Job Title: Customer Service Team Leader – Consumer Retail
SUMMARY Coordinates activities of Customer Service Representatives engaged directly with Cree customers through our consumer retail channels. Directly supports a team with the managing of orders, product inquires and follow up necessary to a world-class customer experience. Works in accordance with company policies, goals, and directives from the Customer Experience Manager and/or Company Officers by performing the following duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Coordinates a team of Customer Service Representatives engaged in new orders, quotes, product details, shipping information and other related inquiries from Cree customers.
- Demonstrates strong leadership skills through teamwork, effective delegation, employee development, personal development, etc.
- Follows direction of customer service leadership, maintains professional attitude and supports open communication.
- Responsible for meetings/exceeding customer service metrics as set by customer service manager and director.
- Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow of team members responsible.
- Delegates work directly to staff utilizing professional and supportive verbal and written instructions.
- Works with internal Cree groups such as Product Management, Pricing, and Engineering to obtain information to service customer inquiries or obtain technical data.
- Follows up/recommends corrective services when customer complaints occur.
- Provides training and guidance to customer service and support staff to maintain an efficient work force.
- Assists in organization of training sessions and department/team meetings as needed. Prepares weekly/ monthly reports as required by manager and director.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Directly supervises 3-5 employees in the Customer Service Department.
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Applicable work experience required, Associates Degree or Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in customer service or related activity.
- Proficient in the use of systems such as Word, Excel. Salesforce and Oracle knowledge a plus.
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PAYROLL MANAGER
SUMMARY:
The Payroll Manager oversees the Payroll shared service function responsible for the production of high-quality payroll for over 4,000 employees for multiple locations in the United States, and approximately 100 international employees in various countries throughout the world. The person in this position must be a team player who is a strong leader with a commitment to improve systems and processes to ensure timely and accurate payroll outputs. The Payroll Manager is responsible for managing a team of 6 employees and external vendors to process and maintain all payroll records and reports and to ensure compliance with relevant government regulations and company policies. The Payroll Manager will interface regularly with Human Resources, IT, Corporate Tax, Stock Plan Administration, Corporate Legal counsel, as well as various external vendors. In addition, the person in this position should have a strong background in project management and process improvement to streamline and implement best practices within the payroll function.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
- Coordinate the processing of payroll for all U.S. employees utilizing the various software packages (e.g., ADP and Kronos).
- Ensure the accuracy of payroll, including: base pay, overtime, shift differentials, equity awards, bonuses, payroll taxes, deductions and garnishments in accordance with company policies and government regulations.
- Responsible for timely and accurate information included on payroll-related reporting, such as W-2’s, tax filings, general ledger reporting, and other internal and external reporting.
- Responsible for recording all payroll related journal entries in the general ledger on a monthly basis, as well as reconciling payroll-related accounts.
- Provide hands-on management and oversight of the payroll team members to encourage ongoing skills development and training.
- Ensure that payroll related internal controls are in-place and operating effectively.
- Identify opportunities to improve payroll operations and systems and effectively communicate a business case to members of senior management to support future investments.
- Lead cross-functional project teams (HR, IT, outside vendors) to drive successful delivery of process improvements in the process flows to and from the payroll department.
- Responsible for maintaining appropriate payroll systems, including leading system implementations and upgrades with effective change management controls.
- Manage external vendors to ensure accurate tax filing and reporting for U.S. expats and inpats.
- Maintain positive working relationships with external payroll vendors and internal partners to achieve high quality results.
- Serve as the primary point of contact during the annual workers compensation audit.
- Strong focus on continuous improvement and strategic planning to support the Company’s future strategic priorities.
- Special projects as needed.
REQUIREMENTS:
- BS/BA degree, preferably in Business Administration, Accounting, HR or Information Systems.
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)-Preferred.
- 10+ years payroll experience (manufacturing experience highly desired) with prior management experience required.
- Prior experience with ADP and/or Kronos payroll and time-keeping systems.
- Customer service oriented individual with strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
OTHER KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:
- Strong knowledge of large corporate Payroll/HR systems (Oracle, Kronos and ADP Payforce software).
- Significant knowledge of payroll regulations and requirements including, Fair Labor Standards, multi-state taxation, workers compensation, and employee benefits, etc.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects in a fast paced environment.
- Exceptional attention to detail, yet also have the ability to see and communicate the larger picture.
- Ability to work collaboratively with senior leaders across the organization.
- Strong management skills to lead the payroll team.
- Prior public company experience preferred.
- Strong accounting and analytical skills.
- Advanced Excel and Office Suite skills.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)-Preferred.
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Summary:
The individual selected for this position will be part of a team responsible for special projects, preventative and corrective maintenance of Semiconductor equipment.
Responsibilities:
- Performs Electro-mechanical root cause troubleshooting of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
- Disassembles, repairs, and reassembles equipment according to operating manuals, schematics, blueprints, etc.
- Use test and diagnostic equipment to perform equipment checks.
- Works with process engineers to understand process-equipment interactions and limitations relative to operating specs.
- As needed, modifies equipment to improve up- time or overall process performance.
- Performs routine preventive maintenance on tools in accordance with equipment specifications.
- Supports production as needed.
- Update and create procedures as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associates Degree in Electronics Technology or similar technical degree or equivalent military experience
- Able to read and interpret blue prints, schematics, and maintenance manuals
- Understanding of high vacuum equipment, electronic circuitry and PLC controllers
- Candidate must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder
Preferred Qualifications:
- Level 3 or above equipment technician
- Must be able to work in a clean room environment.
- Must be organized, neat, detailed, conscientious, and thorough.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
- PC experience – MS Word, Excel, Access
- Will work around compressed gasses, acids, solvents vacuum pump oils, and other chemicals.
- Must be able to regularly lift 65 lbs
- Must be very dexterous – will be required to work on small assemblies.
- Must be computer literate.
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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY:
Reporting to the Emergency Manager, this position functions as a member of Cree’s Corporate Security and Emergency Operations organization. This position acts as a professional emergency responder to hazardous materials, fire, and medical related emergencies and provides on-scene leadership Cree’s Volunteer Emergency Response Team (ERT).
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Respond to potentially hazardous situations to perform an initial assessment to determine if an emergency condition exists and what, if any, additional resources are required.
- Provide first-aid and emergency care for ill and injured persons on-site and facilitate transportation off-site as appropriate.
- Perform clean-up of incidental spills of potentially hazardous materials outside of their primary containment.
- Perform incipient stage fire extinguishment, when appropriate, using portable fire extinguisher.
- Act as the on-scene Emergency Coordinator and/or Incident Commander as appropriate for an emergency incident and complete post-incident documentation in a timely manner.
- Coordinate dispatch, escort of, and liaison with outside emergency response agencies when appropriate.
- Conduct initial investigations following an emergency incident and document findings in a timely manner for use by internal organizations performing Root Cause Analysis.
- Perform inspection and maintenance of ERT and life safety equipment to ensure readiness.
- Assist with the development and delivery of training to ERT members.
- Assist with the development and execution of evacuation drills and exercises of the ERT.
- Maintain proficiency with Cree’s Integrated Contingency Plan, Emergency Action Plan, and other policies and procedures related to the duties of the position.
- Perform routine inspection of Cree facilities, including laboratories and manufacturing areas, to prevent the development of an emergency condition.
- Assist personnel from other departments with activities that will help to prevent emergency conditions and improve efficiency of response by internal and external responders.
- Facilitate a positive working relationship with ERT members and facility personnel to facilitate an efficient response.
- Perform additional duties and tasks as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be able to quickly assess an area for the presence of emergency conditions while ensuring the safety of themselves and bystanders.
- Must be knowledgeable in applicable emergency response disciplines and demonstrate ability to provide direction to ERT members in response to an emergency condition.
- Must be able to multi-task in situations with an increased level of stress.
- Must be able to competently perform primary and secondary assessments of a patient experiencing an illness and/or injury and render aid following department protocols administered by Cree’s Medical Director.
- Must be able to operate a motor vehicle on public roadways.
- Must be able to demonstrate an attention to detail while performing repetitive tasks.
- Must be outgoing with excellent oral and written communications skills.
- Must be an assertive self-starter who can work with minimal supervision and direction.
- Must have a thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Educational and Experience Requirements:
- Must have at least three (3) years of experience responding to hazardous materials, fire and medical emergencies. Cross-training and experience in other emergency response functions is strongly desired.
- Must meet the minimum Cree ERT Medical Surveillance and respirator fit test requirements prior to date of hire.
- Must have or be able to obtain a driver’s license in the State of North Carolina 90 day so date of hire.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain certification as an Emergency Medical Technician in the State of North Carolina within one year of date of hire.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain certification as a Hazardous Materials Technician/Specialist as outlined in OSHA’s HAZWOPER regulations (29 CFR 1910.120) within one year of date of hire.
- Must be knowledgeable in the application of NIMS and ICS models.
- Must be able to wear appropriate PPE, and work around hazardous materials.
- Must be able to safely lift at least fifty pounds.
Desired Qualifications, Experience, and Certifications:
- Associate degree from an accredited college or university in emergency management, chemistry of hazardous materials, fire science, occupational safety, or related field.
- Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT).
- Certification as a Hazardous Materials Technician by the Pro Board Fire Service Professional Qualifications System or similar.
- Certification as a Fire Officer or other Command Level Certification.
- Experience and/or familiarization with industrial emergency response teams.
- Experience and proficiency with public speaking and classroom instruction.
- Proficiency with Computer Aided Design (CAD) software to update drawings for emergency response planning.
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Cree is in search of an experienced HR Generalist who will be responsible for applying business knowledge and human resources expertise with an internal customer group. He or she will assist in providing a wide range of HR support. The successful candidate will play a key role in the success of the organization by offering guidance on employee relations, performance management, terminations, recruitment, and HR best practices while facilitating a positive relationship between employees and leadership.
Specific responsibilities include:
- In collaboration with an HR Business Partner, support the HR Department’s mission to create opportunities for employees to experience Great Jobs, Great Bosses and Great Rewards
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with employees and managers at all levels
- Provide guidance and coaching to supervisors and employees, using our Values (see below) and referencing company practice and policies as applicable
- Develop and maintain expertise of Cree’s Human Resources programs and initiatives for the purpose of supporting managers and employees
- Support the HR department in informing, communicating, supporting and/or implementing programs in partnership with Talent Development, Recruiting, Compensation, Benefits and HRIS teams
- Identify ways to improve company policies and procedures to improve the employee experience
- Participate in teams and on projects as requested
Requirements and characteristics of success:
- 1-3 years of work experience in human resources
- 4-year degree
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Demonstrates exceptional people skills, including conflict resolution, coaching and negotiation abilities; exceptional listening skills
- Experience accessing, compiling, and leveraging data and metrics. Proven technical proficiency with Microsoft Excel
- Ability to collaborate with a diverse set of thinking styles and approaches
- Passion for working in a team environment; shows resiliency and a sense of humor
- Appreciation and support of diversity of thought, experiences and backgrounds
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of proprietary and sensitive information
Cree Values:
Integrity and Respect
We always act with integrity and respect for our people, workplace and community. Relationships matter. We value everyone’s contribution and an environment of spirited and open debate. We do the right thing, and we say, “Thank You.”
Ingenuity and Passion
Our passion for making the world better through innovation means we take risks and question conventional thinking, developing new technologies and ways of doing business – leading the way, every single day. We do what others say can’t be done.
Ownership and Accountability
We are accountable to each other and committed to the highest standards of work and behavior. We succeed or fail together.