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Wolfspeed is Cree's Power & Radio Frequency (RF) business and one of the world's leading suppliers of gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) technology and products. Our business is growing rapidly and we are hiring an experienced Program Manager to join our team responsible for developing RF solutions for the 5G cellular infrastructure market.
What Wolfspeed can do for you:
You will be part of a strong technical team that values agility, contribution, and enjoying work. You will work directly with technology that will significantly impact the future of transportation, energy and communications. Our broad portfolio in growing markets provides stability and opportunity for personal growth and experience. Our growth oriented business model allows opportunities for mobility within the company.
What you can do for Wolfspeed:
As a program manager for 5G infrastructure products you will report into the product management organization. You will manage and oversee multiple programs from inception to productization. You will develop, define, execute plans of record, including schedule, budget, resources, deliverables, and risks. You will drive the programs by tracking key milestones and managing scope, priorities and deliverables. The program manager will interface and coordinate with cross-functional teams that include design, packaging, test, manufacturing, supplier and sub-contractor management, planning, operations and finance. Other responsibilities include risk mitigation plans, presentation of status updates to management, and promoting program vision and objective within the team. Additionally, you will promote the adoption of processes and best practices and identify process improvement opportunities and drive process improvement initiatives.
What you need for success:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
- 10 years’ experience in Program Management or related work experience.
- 5 years’ experience in working with budgets, resources, and project financials.
- 2 years’ experience in managing RF system-in-a-package (SiP) programs.
- Experience in semiconductor product development and productization.
- Experience in working with external manufacturing facilities.
- Ability to drive cross-functional teams.
- Proficient with program management tools.
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Wolfspeed is Cree's Power & Radio Frequency (RF) business and one of the world's leading suppliers of gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) technology and products. Our business is growing rapidly and we are hiring an experienced RF Front-End Architect to join our team responsible for developing RF solutions for the 5G cellular infrastructure market.
What Wolfspeed can do for you:
You will be part of a strong technical team that values agility, contribution, and enjoying work. You will work directly with technology that will significantly impact the future of transportation, energy and communications. Our broad portfolio in growing markets provides stability and opportunity for personal growths and experience. Our growth oriented business model allows opportunities for mobility within the company.
What you can do for Wolfspeed:
As the RF Front-End Architect, you are a technical leader who will contribute to the development and execution of the company’s 5G infrastructure strategy. You will analyze internal and external technologies and associated cost structures and apply findings to ensure the development of a differentiated product offering. You will collaborate with internal and external manufacturing and technology partners to improve performance and cost structure. You will work closely with design, technology and characterization teams to architect, design, prototype and validate RF subsystems. You will establish and document design flows and methodologies and drive adoption into the organization. Additionally, you will represent the company at conferences, workshops, tradeshows and other industry events as well as during customer meetings. Domestic and international travel required.
What you need for success:
- PhD degree in Electrical Engineering with focus on communication, electromagnetics, mm-wave and RF design or a related field.
- 8+ years’ experience in the development and productization of RF Front-End components, including power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, or RF switches.
- Experience in MMIC and SiP design.
- Proven leadership skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentations to large audiences.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, result oriented growth business with a start-up mentality.
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Wolfspeed is Cree's Power & Radio Frequency (RF) business and one of the world's leading suppliers of gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) technology and products. Our business is growing rapidly and we are hiring an experienced RF Systems Engineer to join our team responsible for developing RF solutions for the 5G cellular infrastructure market.
What Wolfspeed can do for you:
You will be part of a strong technical team that values agility, contribution, and enjoying work. You will work directly with technology that will significantly impact the future of transportation, energy and communications. Our broad portfolio in growing markets provides stability and opportunity for personal growths and experience. Our growth oriented business model allows opportunities for mobility within the company.
What you can do for Wolfspeed:
As an RF Systems Engineer you will be responsible for ensuring semiconductor components in development integrate seamlessly into customer communication systems. You will drive the development and maintenance of characterization and evaluation tools and systems. You will interface with internal and external partners on a regular basis to ensure the company’s characterization equipment and systems meet state-of-the-art. You will be responsible to develop and maintain relationships with existing and new external partners. In addition, you will work with the team to develop reference designs around the latest product offerings and evaluate them for compliance with product specifications. Some travel will be required.
What you need for success:
- MSc degree, PhD degree preferred, in Electrical Engineering with focus on communication, electromagnetics, mm-wave and RF design or a related field.
- 5+ years’ experience in RF systems engineering.
- Background in the design, application, and validation of high efficiency power amplifiers for cellular communication.
- Hands-on experience with tuning and optimization of RF circuitry.
- Excels in the use of MATLAB for analyzing large datasets as well as automating comprehensive RF test setups, including, but not limited to spectrum analyzers, VNAs, power meters, signal sources, power supplies, and current meters.
- Proficient in the use of common RF and EM EDA software.
- Experience with modulated signals used in modern communications systems.
- Excels in the use of digital pre-distortion (DPD) systems and its application towards power amplifiers for communication systems.
- Competent with crest factor reduction (CFR).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, result oriented growth business with a start-up mentality.
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Summary:Work within a customer-focused team environment. Provide prompt and courteous handling of all customer service aspects with a primary focus on responding to customer inquiries, correspondence via fax messages, e-mail, and telephone calls.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Receive research and respond to customer inquiries and requests via phone, fax, mail, e-mail or in person.
- Respond to inquiries regarding shipping/delivery dates, order changes/cancellations, and quotations, etc.
- Process and follows up on less complex customer complaints requiring reimbursement (such as late shipment), repair (such as damaged product) or replacement.
- Compile documentation, records, written correspondence and files pertinent to customer orders, complaints, etc.
- Maintain basic familiarity with products, applications, pricing, warranties, sales policies and procedures, etc.
- Maintain working relationships with supporting departments (such as Exception Resolution, Application Engineering, etc.) and Cree Salespeople.
- Perform limited troubleshooting such as ensuring parts ordered are complete.
- Participate in departmental/team meetings and training programs.
- Quality (E-mail and call monitoring scores) must meet or exceed department expectations.
- Enter customer orders on an as-needed basis.
- Follow Customer Service Behavioral Expectations.
- EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- High School Diploma minimum. Associates Degree or Bachelor’s degree desired or 2+ years of previous customer service experience.
- Ability to type 30 wpm and experience working with the Internet, e-mail, and Adobe Acrobat.
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Cree is looking to add a Research Scientist to our LED Products group in Raleigh/Durham, NC. As a member of the Cree R&D team, you will support Cree’s leadership in a wide variety of LED products. You will be responsible for the development, design, and manufacture of turn-key LED solutions for customers. You will gain an understanding of and adhere to UL, Energy Star, and other certification requirements.
What can Cree do for you?
- This role will allow you to work in a cross functional role within our LED Products R&D group
- You will have the opportunity to gain diversified development experience working on multiple projects
- Ability to directly work and assist in developing our next generation of LED products
- Potential for upward mobility in a thriving organization
- High visibility role
What can you do for Cree?
In this role you will perform a diverse mixture of activities and will have the ability to focus intensely on one effort without neglecting others. This will require weekend work and availability at any time for problem solving. As a member of the LED R&D team, you are expected to learn and adapt to other functions as needed and support production as well as design. For example, the company may require assistance with production or R&D electronics equipment as well.
The successful candidate will be a resourceful, hands-on, problem solver with the capacity to quickly grasp and resolve a wide range of technical problems while managing one or more development efforts. This position is open to candidates with no semiconductor or growth experience as well as to those who have demonstrated semiconductor processing ability.
What you need for success:
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or other relevant technical major. New or recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
- Strong hands-on based aptitude is required.
- Self-starter, able to manage projects with minimal guidance.
- Have a ‘whatever-it-takes’ attitude.
- Thrive in a high-pressure, deadline-oriented atmosphere.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1-3+ years of compound semiconductor processing experience, particularly optoelectronic materials.
- Efficient use of Data analysis tools such as JMP, Excel, and VBA
- Strong working knowledge of SPC and DOE principles and methods
- Experience with databases and data analysis tools (SQL, Access, JMP, Excel, etc.)
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Wolfspeed is a growing part of Cree and our Global Operations team. Wolfspeed is creating a newly organized team responsible for managing factory controls, there is an open position as lead of Defect and Metrology engineering. This role will be the head of this newly formed team.
What can Cree do for you?
Be instrumental in helping to shape the methods, tools, and mindset for data-driven defect reduction and inline product validation in the RF and Power Wafer Fab
- Provide a management opportunity, responsible for the professional development of experienced metrology and defect engineers
- Located in the thriving Research Triangle region of North Carolina, including locations that have been named best place to live in the entire U.S.
- Potential for future mobility within a strong-growth oriented company and a technology leader in Power and RF devices
- Work directly with technology directly contributing to the future of transportation, energy, and communications
- Be a part of a strong technical team that values agility, contribution, and enjoying work
What can you do for Cree?
- Support, manage, and develop a team of defectivity and metrology engineers
- Learn and maintain direct, hands-on knowledge of the process, equipment, and technology by self-guided training and in-fab experience
- Oversee efforts to provide optimized measurement, including sample rates, of inline product balancing factors including yield opportunities, capacity, research, development, high-volume manufacturing, manual operations, measurement equipment capabilities, and line process and equipment control
- Organize and drive cross-functional teams in key defect reduction efforts
- Drive general best-practices for managing defectivity and measurements throughout process, equipment, and yield engineering
- Participate in supplier relations for fab software and equipment
What you need for success:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in an engineering or science curriculum
- 10+ years of semiconductor manufacturing experience
- In-depth understanding of Defectivity and Films Metrology, and Fab Inline Defectivity management
- General working knowledge of Photolithography, Etch, Deposition, Diffusion, Implant, thinning and thermal processing
- Working knowledge of both Power & RF devices
- Working knowledge of SPC, OCAPs and inline monitoring of both electrical performance and defect monitoring
- 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:
- 2+ years managing either Metrology or Defectivity teams in a leading-edge semiconductor fab
- 5+ years with direct manager experience, with a track record or successful hiring, and both team and individual management
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If you are a numbers guru who loves analyzing, slicing and dicing numerical data, then Cree’s Pricing Analyst position is for you. A part of Cree’s global LED Lighting Marketing group based in fast growing Racine WI, you’ll be responsible for interpreting and operationalizing pricing strategy and analyzing price quote requests for the Cree LED Lighting Sales and Marketing Teams. Technical aptitude and strong financial acumen will be critical as you serve as a cross-departmental liaison and client specialist, driven by data.
Your primary mission will be to support the pricing process in a timely and efficient manner to ensure optimum pricing levels are achieved. You will communicate new concepts, collect issues and concerns, and address them within the project schedule. Your polished communication skills paired with the understanding of benefits and the data that comes with the industry will be essential as you as the key liaison among the Product Management, Finance, Customer Service, Sales, Marketing, and IT teams. If your goal is to seek an opportunity to drive data driven process improvement, company-wide success, and elate clients with cost savings and new approaches through your creativity, then we want to talk to you!
Primary Responsibilities:
- Review quote requests and provide recommendations which aim to earn Cree business at acceptable profit levels.
- Mine and manipulate large sets of data, effectively analyze and provide profitable recommendations at many different levels within the Lighting organization.
- Collaborate with management to implement new pricing initiatives.
- Partner with product management team to assist in creating profitable pricing strategies
- Provide support for new and ongoing products; specifically, distributor book pricing, customer specific pricing and analysis.
- Working with external Lighting Agency sales professionals, respond promptly to requests for pricing and pricing-related information and advice to ensure price and margin maximization.
- Carry out competitor pricing profiles and collect, collate, and analyze economic and competitor activity and pricing data in the preparation of price lists.
Skills Required:
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with solid working knowledge of the Microsoft Suite
- Oracle (or similar ERP), Salesforce.com (or similar CRM) and Tableau (or similar reporting database program) experience preferred, Big Machines CPQ or equivalent a plus.
- Financial analysis in profits, costs and pricing, and technical aptitude for products and systems.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with all appropriate levels within and outside of the organization.
- Excellent relationship management and problem resolution skills, written and verbal communications skills, and consistent displays a high level of professional conduct
- Ability to effectively engage in multiple requests and projects at the same time.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in business (finance, accounting, pricing, statistics) or related field is required; will consider equivalent of relevant business experience and education
- 5+ years’ experience in financial modeling and analytics, including segmentation analysis, competitive benchmarking, price modeling
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RF Product Design Engineer Intern
Our commitment to excellence doesn’t stop with our technology, it extends to the people we hire. When you join Cree, you’ll find yourself immersed in a culture similar to any startup environment – fast decision making, passionate people and constant innovation.
What can Cree do for you?
Cree offers an extensive 12-week internship program that aligns with our new hiring model and talent development strategy. Students a part of our internship program will develop knowledge and skills across their areas of interest while gaining insight into unit operations. Additionally, you will have the ability to apply academic concepts to real–world business challenges. An intern has the opportunity to be a key strategic contributor from the ground up.
What can you do for Cree?
- Bring enthusiasm, creativity, and an open-mind to help strengthen our culture and build on our success
- Bring a fresh perspective to the challenges we face
- Learn from an experienced team
- Deepen your understanding of classroom concepts
- Gain real-world experience
What you need for success:
Enrollment in an accredited collegiate program
Maintains a 2.5 GPA or above
Excellent communication skills
Relevant Experience
Ability to work without sponsorship now or in the future
Who You’ll Work With
Opportunities in this internship a result of skillsets and interest may include the following:
- Develop toolsets to assist in analyzing RF data for PA optimization targeted for 5G cellular base stations
- Work with high power RF lab bench and characterize RF amplifiers based on LDMOS or GaN discrete transistors and/or MMICs
- Use industry design tools: ADS, AWR/MWO, HFSS, FEM, 2.5D simulation tools to study and optimize RF passive components used in the RF power amplifiers
- Use simulation tools to design an application circuit by using non-linear models, harmonic balance and planar electromagnetic and further optimize PA and validation measurements taken on RF power bench.
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This position provides an intermediate to high-level skill set in Test and Balance (TAB) of air and hydronic systems. The skill set level for this position has experience in maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting a wide variety of air handling, exhaust systems, ductwork, and fluid flow equipment associated with industrial HVAC systems in a semiconductor facility. The position requires an individual to work independently on complicated equipment and systems with minimal instruction and direction.
What can Cree do for you?
- Position reports to the Engineering department with the opportunity to work closely with Engineers in the development and implementation of new systems and upgrades.
- Unique opportunities for on the job training as well as annual off-site training for professional growth opportunities.
What can you do for Cree?
- Inspect systems to verify compliance with plans, specifications, and equipment operating requirements.
- Diagnoses, adjusts, tests, and balances system components to achieve optimal system performance.
- Investigates system malfunctions and operation deficiencies to determine source and resolve problems.
- Test airflow volume and velocity, static pressure and uniformity testing, differential pressurization testing, airflow visualization, and performing leakage tests.
- Test performance of air and hydronic systems, using specialized tools and test equipment to isolate problems and determine where adjustments are necessary.
- Perform calibrations of Flow, Temperature, Pressure, and Humidity Transmitters
What you need for success: (Minimum qualifications-quantifiable qualifications)
- 5+ years of applicable experience
- High School Diploma
- Ability to work with minimal instruction
- Reads and interprets system blueprints, specifications, and performance data to determine proper configuration and arrangement of system components.
Highly preferred skills and certifications: (Preferred Qualifications, still quantifiable)
- Professional Certifications or Technical Degree preferred
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Are you looking for a new career that will reward and challenge you at the same time, while offering a path to other responsibilities and skill growth?
We currently have immediate openings for Production Assemblers - 3rd shift - in our LED Lighting facility in Racine, WI.
A Career at Cree as an Assembler offers:
- A new starting wage of $13.50 per hour!
- Shift differential up to 8% on top of the starting base wage!
- Predictable and consistent work hours and shifts
- Opportunity to gain valuable experience to grow your internal value and skills
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Health insurance benefits, 401(k), on-site gym
- Safe work environment in a growing company and industry
- Pay day every other Friday based on standard work schedule of 80 hours
- Available voluntary overtime, pre-approved by your supervisor.
- Internal promotion opportunities!
We are looking for individuals with a desire to learn and who bring a strong work ethic. We seek people who thrive as part of a team built on integrity, honest, and trust. Successful candidates will be expected to learn quickly, apply knowledge, and must meet the requirements below.
Summary:
Operates tools and machinery to assemble and fasten LED lighting systems and products. Performing these duties with accuracy and efficiency are key requirements.
Shift / Hours:
- 11pm - 7AM
- 40 hours a week
- Sunday - Thursday work schedule
- Occasional mandatory overtime required depending on business needs, which can include both weekends and extended shift hours
- Voluntary overtime also available
Responsibilities:
- Performs product assembly and related activities for LED lighting fixtures and systems
- Uses hand tools and equipment or machinery effectively according to standards
- Interpret and follow work instructions to ensure product quality and efficient production work flow
- Works as an integral part of a team for a specified product line
- Ability to understand production volume & quality and contributes to team or production line goals and timelines
- Performs verification of picked materials against the work order bill of materials
- Perform product testing and quality verification.
- May also performs product labeling, date coding, and packaging duties.
- Completes all necessary work order documentation.
- Effectively communicates concerns and issues to Supervisor and participates in problem resolution.
- Acts responsibly to provide a safe work environment for all employees.
- Produces quality products that meet requirements of engineering, certification agency, and customer orders.
- Completes daily entry of personal or team productivity data.
- Contributes to team & shift productivity by personally following attendance guidelines and other department and company policies.
Requirements:
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Ability to stand up for an entire 8 hour shift
- Ability to lift 25 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally
- Ability to sit, kneel, climb and squat
- Ability to read, write, count, and perform basic math accurately
- Ability to learn to operate hand and pneumatic assembly tools
- Ability to read and understand a production work order
- Able to learn to accurately assemble, code, test, label and pack product
- Effectively contribute to end results as part of a team
- Flexibility to occasionally work mandatory overtime to meet production goals
Preferences:
- GED, High School, or equivalent education is highly preferred
- 6-months of similar manufacturing experience preferred
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Cree is looking to add a Power Field Applications Engineer (FAE) in Munich, Germany area (Unterschleißheim).
Cree is expanding the power SiC based field support that will be strategic for company future growth. Our company is leading this market segment, thanks to a wide product portfolio and more than 30 years track record on it. The candidate we are looking for will be part of a growing world class team to drive continued success in our core markets and help shape the future of high power SiC applications.
Summary:
The Field Application Engineer provides technical support to customers, convinces customers to use SiC power devices in designs, and converts opportunities into design wins.
Job Responsibilities:
- Work with Sales Account Managers to aggressively win designs and grow revenue.
- Qualify opportunity and determine if there is a fit for SiC power device.
- Pre-sales support to convince customer of SiC system benefits and selling SiC’s value.
- Support the customer through the design cycle from sample, prototype, pilot, pre-production, to production with hardware debug, system level knowledge.
- Work with customer on Quality claims and determine root cause of field/application failures
- Sufficient technical knowledge to support field requests with minimal factory support.
- Work in Munich Lab to determine best practice of use of SiC components and generate new knowledge.
- Manage and train distribution FAEs.
- Communicate effectively with factory for technical requests.
- Provide customer feedback, application trends to Marketing for new product development.
Requirements:
- BSc. in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or similar with 3-5 yrs semiconductor FAE experience or similar work in an application laboratory or development department in power electronics in the power range from 1kW to 50kW.
- Strong technical communication skills; ability to communicate with customer development/application engineers on system level & component level.
- Good understand of different topologies, hard as well as soft switching topologies.
- Comfortable of work and operate with high voltage semiconductors.
- Experiences with circuits design, component selection, loss calculation, layout, magnetic design, from automotive background is a plus.
- Fundamental knowledge of different semiconductors devices; Diodes, BJTs, JFETs, MOSFETs, IGBTs etc.
- Analytic and a team player
- Familiar with industrial standards and compliances; JEDEC, AEC-Q, UL, EMI/EMC etc.
- Ability to travel frequently to customers to give onsite support
- Daily use of MS office software package and familiar with LT-spice, PLECS and EDA tools
- Fluent communication skills in English. German language skills is a plus.
Preferences:
- MSc. in Electrical Engineering with special in Power Electronics with 5-15yrs semiconductor FAE experience and/or Power Electronics design.
- Experience related to customer support in high voltage (>600V) and high power applications (up to MW range).
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SUMMARY
As part of the Manufacturing Systems Team within the Cree IT organization you will take responsibility for the success of Cree’s semiconductor manufacturing departments. Use your knowledge of manufacturing and programming to provide guidance and solutions to that department through the use of custom and commercial applications.
Responsibilities include troubleshooting application and SQL errors, modifying and developing applications, answering user questions, developing SSRS reports, providing business analysis, and writing requirements and design documents for complex custom applications. Use of VB.Net, T-SQL, SSRS, and Manufacturing Execution Systems will be essential to the programmer/analyst’s success. The programmer/analyst will interact directly with internal customers, developers, and analysts.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop and enhance applications (VB.Net and T-SQL) per user requirements.
- Provide applications support for commercial and in-house manufacturing systems.
- Diagnose and resolve technical problems with manufacturing applications.
- Develop and troubleshoot reports (SSRS and T-SQL).
- Drive root cause analysis for recurring incidents and develop preventive solutions.
- Document applications and related processes.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- BS degree or equivalent experience.
- Skilled programmer.
- Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- BS degree in Industrial Engineering, MIS, or Computer Science,
- VB.Net for Windows and Web.
- SSRS and SSIS experience.
- Microsoft T-SQL.
- Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
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Job Description:
CREE’s Global Operations team is seeking an Electrical Technician. This role will be responsible for a diverse mixture of activities with a strong emphasis on hands-on, detailed point-to-point wiring; cable routing; and other equipment design implementation and fabrication activities.
As a member of the Materials Equipment team, this position will be responsible for performing equipment startup, modifications, upgrades, troubleshooting and maintenance on production and R&D systems. There will be direct interaction with process engineering and other groups to meet department and CREE goals.
This position will work on a Monday - Friday shift schedule, but the specific work hours have not been confirmed.
Job Responsibilities:
- Build and install panels
- Interpret schematics and blue prints
- Understand and make minor modifications to electrical schematics including power and control circuits noting any corrections
- Wire fixtures, electrical panels and equipment
- Assemble electrical panels with a high degree of efficiency and quality by proper interpretations of the drawings
- Debug electrical control circuits and/or mechanical equipment failure
- Manipulate PLC programming with some support, including uploads, downloads, addressing, step circuits, and online debug
- Understand mechanical equipment and operations
- Utilize Microsoft Office to do word processing, basic spreadsheets, and basic presentations efficiently
- Work a flexible schedule which may include weekends and rotating shifts
- Communicate effectively and professionally
- Operate equipment in a safe and efficient manner
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar field, or equivalent military experience
- Two years of relevant work experience
- Experience assembling and wiring control panels/boxes
- Ability to read schematics and blueprints
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, or similar field
- Relevant work experience in an industrial manufacturing environment
- Experience with cable harnesses
- Allen Bradley PLC knowledge
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Summary:
CREE’s Global Operations team is hiring for a Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Technician. As a member of the Crystal Growth Equipment team, this role is responsible for performing preventative maintenance on production and R&D systems. This role will also be responsible for a diverse mixture of activities with a strong emphasis on hands-on mechanical assembly and high vacuum systems. The person in this role will interact directly with Equipment Engineering and other groups to meet department and CREE goals.
Successful candidates will have a strong team mentality and excellent communication skills. Attention to detail is a must for this position. Candidates working in this area must exhibit and mandate safe working practices. Ideal candidates will have the desire and ability to learn a new field of discipline and excel in it.
Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions, determine corrective actions, and implement these actions
- Perform electrical or mechanical troubleshooting to determine problems in non-functioning electro-mechanical equipment used in the manufacturing process
- Use test and diagnostic equipment to perform PM’s
- Rebuild manufacturing equipment as required (valves, pumps, etc.)
- Provide flexibility for 7 X 24 technical support for critical ongoing projects, installations, and repairs
- Provide hands-on support where appropriate to improve over-all capabilities
Requirements:
- 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
- Basic knowledge of electrical systems
- Ability to read and understand electrical wiring 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 hands on experience or education in a related high technology field
- Semiconductor background
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Administrative Operations and Communications – Information Technology
Summary:
We are seeking a high performing, self-motivated IT Administrative Assistant to support our Information Technology Team. In this role, you will deliver a high level of service and support across the IT Leadership Team while exercising judgment, diplomacy and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information. You will professionally engage globally with all levels of Cree employees, vendors and important stakeholders. You will also own and lead our IT communications, education and branding efforts.
What you will do:
This position provides full administrative support of the Information Technology Team. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Administrative Operations:
- Managing schedule and time prioritization, often balancing competing priorities
- Interface with all levels of staff, management, customers, consultants and other service partners
- Coordinating all aspects of onsite and offsite meetings, including communications, logistics, catering, hospitability and supporting technology
- Efficiently execute all administrative tasks including, but not limited to; document preparation, employee correspondence, expense reporting, documentation compliance, record maintenance, filing and copying
- Identify and implement ongoing operational process improvements
- Domestic and international travel coordination
IT Communications:
- Assist in the preparation of IT marketing presentations and content packaging
- Coordinate research, design and project delivery to improve the Cree IT Intranet site
- Communicate actively with key stakeholders to understand their needs and involve them in planning and problem solving (including all IT departments, HR, Finance and Legal, as well as other executives and administrative staff as necessary)
- Provide technical writing expertise to simplify concepts for our stakeholder communication efforts
What you need:
- Extensive experience supporting senior level technical teams (IT preferred)
- Poise, professionalism, exceptional interpersonal skills and a strong business acumen
- Extensive experience creating, editing and maintaining sensitive documents and presentations
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Highly experienced with Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Impeccable integrity and judgment with a demonstrated ability to balance relationship building with maintaining confidences, earning respect and trust.
- Ability to work well under pressure, handle multiple interruptions and adjusting priorities
- Strong leadership skills to coordinate and facilitate activities with colleagues
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations with diplomacy
- Ability to prioritize, plan, organize and manage details in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to grasp complex tasks and carry out directions independently
- Flexible and adaptable with a good, personable yet professional sense of humor
- High level of comfort with social software and other web-based technologies
- Project management and leadership skills to coordinate activities with colleagues
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The Materials Cost Accountant position reports to the Costing Manager and oversees the costing function for Cree’s Materials product line as well as cycle counts for LED Products inventory. This role is responsible for the performance of the Materials costing function for the Materials product line, including reconciling production systems to financial costing systems, calculating cost pools, allocating costs to units produced, and ensuring that all costs are appropriately absorbed. This role also includes working with Purchasing, Receiving, and Production personnel to ensure that Raw, WIP, and FGI inventory balances are being properly recorded in the Company’s financial statements.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform costing function for LED Products, including reconciling units in production systems (MES) to the inventory sub-ledger (CAS), calculating cost pools, allocating costs to units and ensuring that all costs are appropriately absorbed.
- Performing monthly reconciliations of inventory and costs related to the Materials business segment.
- Weekly reporting of factory yield performance for the Materials departments.
- Forecasting product costs for all annual, quarterly, and monthly budget cycles.
- Cycle count management and reporting related to Raw Materials, WIP, and FGI inventory in domestic and international locations.
- Ad hoc reporting and special projects, primarily related to understanding product costs, factory yields, and the enhancement of financial performance.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- BS/BA degree in Finance or Accounting or a Masters degree in Finance or Accounting
- 0-3 years experience in Accounting & Finance roles
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent analytical and reasoning abilities and organizational skills
- Proficiency with Excel, including financial modeling skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Certified Public Accountant certification
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Job Summary
- Lead the Cree Lighting's Global Commodity Management team in their drive to create a world-class supply base that delivers high quality, competitively priced products in a very short amount of time to our plants and customers.
- Responsible for all sourcing decisions, as well as decision making and purchasing, for Cree Lighting's existing and new products.
- Ensure the supply base can support the innovations that have made Cree famous.
- Work collaboratively with the Marketing and Engineering teams on supplier issues to ensure early supplier involvement in new designs and a supply base that supports Cree’s Lighting technology roadmap.
- Set strategic direction for Cree’s existing supply base, defining a higher level of expectations, including innovative delivery programs that reduce lead times, collaborative programs that reduce the total cost of ownership, and improved supplier process capabilities that reduce purchased part defects.
- Lead the identification and on-boarding of new high-performance suppliers globally.
- Drive the negotiation of large supplier contracts and pricing, as well defining and implementing the policies and procedures that govern the purchasing process and supplier management process.
What can Cree do for you?
Cree Lighting has been at the forefront of the major innovations in the lighting industry, starting with the conversion of incandescent and fluorescent technologies to the more efficient and longer-life LED products, and now with the smart lighting and IoT capabilities that our customers seek. The Director of Global Commodity Management will be working with our Engineering team to identify and on-board the best suppliers to provide us with the building blocks of these cutting-edge technologies.
And, Cree values it’s people, providing:
- great benefits
- a relaxed working environment and dress code
- support for development, both internal and external
What you need for success:
- 10-15 years of experience in supplier management, supply chain management, strategic sourcing and/or a combination of experience and education within supply chain.
- The ability to demonstrate a passion for the Supply Chain role and motivation to develop themselves and team.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and/or Business
- 25-35% travel including international
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) CPIM or CSCP
- Institute for Supply Management – ISM or CPSM certifications
- Master’s degree
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- We are seeking a Senior Engineer to join our Package and Process Technology Development Team for our RF Power Business.
- We are looking for an expert in organic (polymer) chemistry with a strong background in Package Design and Reliability
- Experience with organic material selection for high power Packages
- Proficiency of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) materials and their limitations during high temp operation
- Experience with organic die attach materials like: Ag or Cu nano particle sintering pasts, conductive and non conductive glues, epoxies and mold compounds.
- RF power packages and modules: experience with interconnects to mother board, coin/heat sink attach to PCB, Substrate based ovemold modules is desired.
- Expertise of mold compound chemistry with knowledge of it's thermal limitations is a plus.
- Design and perform highly accelerated life tests to prove reliability (Arrhenius Equation,...)
- Willingness to challenge internal & external design rules when applicable & achievable
- Contribute to package & process innovation for high power, RF packaging.
- Identify end-of-life failure mechanisms of organic materials (thermal & stress fatigue)
- Conduct intrinsic & extrinsic reliability testing for new product development
Requirements:
- Minimum MS, Prefer PhD in Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field
- 5+ year experience in Semiconductor Packaging using Organic Die Attach Materials and Mold Compounds
- Deep understanding of all topics in gegards of (RF-)Power Packaging
- Strong interpersonal & communication skills
- Project management skills, capabilities and a posetive project management track record scores you a huge plus.
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Job Summary
The Materials Handler will be responsible for handling high value assets professionally and appropriately while observing all safety procedures and company policies.
What can Cree do for you?
- Invaluable experience with an innovation leader, poised for success.
- Potential for upward mobility in a thriving organization.
What can you do for Cree?
- Work well in a fast-paced team environment
- Maintain high activity/productivity level
- Operate with a sense of urgency, efficiency, effectiveness and determination over extended periods of time
- Be a self-starter: get involved quickly, take on difficult tasks with enthusiasm, take action to achieve goals beyond what is required
- Present ideas effectively, actively listen, and work across functional boundaries with the ability to effectively communicate with co-workers and third-party carriers
- Demonstrate ability to deliver consistent results while building organization capabilities.
- Offer suggestions for improvements to increase effectiveness of change, support new initiatives, and maintain an open mind
What you need for success:
- Ability to stand for 8 hours a day
- Ability to lift, carry, push and pull packages on a continuous and repetitive basis
- Ability to understand and follow instruction regarding work duties and safety methods
- Ability to discern numbers and information used to sort packages correctly
- Ability to use basic tools and equipment such as pallet jacks and hand-held scanners
- Ability to be forklift certified through the company
- Ability to always practice safe working habits
- Ability to respond to change with positive attitude
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills