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Cree is hiring in New York!
How would you like to be a part of starting up the world’s largest, most state-of-the-art, automotive-qualified 200mm SiC wafer fab?
We’re looking for passionate top-performers to join us at our fab facilities in New York as we qualify toolsets and design a 480,000 square-foot fab with over 100,000 square-feet of clean room space. If you want to be a pioneer with one of the most pivotal technologies of our time, Silicon Carbide, then you’re looking in the right place.
The primary purpose of the Senior Factory Automation Lead Engineer is to support Manufacturing Operations by performing the following duties:
What can Cree Wolfspeed do for you?
- Personally, impact and shape the startup and ramp to volume production of CREE’s new 200mm Wafer FAB, based on your ideas, experience and strength in developing and implementing innovative factory automation solutions
- Over time, build the full AMHS / factory automation team to run 24/7
- Provide unique opportunity to learn, interact and integrate with all supporting groups like equipment and process engineering, manufacturing operations, industrial engineering and facilities
What can you do for Cree Wolfspeed?
- Act as a subject matter expert for all factory automation tasks, connecting manufacturing equipment to the material transport system (AMHS), the material control system (MCS) and the Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
- Play a lead role in the design, setup and implementation of the fully automated material handling solution in CREE’s new 200mm Silicon Carbide Wafer FAB
- Understand and drive technical aspects including design and maintenance oversight, FAB level automation hardware and software support and implementation
- Lead the hiring, training and setup of the AMHS / factory automation team
- Understand and lead project management aspects include scope definition, scope adherence, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, procurement and installation support, including coordinating the activities of contract engineers and trade contractors during system installation and/or modifications
- This position will be based in Marcy, NY, the location of our new 200mm FAB - until 2021, assignments and business travel to Albany, NY and Durham, NC will be part of the job scope
What you need for success:
- BS degree from a four-year college/university in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalency
- This position requires the lawful ability to access technical data, information, and areas controlled by United States export control laws and regulations.
- 5-8 years’ prior work experience in a high-volume automated semiconductor wafer FAB
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience with AMHS / MCS systems in wafer FABs
- Highly proficient with databases and data analysis tools (SQL, Access, Excel, VBA, JMP, etc.)
- Experience in application of factory physics and operations research principals
- Excellent listening and interpersonal skills.
- High motivation with continuous drive for improvement.
Highly preferred skills:
- Specific experience in equipment and process automation within wafer FAB using commercial MES, AMHS, MCS and dispatching/scheduling solutions
- Direct experience designing, building, deploying and supporting automation and execution systems
- Proven experience in supporting highly automated/paperless new FAB startups, commissioning & commercial support
- Management and execution of small to large projects/assignments from initial concept to final implementation
- Management of automation systems maintenance.
- Management of small to medium size capital projects
- Ability to work independently and in teams on multiple, simultaneous projects.
- Excellent knowledge in factory physics and operations research
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent observational skills
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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Cree is hiring in New York! This position will be based out of Marcy, NY. There will be significant near term travel involved to Albany, NY and Durham, NC approximately 90% of the time.
How would you like to be a part of starting up the world’s largest, most state-of-the-art, automotive-qualified 200mm SiC wafer fab?
We’re looking for passionate top-performers to join us at our fab facilities in New York as we qualify toolsets and design a 480,000 square-foot fab with over 100,000 square-feet of clean room space. If you want to be a pioneer with one of the most pivotal technologies of our time, Silicon Carbide, then you’re looking in the right place.
This is a Process Integration Engineering Manager position within the Operations Team of Cree for critical PI integration activities as Cree transitions to 200mm and its new factory in NY. The person in this position will be responsible for leadership of a team defining new process characteristics, critical device integration for SiC Schottky, MOSFET and RF. Role will also include process monitoring, data analysis, and yield improvement and cycle time reduction activities for our SiC Power products.
What can Wolfspeed do for you?
- Work on industry leading technology in a rapidly growing semiconductor products company.
- Learn and grow as part of an energetic team with vision and a plan for success.
- Optimize your potential in a high visibility role with great opportunities for career development and progression.
- Make a difference at a company committed to making the world a better place with its products and to green business practices.
What can you do for Wolfspeed?
- Responsible for a team leading integration of key process components including transistor level, gate, inter-level dielectric, metallization, bond and plating
- Adept at interpreting yield, electrical and failure analysis results and determining the course of process corrective action
- Develop, document and deploy process improvements which enhance yield, cycle time, and long-term reliability for SiC Power devices.
- Monitor existing product line data to identify trends, tool commonality and root cause of yield detractors.
- Document manufacturing process flows, requiring clear written and verbal communication skills. Documentation includes travelers, control plan, process flow spec, inspection requirements, and split lot instructions.
- Participation and ownership where appropriate of 8Ds for scrapped material and MRB data review and close-out.
- Operate electronic test equipment, failure analysis equipment, and utilize computer software tools for data analysis and product performance.
- Perform independently on routine assignments. Must be able to follow specific instructions to perform tasks that require a higher knowledge of engineering techniques in supporting SiC Power production requirements.
- This position may require significant cleanroom time working in conjunction with Fab process engineers.
- Mentoring, coaching and training of process technicians and operators.
What you need for success:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Materials Science
- This position requires the lawful ability to access technical data, information, and areas controlled by United States export control laws and regulations.
- Previous leadership experience
- 3+ years experience in semiconductor fabrication as a an integration or process engineer
- Experience and good knowledge of design rules and semiconductor device modelling
- Able and willing to support 24x7 projects as needed
- Demonstrated understanding of the science and technology needed to fabricate semiconductor devices including ion implantation, oxide growth, diffusion, photolithography, wet and dry etch, thin film deposition and metal deposition.
- Excellent attention to detail
- High energy and self-motivated individual with strong communication skills to deliver results in a timely manner.
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- General understanding of the process flow for inspection, monitoring and disposition of semiconductor products. SiC/GaN experience is a plus.
- Good working knowledge of semiconductor device physics.
- Ability to manage, in parallel, multiple technical tasks with different requirements and timelines.
- Familiarity with ANOVA, DOE principles, SPC techniques, JMP software. JMP scripting is a plus.
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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How would you like to be a part of starting up the world’s largest, most state-of-the-art, automotive-qualified 200mm SiC wafer fab?
We’re looking for passionate top-performers to join us at our fab facilities in New York as we qualify toolsets and design a 480,000 square-foot fab with over 100,000 square-feet of clean room space. If you want to be a pioneer with one of the most pivotal technologies of our time, Silicon Carbide, then you’re looking in the right place.
The primary purpose of the Senior Test Wafer Automation Engineer is to support Manufacturing Operations by performing the following duties:
- Act as a subject matter expert for all test and monitor wafer related tasks
- Play a lead role in the design, setup and implementation of a full test wafer life cycle management system integrated in the manufacturing execution solution in CREE’s new 200mm Silicon Carbide Wafer FAB
- Lead and drive data modelling, configuration, setup and automation efforts to reflect CREE’s business process needs for all aspects of test wafer management (build, use, re-use, recycle, reclaim, kitting/de-kitting)
- Ensure timely, coordinated, and approved system configuration change management including documentation and notification to all stakeholders
- This position will be based in Marcy, NY, the location of our new 200mm FAB - until 2021, assignments and business travel to Albany, NY and Durham, NC will be part of the job scope
What can CREE do for you?
- Personally, impact and shape the startup and ramp to volume production of CREE’s new 200mm Wafer FAB, based on your ideas, experience and strength in developing and implementing an innovative and robust test wafer management solution
- Provide unique opportunity to learn, interact and integrate with all supporting groups like equipment and process engineering, manufacturing operations, industrial engineering, automation and facilities
- Set up and configure from ground up a fully integrated and automated test wafer management solutio,
What you need for success:
- BS degree from a four-year college/university in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 3-5 years’ prior work experience in a high-volume automated semiconductor wafer FAB specifically with focus on test wafer management
- Minimum of 3 years working with a commercial MES system as system admin, super user or similar, to manage automated test wafer preparation, processing and re-cycling
- Highly proficient with databases and data analysis tools (SQL, Access, Excel, VBA, JMP, etc.)
- Experience in setting up data models and integrated MES, RMS, basic data systems in automated wafer FAB environment
- Excellent listening and interpersonal skills.
- High motivation with continuous drive for improvement.
Highly preferred skills:
- Specific experience in MES and RMS implementation within wafer FAB using commercial MES solutions
- Proven experience in supporting highly automated/paperless new FAB startups as well as 24/7 FAB support
- Hands on experience in route building, equipment and recipe setup and management with focus on test wafer management
- Ability to work independently and in teams on multiple, simultaneous projects.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent observational skills
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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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 MCM Layout Engineer to join our team responsible for developing RF solutions for the 5G cellular infrastructure market. Cree | Wolfspeed is unable to sponor a visa for this position now or in the future.
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 part of the 5G m-MIMO Development team you will be mentored with Senior Technicians and RF Engineers to develop you career and skillsets. You will work with and support RF Designers, with assembly and optimization trouble shooting and characterization of SiP / multi-chip modules. You will support characterization of RF modules for customers and data sheets. As such, you will be an integral part of the post design process and you will be responsible for supporting the product development actives in the RF Lab.
What you need for success:
- Understand theory of basic electrical for trouble shooting lab equipment and circuits.
- Associates Degree in Engineering or Science OR 1-3 years of Electronic Assembly experience
- This position requires the lawful ability to access technical data, information, and areas controlled by United States export control laws and regulations.
- Some knowledge of testing RF active circuits such as amplifiers and understanding of analog circuits is desired.
- Use of typical required lab requirements: DVOM etc. is required. Using Network analyzers, Spectrum analyzers, power meters, is a plus.
- Must have some knowledge and understanding of circuit assembly and good soldering capabilities is required.
- Capable of soldering and assembling of SMD passive and active component with case size 0201, 01005).
- Be mechanically inclined
- Ability to work with outside vendors to develop supporting mechanicals and electrical evaluation boards
- Some experience with drafting tools, example Auto-CAD.
- Open to learn new skills and be ready to work in an agile environment
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention for details
- Able to work on multiple tasks and expedite tasks
- Ability to work well in a team and mentor other technicians.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, result oriented growth business with a start-up mentality.
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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Cree is hiring in New York! This position will be based out of Marcy, NY. There will be significant near term travel involved to Albany, NY and Durham, NC approximately 90% of the time.
How would you like to be a part of starting up the world’s largest, most state-of-the-art, automotive-qualified 200mm SiC wafer fab?
We’re looking for passionate top-performers to join us at our fab facilities in New York as we qualify toolsets and design a 480,000 square-foot fab with over 100,000 square-feet of clean room space. If you want to be a pioneer with one of the most pivotal technologies of our time, Silicon Carbide, then you’re looking in the right place.
The primary focus of this position is to drive yield improvement on existing and new products, technologies, and processes in Cree’s state of the art, highly automated, SiC Wafer Fab. A successful candidate will take inline inspection and test data to drive improvements in the process and continuous quality improvement. This position will be expected to lead a group of Yield Engineers working cross-functionally in the Wafer Fab driving yield improvement roadmaps.
What can Cree Wolfspeed do for you?
- Chance to work with all levels of a global organization
- Optimize your potential in a high visibility in a $1+ billion company, with great opportunities for career development and progression.
- Work on industry leading technology in a rapidly growing semiconductor products company.
- Make a difference at a company committed to making the world a better place with its products and to green business practices.
What can you do for Cree Wolfspeed?
- Analyze data using sound statistical methodology to drive improvements and recommendations to operations of process engineering
- Take leadership role to establish relationships between multiple manufacturing sites and engineering departments to drive yield enhancements.
- Implement in-line defect reduction strategy, and use test yield loss paretos to drive yield enhancement projects
- Present technical data to internal management describing yield performance and improvement plans
- Travel occasionally to various manufacturing sites and vendor sites to drive and maintain yield improvement methodology
- Challenge the team to drive best in class yield through methodical problem solving and yield improvement programs.
What you need for success:
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or equivalent experience
- 3-5 year’s experience leading a team in Process, Yield, or Integration Engineering in a semiconductor environment
- Ability to apply common FA techniques (SEM, FIB, EDX, etc.) for identifying defect modes
- Experience with KLA defect review and classification methodology
- Understanding of semiconductor processes and equipment in Fabrication and backend testing
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Good working knowledge of semiconductor device physics
Preferred Qualifications:
- MS in Electrical, Chemical, Materials Science, or Mechanical Engineering
- Strong self-motivation and project management experience
- Computer programming experience with SQL, JMP, MS Access, or similar database and analysis software
- Ability to interface with people of different backgrounds and at every level of the organization
- Strong track record of effective problem-solving, good engineering judgment and decision-making skills
- Ability to lead a team that can manage multiple projects and multitask effectively
- Strong drive to produce results in a timely fashion and have strong sense of competitive urgency
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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Cree is hiring in New York! This position will be based out of Marcy, NY. There will be significant near term travel involved to Albany, NY and Durham, NC approximately 90% of the time.
How would you like to be a part of starting up the world’s largest, most state-of-the-art, automotive-qualified 200mm SiC wafer fab?
We’re looking for passionate top-performers to join us at our fab facilities in New York as we qualify toolsets and design a 480,000 square-foot fab with over 100,000 square-feet of clean room space. If you want to be a pioneer with one of the most pivotal technologies of our time, Silicon Carbide, then you’re looking in the right place.
The primary focus of this position is to lead the group that owns diffusion process and equipment in Cree’s state of the art, highly automated, SiC Wafer Fab. The engineering team is expected to sustain processes and equipment to provide consistent device performance, yield, and quality, while also partnering with product engineering and R&D to ensure effective new product and process introductions. A successful candidate will lead a group focused on improving cycle time, tool availability, process/product yield, and drive cost reductions in the diffusion module.
What can Cree Wolfspeed do for you?
- Chance to work with all levels of a global organization
- Optimize your potential in a high visibility in a $1+ billion company, with great opportunities for career development and progression.
- Work on industry leading technology in a rapidly growing semiconductor products company.
- Make a difference at a company committed to making the world a better place with its products and to green business practices.
What can you do for Cree Wolfspeed?
- Analyze data using sound statistical methodology to drive process, efficiency, and quality improvements
- Establish relationships across various departments to drive cohesive learning and cross functional problem solving.
- Challenge the team to drive best in class performance, yield, and quality in diffusion process sector.
- Present technical data and project updates to peers and management in both casual and formal environment.
- Travel occasionally to various manufacturing sites and vendor sites to learn and share knowledge
- Exhibit strong communication skills to ensure crisp execution on projects with high efficiency and quality.
What you need for success:
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Equivalent
- 3-5 years’ experience leading an Engineering team in a semiconductor environment
- Understanding of semiconductor processes and equipment in Fabrication
- Proficient at technical writing and presentations
- Experience with common semiconductor diffusion equipment like TEL vertical furnaces, horizontal furnaces, and RTP.
Preferred Qualifications:
- MS in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Equivalent work experience
- Strong self-motivation and project management experience
- Computer programming experience with SQL, JMP, MS Access, or similar database and analysis software
- Working knowledge of applied statistics (SPC/DOE)
- Ability to interface with people of different backgrounds and at every level of the organization
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Strong track record of effective problem-solving, good engineering judgment and decision-making skills
- Ability to lead a team that can manage multiple projects and multitask effectively
- Strong drive to produce results in a timely fashion and have strong sense of competitive urgency
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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Cree is hiring in New York!
How would you like to be a part of starting up the world’s largest, most state-of-the-art, automotive-qualified 200mm SiC wafer fab?
We’re looking for passionate top-performers to join us at our fab facilities in New York as we qualify toolsets and design a 480,000 square-foot fab with over 100,000 square-feet of clean room space. If you want to be a pioneer with one of the most pivotal technologies of our time, Silicon Carbide, then you’re looking in the right place.
The primary purpose of our Senior Manufacturing Execution Systems Lead Engineer is to support Manufacturing Operations by performing the following duties:
What can CREE do for you?
- Personally, impact and shape the startup and ramp to volume production of CREE’s new 200mm Wafer FAB, based on your ideas, experience and strength in developing and implementing an innovative and robust MES solution
- Over time, build the full MES team to run 24/7
- Provide unique opportunity to learn, interact and integrate with all supporting groups like equipment and process engineering, manufacturing operations, industrial engineering and facilities
- Set up and configure from ground up a fully integrated MES solution
What can you do for Cree Wolfspeed?
- Act as a subject matter expert for all MES related tasks
- Play a lead role in the design, setup and implementation of the fully integrated manufacturing execution solution in CREE’s new 200mm Silicon Carbide Wafer FAB
- Lead and drive data modelling, configuration and setup efforts to reflect CREE’s business process needs in most efficient way in the MES solution
- Lead the hiring, training and setup of the MES team
- Ensure timely, coordinated, and approved system configuration change management including documentation and notification to all stakeholders
- This position will be based in Marcy, NY, the location of our new 200mm FAB - until 2021, assignments and business travel to Albany, NY and Durham, NC will be part of the job scope
What you need for success:
- BS degree from a four-year college/university in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field or equivalent experience.
- This position requires the lawful ability to access technical data, information, and areas controlled by United States export control laws and regulations.
- 5-8 years’ prior work experience in a high-volume automated semiconductor wafer FAB
- Minimum of 5 years working with a commercial MES system as system admin, super user or similar
- Highly proficient with databases and data analysis tools (SQL, Access, Excel, VBA, JMP, etc.)
- Experience in setting up data models and integrated MES, RMS, basic data systems in automated wafer FAB environment
- Excellent listening and interpersonal skills.
- High motivation with continuous drive for improvement.
Highly preferred skills…
- Specific experience in MES and RMS implementation within wafer FAB using commercial MES solutions
- Proven experience in supporting highly automated/paperless new FAB startups as well as 24/7 FAB support
- Hands on experience in route building, equipment and recipe setup and management
- Ability to work independently and in teams on multiple, simultaneous projects.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent observational skills
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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Cree | Wolfspeed's Global Operations team is seeking an Automation and Controls Engineer for the Materials development group. This position is located at our headquarters in Durham, NC.
Responsibilities include designing and programming PC-based and PLC-based control systems and developing monitoring and maintenance systems using Visual Studio .NET and SQL. The engineer will be required to implement these systems in the plant and provide required support as needed. This includes multiple functions relating to the development and integration of software systems to improve tool performance and efficiency and to collect data from and monitor plant floor manufacturing processes. This will require the engineer to analyze a situation, develop a design specification that addresses the requirements, design and implement the solution, and document the design for ongoing support. The candidate will be required to coordinate the installation and startup of systems or system upgrades and the training of plant associates.
What can Cree | Wolfspeed do for you?
- Provide you with a high impact area of ownership that enables you to grow and ultimately play a significant role in our future
- This position is key to our rapidly growing business at which your impact will be visible within the organization
- This position will work together with Process and Equipment teams to shape the future of Cree | Wolfspeed’s Global Operations and the Equipment we use
- Opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry
- Opportunity to grow your career at a company with limitless potential in a booming market
- Comprehensive benefits –medical and dental for employee and dependents, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan with 3.5% employer match, tuition assistance program for higher education, employee stock purchase plan, etc.
What can you do for Cree | Wolfspeed?
- Design, code and troubleshoot plant automation and data collection systems.
- Design, program and install new electrical control systems and/or upgrade existing systems using the latest technology available.
- Providing technical support in maintenance of existing control systems.
What you need for success:
- 3 years of experience in programming Visual Studio.NET, JavaScript, SQL etc.
- 3 years of experience with PCs, PLCs, I/O, sensors and process controls.
- Knowledge of and use of software source control systems.
- Demonstrated understanding of good software development and testing practices in a manufacturing environment.
- Candidate must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card holder)
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical degree.
- 5+ years of experience in programming Visual Studio.NET, JavaScript, SQL etc.
- 5+ years of experience with PCs, PLCs, I/O, sensors and process controls.
- 5+ years of experience with TFS source control systems.
- 3+ years of experience with SSRS and report development.
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD (AutoCAD Electrical preferred).
- Knowledge of the semiconductor industry.
- Good communications skills.
- Experience leading and participating in a cross-functional support team environment, sharing knowledge and experiences with other team members in support of team responsibilities
- Ability to interact with customers from a broad range of computer, control, and mechanical component experience and skill levels in a friendly, open
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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Position Summary
We currently have a need for a Facilities Manager that would be a part of the Cree Facilities group and that will be overseeing a manufacturing facility at our Cree’s Morgan Hill, CA site. This position includes a high level of collaboration with various consultants, Cree employees and contractor personnel and assumes responsibility for planning, developing, establishing and controlling methods and procedures for cleanroom and manufacturing space to increase overall effectiveness of Cree, Inc. Facilities.
Responsibilities:
As a Facilities Manager, this position shall be responsible for the management of manufacturing projects involving central utilities, cleanroom construction, site development and process systems. Provide on-site management over a team of facilities technicians to provide day to day support of the manufacturing facility. This position will also be responsible for the planning, procurement and execution of process equipment installations and oversite of third party consultants involved.
Position is responsible to manage vendor and subcontractor procurement, selection, conflict resolution, bidding, budgeting and the development of customer relationships. Knowledge of project controls, including information reporting, change order management, and process management are applied in day-to-day operations. Strong communication skills to all constituents and operating with a sense of urgency is a key success factor for this position, as well as, overseeing multiple trade contractors.
Applicants for this position shall show experience in a similar role of facilities management in a semiconductor environment. Experience in management, facility management, contract negotiation, QA/QC program development and safety leadership is preferred, but not required.
- Derive section goals from given department goals
- Sets priority for team members
- Provide professional leadership on a defined subject for whole site
- Responsible for meeting the sub-goals within a department
- Establish and influence operating policies
- Analyze quantitative, qualitative and trend data
- Lead rigorous process and service improvement programs
- Anticipate operational issues and develop preventative measures
- Develop new methods of problem solving for department
- Integrate work of own department with other departments
- Must consider impact of solutions to other departments and find overall solutions
Minimum Requirements:
- BA/BS Degree or have worked in the semiconductor facilities group for a minimum of 7 years
- Experience in the overall project management role of semiconductor manufacturing
- Background in an engineering, construction (design-build) and project management business.
- Knowledgeable of EPC, CM Owners agent, MEP engineering, estimating, forecasting and budgeting.
- Knowledge of various Site Operations pieces that exist at an industrial manufacturing site, including health and safety, IBC, FM Global, and NFPA, OSHA and other industrial plant related standards and regulations.
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience in Electrical Infrastructure
- Experience in Mechanical Infrastructure to include HVAC
- Experience in contract negotiation
- Experience in Safety Leadership
- Experience in QA/QC Program Development
- Experience in the development of Project Management process and procedures
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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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 3.0 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 may include:
- Assist in executing internal communications strategy in conjunction with corporate marketing teams
- Draft content for internal communications mediums including intranet, newsletters, corporate emails, and more
- Contribute to employee communications projects across mediums and departments
- Support external marketing team to maintain consistent internal/external messaging
- Enhance employee engagement programs
- Identify opportunities for strengthening partner and community relationships
- Deliver presentations at employee events
- Assist with planning and project management of various campus events
Why Cree
Since our beginning 30 years ago, we have introduced innovative and disruptive solutions that enable a more efficient, productive and safer world. We continue our leadership in developing market-leading lighting-class LEDs and semiconductor products for power and radio frequency (RF) applications. We believe in unlocking the power and potential of technology, enabling the world to do more with less. We aim to transform the way people experience light and are also leading the innovation of Power/RF products that move us toward a more energy efficient future.
Be part of our future and have a direct impact while working for an organization that provides a place to work alongside brilliant people, a competitive total rewards package, and a problem-solving culture. We invite you to submit an application if you feel we would be a good fit.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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Global Infrastructure Engineering Leader
The Global Infrastructure Engineering Leader reports to the InfoSec & Operations Leader and will serve as a key IT leader responsible for strategy, vision and execution focused on the data center, network, end user technology and collaboration technologies.
This position will manage a team consisting of architects, individual contributors and 3rd-party partners.
What can Cree do for you?
- Provide a high visibility role focusing on transformational leadership
- Showcase your skills at the global enterprise level
- Provide career growth opportunities within a thriving organization
What can you do for Cree?
- Direct, motivate and develop staff, maximizing their individual contribution and professional growth
- Work with IT Leadership to set direction and goals for global IT strategy, planning and architecture regarding the data centers and network infrastructure
- Be responsible for financial acumen managing both the Capital budget, and operational budget as well as be actively involved in the Annual Operating Planning
- Actively contributes as a member of the leadership team to the overall development and delivery of IT capabilities required to support business growth and provide a competitive advantage using technology to Cree
- Set clear objectives to produce measurable results
- Ensure the stability of the production computing environment
- Provide actionable metrics and insights into the performance and operational health of the platforms
- Work with other team members to investigate best design approaches, prototype new technology, and evaluate technical feasibility
- Continued focus on shift left and automation initiatives
- Influence and support the culture, values and standards of the IT organization
- Collaborate with product teams to understand and translate requirements, ensuring specifications and architecture design meet broader technical strategic goals
- Create and pursue process and efficiency improvement opportunities
What you need for success:
- 10+ years of progressive IT experience with at least 5 years of senior management experience for a multi-billion-dollar global business
- Practical IT experience in all areas of Infrastructure (Service Desk, DBA, InfoSec, End User Technology and Collaboration).
- Ability to develop and leverage external partnerships in development and delivery of overall infrastructure strategies
- Strong interpersonal skills to guide and mentor personnel as well as interact with customers and team members.
- Demonstrated experience and working knowledge of Agile and ITIL processes and frameworks.
- Ability to foster and drive organizational change through process optimization, change leadership and the development of a strong network of partners
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with driving optimal results through data-driven decision making
- Ability to influence and successfully interface with executive leadership
- Strong organizational skills to prioritize work and balance and lead complex projects
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to prioritize based on criticality and urgency of an issue within a 24/7 environment across multiple time zones as operational heavy
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Experience with manufacturing, ideally in the Industrial Electronics and Electrical Equipment industry, preferred
- Proficient with the Project and Portfolio Management Tools (MS-Project, MS-SharePoint, MS-Excel, etc.);
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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Customer Quality Engineer for Cree in Durham will support quality management activities: working on Quality Management System, supporting customer audit activities, supporting customer return activities, supporting technology and product qualifications, supporting change management activities in Front end and be the key contact with the Front-End production as well as the RF customers. The quality engineer will also start quality activities for continuous improvement.
This role is located in Durham within the RF group, not the production team.
What can our company do for you?
The Quality team has great team cohesion, providing a supportive team work environment.
This position is a great opportunity to have an impact on a growing business and possibility to work on a large variety of quality related activities.
What can you do for our company?
- You will be part of the Customer Quality Engineering Team supporting the Radio Frequency (RF) business line, and in this role, you will:Works with Engineering, Product Development and Manufacturing to ensure that quality standards and customer requirements are in line with internal processes.
- Support customer returns activities (coordinate 8Ds activities, prepare report, follow up on corrective and preventive actions and rate internal activities)
- Represent Quality Management for Front End technology projects.
- Lead and support overall QM activities (audits, quality management system, problem solving 8Ds).
- Support information and documentation of product quality related topics for customers.
- Improve quality related processes.
- Monitor quality criteria and the adherence to quality assurance risk management procedures.
- Report key quality indicators in your area
- Support qualification of new processes and technology in team with reliability group. Together with Reliability team give conclusion on qualification results for new products and changes on products.
- Proactive and reactive customer support (Problem Solving incl. crisis management).
- Contribute to the development of adequate quality measurement criteria and establishing and harmonizing quality assurance objectives, policies and operating procedures, including risk management.
- Lead risk assessments and drive decisions on risk releases to customer.
- Initiate and drive continuous improvement activities / programs.
What you need for success:
You are best equipped for the role if you have the following profile:
- BS or MS in Electronic Engineer or equivalent (will consider relevant experience in combination with professional certifications in lieu of a degree).
- Individual is able to work with minimal supervision and actively participate in a team oriented, continuous improvement, and semiconductor manufacturing environment
- Strong communication skills, teamwork oriented, data analysis, problem solving (8D, FMEA), and statistical methods.
- MS Office skills required (Excel, Word…)
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Minimum 5 years of experience
- Knowledge in semiconductor Front end processes
- Knowledge in LDMOS and GaN technologies. Experience with RF would be a plus.
- Familiar with JEDEC or IATF standards.
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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EHS Engineer (Workers' Compensation)
Job Description:
Cree is seeking an experienced Safety Engineer with Workers' Compensation experience to join our Health and Safety team. This role is also responsible to be a subject matter expert on various health and safety programs as well as be the point of contact for a specific group on the Durham NC campus.
- Develop and deliver meaningful presentations to continue to evolve the culture and drive results
- Participate in walkthroughs to coach others and identify hazards and work with the area owners to develop solutions to higher risks.
- Prioritize work load in a fast paced, growing company based on a good understanding of risk.
- Coach and conduct incident evaluations to identify the true root causes with the process owners.
- Develop and conduct meaningful, accurate and impactful training for health and safety programs.
- Communicate, educate, and train employees in EHS awareness and specific EHS requirements.
- Support Cree’s Management of Change (MOC) process by working with the MOC owners to mitigate the risks of injury, illness or environmental harm.
- Manage the Workers’ Compensation program for the North Carolina sites including interfacing regularly with supervisors, insurance company and doctors to drive for the employee’s full recovery and support return to light duty when needed.
Required Abilities:
- Collaboration Skills.
- Communication Proficiency.
- Customer/Client Focus.
- Project Management/Organizational Skills.
- Decision Making.
- Personal Effectiveness/Credibility.
- Problem Solving/Analysis.
- Teamwork Orientation.
- Technical Capacity.
- Systems Thinking.
Additional Requirements:
- Four-year degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or related Engineering field.
- 3-5 years of experience in an EHS support position for a manufacturing organization.
- Thorough knowledge of EH&S operations including OSHA.
Preferences:
- Master’s Degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Construction Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or related Engineering field.
- Knowledge of EPA regulations.
- Experience with semiconductor manufacturing processes.
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
- Industrial Hygienist.
- Application knowledge of SEMI, IBC, FM Global, and NFPA standards and regulations.
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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Senior Accountant
Cree | Wolfspeed is seeking a cross-functional Senior Accountant who will have responsibilities within various functions in Corporate Accounting including FP&A, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, General Ledger, and Financial Reporting. Primary responsibilities include assisting with month-end close, preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, managing government contract accounting as well as various tasks and projects within various departments. This position will cross-train as necessary to ensure that all deadlines are met as well as preparing detail and support to assist in timely and accurate SEC filings. This position offers great opportunity in creating a diverse skill and knowledge base, as well as visibility across many functions and departments.
What can Cree-Wolfspeed do for you?
- Provide career growth opportunities within a thriving organization
- Opportunity to be a key strategic contributor from the ground up
- High visibility in a $1+ billion company
- Chance to work alongside passionate individuals who believe their job is more than just a paycheck
- Ability to directly impact critical business objectives
What can you do for Cree-Wolfspeed?
- Book corporate expense allocations
- Manage government contract accounting
- Perform account reconciliations. Research and interact with other teams within Cree to assess the appropriateness of account transactions. Record adjustments as necessary
- Prepare monthly standard journal entries and supporting schedules
- Prepare and take ownership of schedules as needed to support internal and external reporting
- Interact with both internal and external auditors to ensure all appropriate controls are being followed
- Assist Accounts Payable in issue resolution, preparing payments, and general task support
- Guide and support process improvement initiatives
- Assist with fixed asset tasks and activities
What you need for success:
- BS/BA degree in Finance or Accounting
- 5-10 years of experience in Accounting & Finance roles
- Government contract experience
- General understanding of automated accounting systems (e.g., Oracle)
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Team player with strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication and customer service skills required
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Direct experience with Oracle General Ledger
- Blackline account reconciliations
- CPA designation
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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Cree currently has an open position for a Clean Room Manufacturing Worker within our X-lamp Pilot Line team at our Durham, NC headquarters and is looking for enthusiastic, hands-on candidates to join our exciting, fast-paced company. This position will be on a Front End 12-hour night shift schedule.
What can Cree do for you?
- Provide the opportunity to gain diversified development experience and work on multiple important projects
- Provide the ability to directly be involved in developing our next generation of LED products
- Work in a high visibility role with the potential for continued career growth in a thriving organization.
What can you do for Cree?
- Learn and perform tasks related to the mechanical assembly, optical and electrical testing, and characterization of LEDs.
- Spend extensive time performing microscope based visual Inspection.
- Collect Data using dynascopes, drop gauges, bond force and color point testers and relay results to the engineering team in a timely fashion.
- Learn and understand complete assembly process flow for Pilot Line
- Provide support to team members to investigate/resolve processing issues and suggest solutions to prevent future occurrence
What you need for success:
- Experience working on an automated assembly line
- High School Diploma Required
- Candidate must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Ability to conduct multiple tasks required
- Good communication skills required, both written and oral
- Must be able to follow detailed instructions
- Must be self-driven and be willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done.
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Experience with Visual Inspection and In Process Quality Control
- Knowledge of photonic systems (e.g. spectrometers, photonic measurements and LED metrology) desired
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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This Product Manager position will be responsible for the product management of one or more products within Cree’s existing and expanding portfolio of LED products, focusing on components and modules. This includes product strategy definition, market requirements analysis, business case development, product positioning, pricing as well as managing and monitoring the overall product lifecycle and business plans. This role works closely with engineering, operations and sales.
Responsibilities:
- Manage product lifecycle from new product concept and launch through obsolescence
- Define and maintain the product strategy, positioning and roadmap
- Develop Market Requirement Documents (MRDs) and Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) with prioritized features, corresponding justification, target markets & applications, forecast and business plans
- Develop and execute a pricing strategy to meet revenue and margin targets
- Run beta and lead customer programs with early-stage prototypes and samples
- Work with third parties to ensure a complete solution to meet customer requirements
- Lead customer engagement, presentations and seminars
- Work with product marketing and corporate marketing to launch products
- Participate as product spokesperson in analyst and press engagement and conferences
- Be an expert on competitor’s capabilities and product positioning in the market
- Work with sales on pricing and product specifications for special business opportunities
- Review product sales forecasts and key accounts
- Continuously monitors product or product line units, distribution, ASP, and revenue & margin performance against pre-determined quarterly objectives
- Interface with engineering, operations and sales to develop new products or enhance existing products
Minimum Requirements:
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Mechanical Engineering + Coursework in Sales/Marketing
- Candidate must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident and is subject to a United States government security screening
- 5+ years of product management or product marketing experience
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- MS in Electrical Engineering and/or MBA
- 8+ years of relevant product management or marketing experience in LEDs, General Lighting or other semiconductor component technology
- Demonstrated success in defining and launching new products
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
- Strong analytical skills and experience
- Good general knowledge of both the sales and product manufacturing processes
- Effective communication and presentation skills
- Self-Motivator with strong drive to achieve business objectives
*This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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The ideal Industrial Facilities Technician will be able to perform a high degree of problem identification and troubleshooting assignments and participate effectively in a team environment.
This Technician will work a 12-hour 7am-7pm schedule, and will work at our main campus in Durham, NC.
What can Cree do for you?
This role will provide you a great opportunity to use your broad facilities maintenance skills in a challenging, evolving, and fast paced environment. You will be in an environment that allows and expects you to make a difference. You will be challenged to determine how and when facilities work is done with an “active owner” mindset. And you will have assignments that will expand your knowledge and skills base.
What can you do for Cree?
We want you to apply your relevant expertise to a challenging work environment where you can make a real difference in the day-to-day operations of a high-tech electronics and semiconductor manufacturing operation. You will be able to solve complex problems with little supervision, allowing you to make decisions on how and when a project is completed.
Job Requirements
- Electrical and mechanical experience is a must, preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Knowledge or experience in the following skill areas: lubrication, pneumatics, piping/plumbing repair, HVAC fundamentals, belt replacement, electrical schematics and troubleshooting
- Ability to properly perform calibrations and validations of process instrumentation and sensors.
- Preference will be given to candidates familiar with variable frequency drives and complex HVAC controls and PLC troubleshooting
- 5-7 years of experience as a technician performing electrical, HVAC, or mechanical maintenance
- Associate’s degree in relevant technical field preferred but not required
- Ability to organize work and meet deadlines
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; write routine reports and correspondence
- Ability to perform mathematical functions in all units of measure
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
Additional Job Details
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.
- Ability to work in an industrial/manufacturing environment that have HVAC units, pumps, motors, tanks, and other facilities related equipment
- Ability to work with machinery and moving parts
- Possess valid US driver’s license to operate motor vehicles
- Ability to work with moving vehicles, ladders, and scaffolding
- Ability to work at heights, and in confined spaces
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to work in a non-climate controlled environment
- Ability to work in repetitive motions and pressure involving fingers, hands, and wrists
- The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing or walking over hard concrete surface
- Exposure to recurring bending, crouching, stooping, kneeling, sitting, climbing, stretching, or similar activities
- Ability to reach at high levels
- Ability to read, write, speak and communicate in the English Language
- Ability to frequently work more than 40 hours in a week
- Proficient use of technology and computers and software to include Microsoft Office suite of products
This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.
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The Manufacturing Manager is a member of the Crystal Growth Operations Team reporting directly to the Department's Manufacturing Manager. The primary role of the Manufacturing Manager is to lead all Crystal Growth production operations. The Manufacturing Manager is accountable and responsible for managing departmental safety, environmental controls, development of production employees, plant production including quality control, protection of equipment, and departmental cost controls.
*This is a 12-hour Day Shift*
Responsibilities:
Oversee all aspects of shift production operations:
- Manage operations ensuring consistent output and with continuous improvement toward key department metrics
- Manage performance and development of the production team
- Assure operators are trained and process protocols are being followed
- Work with engineering staff to control and improve production yields
- Work with equipment engineering to provide highest possible uptime
- Plan staffing requirements in support of business objectives
- Support R&D as a customer for product/process development
- Reduce cycle times
- Pro-actively ensure Quality System compliance
Minimum Requirements
- AS Degree
- 2 years of experience in a Science, Technology or Manufacturing company OR 2 years of management experience
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder
- Strong data analysis skills required
- Strong problem solving skills required
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required
- Must be a self-starter capable of managing many priorities with minimal guidance
- Must have the ability to get things done and utilize company resources effectively
Preferred Requirements:
- BS Degree in a Technology, Engineering or General Management Field
- 5 - 8 years manufacturing leadership experience
- Semiconductor manufacturing management experience
- In-depth knowledge of Cree Materials Operations
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Job Summary
The Materials Handler will assist the warehouse team as well as 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?
- Perform the physical or administrative tasks involved in the shipping, receiving, storing, distributing and order fulfillment of merchandise, products, materials, parts, supplies and equipment
- Check goods received and for distribution against purchase orders or invoices
- Maintain records of goods and rejects unsatisfactory items
- Package and prepare products and merchandise for final shipment and posts weights and shipping charges
- Lift heavy items and may operate a forklift
- Prepare and maintain records of merchandise shipped.
- Review customer orders, examines, stocks and distributes merchandise, products and materials in inventory warehouses, distribution centers or manufacturing lines
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 lift up to 30 pounds
- 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
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Material Handling
Required to handle high value assets professionally and appropriately
Maneuver hazardous chemicals and waste while observing all safety procedures and company policies
Shipping / Receiving
Receive inventory from warehouse
Perform Oracle and Internal Quality Control (IQC) transactions on inbound material
Identify inventory shipments using packing slips, BOL and Oracle system.
Palletize, stage, and deliver parcels to inventory locations and other areas using a pallet jack, forklift or golf cart
Research and recover lost parcels
Stocking
Evaluate, audit and stock critical materials to support production
Support FIFO rotation and stock consolidation efforts
Maintain a clean and orderly stock room with accurate inventory levels
Collaborate with purchasing and submit requisitions
Stock point of use cabinets and shelves
Assemble & repair production critical components
Perform weekly cycle counts on sub inventories using Oracle
General
Ability to lift and carry up to 50lbs multiple times during a shift
Ability to be on feet and moving for long periods of time
Ability to sit at a computer and input data for long periods of time
Handle phone calls and requests from internal parties and solve problems frequently
Communicate to internal and external auditors the receiving inbound shipments procedures
Perform data entry functions, using Microsoft Excel and Word, etc.
Provide great customer service to internal and external customers
Provide reports and Productivity Metrics to support better efficiency
Other duties as needed and directed by the Supervisor will be required
Required Skills
Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
Oracle or other ERP system experience
Ability to learn computer systems and to follow written / standard procedures