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Summary:
The Product Marketing Manager - Wolfspeed Power is responsible for technical product marketing of Wolfspeed’s power semiconductor diode product line. Primary responsibility is drive new product strategy and development for Wolfspeed’s market-leading portfolio of silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes. Focus for the position is on the global market, customers and working with internal technical organizations and in conjunction with global sales and distribution to translate technical requirements into new diode products that will grow the Wolfspeed Power revenues.
What can Wolfspeed do for you?
SiC Schottky diodes are largest product line in Wolfspeed’s Power portfolio and are often the gateway for Design Engineers looking to convert their silicon-based power conversion systems to the smaller, more efficient systems enabled by SiC. This position requires a candidate with the creativity, vision and detail to breakdown the traditional way of doing things and find new and innovative ways to solve problems. The right candidate will have a significant impact in the next product platform innovations that are introduced into the market. The position interacts directly with the power conversion system design companies in the industry and our device scientists, operations personnel and commercial sales to deliver the right products that customers are looking for.
What can you do for Wolfspeed?
- Identify market needs and translate to specific product requirements for new product development with prioritized features, corresponding justification, target market applications and business plans
- Ownership of new product strategy and roadmap for understanding and initial product definition, definition of formal product plan through qual and launch
- Interface with R&D, NPI engineering, Production (OPS) and Applications to build and sustain product line
- Awareness of market trends and directions from voice of customer, competition activity and publication review
- Be an expert on competitor’s capabilities and product positioning in the market
- Generation of product specific collateral and tools.
- Work with Marketing and sales for special business opportunities
- Understand cost models to support product pricing strategies & business case
What you need for success:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar technical engineering
- 3+ years of semiconductor industry experience
- Strong understanding of semiconductor device technology and assembly
- Strong understanding of power semiconductor testing, qualification and reliability
- Strong understanding of power semiconductor applications
- Good general knowledge of both power sales, Power markets and customer base
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
- Strong verbal, written & presentation communications skills
- Willingness to travel regularly, including internationally as necessary
- Self-motivated with strong drive to achieve business objectives
- Ability to blend the technical and commercial to deliver a balanced approach to problems
- Strong analytical skills and experience
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Master’s Degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering and/or MBA
- 5+ years’ experience in Field Applications Engineering
- Extensive experience supporting customers, direct sales and distribution sales partners
- Extensive experience with new product launch and new business development
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SUMMARY Prioritizes, distributes, and prepares materials and products for shipment by performing the following duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Distributes and prepares materials and products for shipment.
- Reads shipping order, or requisitions to determine and prioritize items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.
- Pulls customer orders from stock and conveys orders to shipping department through use of forklift or cart. Verifies that products picked match shipping order and completes necessary documentation.
- Consolidates, packages, and/or palletizes products. Labels containers and poles with identifying information. Records weights and/or amounts of materials shipped for inventory purposes.
- Stages product on shipping docks or UPS system and loads UPS, customer, or carrier trucks.
- Uses drill press to drill poles according to customer specifications.
- Loads and off-loads container shipments and painted poles.
- Uses computer and Locator System to enter records; operates UPS manifest system.
- May assist will-call customers.
- Follows established safety programs and maintains knowledge of safe working practices.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
N/A
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or general education (GED)
One year experience
Ability to operate hand held computer system and single spindle drill press.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Forklift License
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to lift up to 70lbs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
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Summary: This position provides support for the Opto and Materials department from outside of the labs. This individual will work on one of the dedicated 12-hour night shifts in support of a 24/7 operation. Successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to work in a small group with minimum supervision and have good customer service skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Change hazardous waste totes and drums for the Wafer Fab and Epi areas.
- Change gas cylinders and complete chemical fills. These include the bulk NH3 systems for Epi and various tools in the Wafer Fab area.
- Complete daily checks on Epi and Wafer Fab equipment in the Subfab.
- Complete QA task on pumps and chillers; Rebuild/repair some pumps and chillers.
- Routinely run parts and chemicals to the Epi and Wafer Fab labs.
- Daily cleaning of the areas.
Required:
- Must be able lift 50 pounds
- Must be able to obtain a forklift license
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communications skills
- Team player with a positive attitude
- Self motivated and customer service oriented
Preferred:
- Previous technician/mechanical experience
- Previous experience handling hazardous material
- Previous experience with MP2
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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 Materials Science & Engineering, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, 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:
- 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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This job opportunity is based in Morgan Hill, CA with our newly acquired LDMOS and GaN fab (formerly part of Infineon).
What can Wolfspeed do for you?
- Potential for future mobility within a strong-growth oriented company and a technology leader in Power and RF devices
- Our company has a broad portfolio in growing markets, which provides good opportunities for stability and experience
- Be a part of a strong technical team that values agility, contribution, and enjoying work
- Work directly with technology directly contributing to the future of transportation, energy, and communications
What can you do for Wolfspeed?
- Design and develop RFIC and discrete RF Power Amplifier reference designs for Cellular infrastructure applications
- Assist the sales and marketing team in assessing potential application of company products to meet customer needs and prepare detailed product specifications for the development and implementation of customer products/applications/solutions
- Customer project management to coordinate product design and application support for successful design-in of company products into Customer projects
- Use in-depth product knowledge to provide technical expertise to marketing team and the customer through technical presentations and product demonstrations
- Develop application notes, white paper and marketing support documentation in support of optimizing product positioning in the market
- Develop application specific hardware (single-ended, Doherty & high efficiency modes of operation), and support documentation to demonstrate and evaluate product performance in current and future applications
- Matching circuit characterization and modeling using LDMOS & GaN models in Advanced Design System (ADS) and/or Microwave Office (MWO)
- System level simulation, linearization, high efficiency amplifier investigation including Doherty (symmetric and asymmetric) and other advanced architectures
- High Power RF measurements, system development, and data analysis, characterization with Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD)
- Travel to support customers up to 25% time can be expected - including international travel as required
What you need for success:
- MS in Electrical Engineering
- 10+ years' experience of High Power RF with emphasis on Power Amplifier (MCPA, PA) design, PCB layout, prototyping, troubleshooting and verification
- Strong experience from amplifier design using Si LDMOS and GaN in particular
- Strong individual technical contributor with experience in System level simulation, linearization, high efficiency amplifier design including Doherty (symmetric and asymmetric) and other high efficiency architectures for Cellular infrastructure with Digitally Modulated and Pulsed signals
- Strong attention to detail, excellent collaboration with cross-functional teams. Project managerial skills are a plus. Individual will regularly interact with executives and/or major customers/employees
- A good understanding of Cellular infrastructure market strongly desired
- Fluent communication in English is mandatory
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Cree is seeking an experienced Product Manager who will be responsible for product management of Cree’s expanding portfolio of Automotive LED components. This includes market analysis, product definition, business case development, product positioning, customer engagement, pricing as well as managing and monitoring the overall product lifecycle and business plans. This person will work closely with engineering, operations and sales. Success will be measured by the implementation of the roadmap and the growth in revenue and profitability of the product line.
Job Responsibilities:
- Managing core aspects of the product for the full lifecycle (product concept to obsolescence) – market opportunity, core value proposition, roadmap, product launch, product collateral, design tools and pricing
- Develop Market Requirement Documents (MRDs) and Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) as well as new internal processes
- Engage lead customers and manage early-stage prototypes, samples and support other design-in activity in coordination with sales
- Develop and execute a pricing strategy to meet revenue and margin targets
- 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
- Continuously monitor product or product line metrics against pre-determined quarterly objectives. Provide relevant reports as needed
- Interface with engineering, operations and sales to develop new products or enhance existing products
Qualifications/Requirements:
- LED Lighting product experience, ideally in automotive Tier 1, OEM or semiconductor supplier
- Analytical skills to assess both technical and commercial trade-off decisions
- Necessary communications skills and experience to be able to effectively engage and manage product expectations at the customer.
- Ability and judgement to prioritize activities to achieve overall goals in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
- An “Ownership” mindset where you feel responsible for overall success of your product
- At least 5 years of experience in product management for technical products
- BS in a technical field, advanced engineering degree and/or MBA preferred
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Wolfspeed (Cree's Power & RF division) is one of the world's leading suppliers of gallium nitride (GaN) wafers and devices for RF communications, radar and electronic warfare. Our business is growing rapidly and is in need of a RF/Microwave Power Amplifier Design Engineering Lead for our Aerospace & Defense RF product development team. This role will have product design, test and evaluation responsibilities as well as responsibility for leading projects, being a technical go-to person and mentoring design engineers.
What can Wolfspeed do for you?
At Wolfspeed, you will:
- Design GaN high power transistors and amplifiers.
- Lead a team of design engineers and be involved in all products from cradle to handoff.
- Continue the acceleration of GaN adoption across the wireless frequency spectrum.
- Experience both depth and breadth – high power, high frequency, high efficiency, linearity, quick turn, test, characterization, production.
- Understand how what you do contributes to the bottom line of the organization.
What can you do for Wolfspeed?
- Design of discrete, hybrid, and MMIC based packaged transistors and 50-ohm in/out high power amplifiers.
- Creation of custom electrical models of passive package parasitics and matching components such as alumina substrates, bondwire arrays, and high dielectric matching capacitors using industry standard 2.5D MoM and 3D FEM simulators.
- Device testing and characterization including s-parameter, large signal, load-pull, stability over temperature and VSWR, as well as market specific measurements on a per-product basis such as modulated signal measurements.
- Multistage circuit design and layouts based on existing designs
What you need for success:
- B.S.E.E. or equivalent experience
- 7 years microwave circuit design/measurement experience with 5 years of compound semiconductor, hybrid or MMIC power amplifier experience
- Working experience with industry standard non-linear circuit simulators ADS and MWO and electromagnetic modeling software (e.g. HFSS or equivalent)
- Working experience with microwave test equipment (e.g. Agilent VNAs) and standard device characterization/de-embedding techniques
- Experience mentoring other engineers professionally and technically while demonstrating the ability to complete design work as an individual within schedule constraints
- Experience with technical customer communications
- Excellent communication and team skills
- US Citizen or green card holder
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- M.S.E.E. or equivalent experience
- 10 years microwave circuit design experience with at least 7 years on GaAs or GaN hybrid and MMIC power amplifiers
- Experience managing or mentoring a team of engineers professionally and technically
- Experienced user of AWR and ADS non-linear circuit simulators
- Experienced user of Axiem and HFSS electromagnetic modeling software
- Experienced user of microwave test equipment
- Experience with standard device characterization/de-embedding techniques
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This position processes a high-level skill set in Instrumentation and Controls (I&C). The position allows a candidate to work on all instrumentation and controls for components, equipment and systems in a semiconductor facility. The skill level for this position requires an individual to work independently on complicated equipment and systems with minimal instruction and direction. This position is responsible for the preventive, predictive, corrective maintenance and repairs of the instrumentation and controls of all associated facilities equipment.
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 offsite training for professional growth opportunities.
What can you do for Cree?
- Troubleshoot programming and system faults for plant equipment and modify existing programs to improve sequencing, add/modify/remove alarms, and aide in improved troubleshooting and error response within the plant PLCs, HMIs, and automated systems.
- Perform calibrations of Flow, Temperature, Pressure, and Humidity Transmitters.
- Work with Mechanical, Electrical, and Process Engineers to correct deficiencies in systems across the site.
- Maintain instrument as-built documentation
What you need for success:
- Associates Degree from Accredited or Technical College
- 5+ years of applicable experience
- Superior troubleshooting ability
- Ability to work with minimal instruction
- Experience tuning PID loops
- Proficiency in reading blueprints and electrical schematics
- Proficiency and experience troubleshooting integrated HMI/PLC control systems, including proficiency evaluating/modifying associated programming and devices. (Rockwell RSLogix 500/Studio 5000 experience required)
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Prefer degree in Industrial Technology or Electronics
- Experience with Siemens Apogee or Siemens Insight
- Experience with AutoCAD
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Wolfspeed (Cree's Power & RF division) is one of the world's leading suppliers of gallium nitride (GaN) wafers and devices for RF communications, radar and electronic warfare. Our business is growing rapidly and is in need of a Doherty PA Design Engineer for our RF product development team. The primary focus of this role is the design, test and evaluation of cutting edge products using GaN HEMT technology.
What can Wolfspeed do for you?
- Potential for future mobility within a strong-growth oriented company and a technology leader in Power and RF devices
- Our company has a broad portfolio in growing markets, which provides good opportunities for stability and experience
- Be a part of a strong technical team that values agility, contribution, and enjoying work
- Work directly with technology directly contributing to the future of transportation, energy, and communications
What can you do for Wolfspeed?
- Take a key role in providing technical input to the business unit across multiple areas, from die development to PA architecture optimization
- Develop RF power amplifier (RFPA) solutions using established and advanced architectures to achieve higher levels of performance in future customer systems
- Research specific transistor die level requirement to improve RFPA system level performance in terms of efficiency, linearity, and bandwidth
- Work with the packaging team to develop innovative transistor packaging solutions to meet performance and form-factor requirements
- Develop the necessary integrated passive device designs for input & output matching, as well as interstage circuit design
- Work alongside digital pre distortion engineers to investigate correlation between power amplifier implementation and DPD linearization behavior
- Work with customers’ advanced development teams to define device level solutions as well as RFPA modules for future market requirement
- Pursue state of the art technology to push the boundary of efficiency of the RFPA devices and circuits
- Explore harmonic effects and high efficiency modes of RF power amplifier operation
- Combined use of non-linear model based analysis, as well as automated load-pull to study device and circuit behavior
- Bring idea from concept stage to laboratory prototype using appropriate RF simulations
What you need for success:
- MSEE or PhD in Electrical / Electronic Engineering with at least three years experience in RF power amplifier design
- Solid understanding of RFPA theory, load line theory, impact of harmonic and fundamental impedance, device parasitics
- Highly proficient in impedance matching network theory, matching bandwidth and Q
- Solid understanding of Doherty amplifier system design and operation, load modulation, loss mechanisms, device asymmetry and topology selection
- Skilled in the use of EDA tools such as ADS, AWR, HFSS and Matlab
- Highly proficient in linear, non-linear and electromagnetic analysis of RF components
- Good understanding of digital pre-distortion (DPD), and corresponding RF power amplifier design optimization
- Proficient in the operation of RF laboratory equipment, including automated load pull, network and spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, power meter etc.
- Open minded perspective to other technical inputs
- Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Minimum of MSEE with >5 years’ experience in RF/Microwave Power Amplifier design
- Desired: PhD in electrical engineering + 3 years’ experience in RF/microwave Power Amplifier
- 5 years microwave circuit design experience required with at least 2 years on GaN desired
- RFIC, MMIC, and module power amplifier design experience is a plus
- Experienced user of AWR and ADS linear and non-linear circuit simulators
- Experienced user of 2.5 and 3D electromagnetic simulation software
- Experienced user of microwave test equipment
- Experience with standard device characterization/de-embedding techniques
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Process Engineering Co-Op – Power & RF Wafer Fab
Job Description
We currently have an opening for a Process Engineering Co-Op within our Power & RF Wafer Fab group located at our Research Triangle Park facility in Durham, NC. The candidate chosen for this position will be a supporting member of Cree's Power & RF wafer fab sustaining engineering team responsible for the process engineering development functions of a 24x7 wide band gap semiconductor fab operation. Some specific expectations in this role include:
- Improve and develop wafer fab processes such as deposition, etch, photolithography, or metrology
- Create, test, and qualify new production recipes
- Sustain process control through analysis of SPC and other process indicators
- Perform tool matching and gauge calibration activities to ensure accurate metrology processes
- Qualification of additional capacity equipment for production to meeting fab ramp plans
- Partner with equipment engineering, product engineering, manufacturing, and management teams to improve cycle time, tool availability, process/product yield, and drive cost reductions.
- Partner with product engineering and R&D to ensure effective new product and process introductions as well as consistent device performance and quality.
Minimum Requirements
- BS in Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, or equivalent field.
- Working knowledge of semiconductor wafer process disciplines.
- Working knowledge of various metrology processes, equipment, and techniques.
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule in support of 24x7 manufacturing organization.
- Strong working knowledge of statistical data analysis software tools and methods.
- Strong interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.
- Must be a US citizen or Green Card holder.
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Job Title: Equipment Technician – Power & RF Wafer Fab
Summary:
The Power and RF team is looking for an Equipment Technician to support the Power & RF Wafer Fab manufacturing areas. This is a 12 hour shift position that reports into the equipment group. The Equipment Technician is responsible for all aspects of preventive maintenance and repair related to the semiconductor fab including assigned projects, works to improve / sustain system availability, reliability and maintainability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform preventive maintenance and low level repairs on all fab semi-conductor processing equipment.
- Perform at a high level using hand tools and electrical/mechanical measurement devices
- Perform at a high level during all system PM’s and repairs
- In depth use of specs to perform proper PM work, along with proper documentation
- Able to train in hands on skill development of with Sr. team members in areas/tools of responsibility
- Review and updates and/or develops maintenance procedures to match best practices
- Recommend PM intervals changes based on PM findings and repair findings
- Actively participate in project activities as assigned
- Record parts and materials used, and ensures ordering of new parts and materials as necessary.
- Work with and captures training, lessons learned and troubleshooting skills from tool vendor field service engineering when onsite
- Learn, understands and performs various leak check methods on all systems and/or components
- Ensures documents are accurate for PM and repair data in the maintenance program
- Provide communication to all fab members by following proper escalation procedures
- Complete assigned tasks, goals, and critical objectives to meet committed schedules
- Promote and mandates safe working and housekeeping practices within the team
- Foster teamwork and support team-building activities
- Emergency Response Team participation/membership.
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Required:
- 1+ year’s experience in a industrial mechanical, electrical equipment maintenance position
- 1+ year’s service in a hands-on maintenance capacity
- Good understanding of mechanical, electrical and P&ID drawings for semiconductor equipment repair
- Good understanding of detailed vacuum system troubleshooting and operations
- Some experience maintaining and installing a wide variety of electrical and semiconductor components including electrical boards, valves, pumps and motors.
- Familiar with various methods of leak checking vacuum systems
- Able to work overtime to support business needs.
- Able to work in clean room for extended period of time.
- Must have a positive, professional, energetic, can-do attitude. “Do whatever it takes” work ethic.
- AA degree from a electrical or mechanical institution or equivalent experience
- Candidate must be a US citizen or Green Card holder.
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The position will support development, engineering and manufacturing operations in the Wafering department to enable efficient processing of SiC wafers. This position will own the day to day activities such as on time completion of process and tool checks/calibrations, WIP disposition and Production support. A big portion of this role will also be focused on Continuous Improvement of existing processes to reduce cycle time, cost and improve yield.
This position is currently expected to work a 12-hour night shift, with OT hours depending on business conditions.
What can Cree do for you?
Cree is an aggressive, innovative, industry leading company. We provide a dynamic work environment, a world class development team and the opportunity to incorporate your work into the best products on the market. We do great things and want great people to take part.
What can you do for Cree?
- Perform calibrations and tool checks and ensure on time completion.
- Generate and monitor SPC charts for key metrics such as yields, cycle time and utilization.
- Perform IQC on inputs material for the department.
- Perform special processing of material as requested by Engineering and/or R&D.
- Handle dispositions of non-conforming material.
- Take on project work supporting the efforts of the departmental engineers.
- Perform any other tasks delegated as necessary to support the CREE Materials Business
- Attain 100% certification on all processes in the department.
- Ensure that all EH&S safety policies are followed.
What you need for success:
- Two-year technical degree preferred, or equivalent materials processing experience, or equivalent formal technical / military training.
- High energy, self-motivated, positive attitude with strong communication skills and ability to interface effectively with coworkers of different backgrounds at every level of the company.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Must have ability to work effectively and take initiative with little continuous direct supervision.
- Must have a positive, professional, energetic, can-do attitude. “Do whatever it takes” work ethic.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Ability to handle sudden changes in daily priorities
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Strong Microsoft Office computer skills (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook)
- Willingness to learn additional computer skills such as JMP and/or AutoCAD
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Job Summary
Manages and maintains the Engineering Change Management System. Changes documented in this system include product improvements, updates and new product development. Coordinates the interaction between engineering, manufacturing, field operations, and marketing to ensure appropriate changes are documented. Analyze current Document Control processes, develop plans for improvements and implement process changes/improvements. Mentor Doc Control Administrators. Report Doc Control Statistics and Metrics to Management. Lead team meetings. Ensure mandated Doc Control metrics are met. Provide training to system users.
What can Cree do for you?
- Ability to directly impact critical business objectives
- Unique opportunity to implement and improve upon existing business processes
- Opportunity to work for company that is large enough to provide necessary resources, but small enough to remain nimble in the ever-changing global marketplace
- Chance to work alongside passionate individuals who are on the leading edge of LED technology
- Ability to voice opinions in an environment where direct communication is encouraged
What can you do for Cree?
KNOWLEDGE:
Must be extremely proficient with Microsoft Office products.
Should possess advanced understanding of various types of documents in order to perform document control activities with engineering, electrical and mechanical drawings and documents.
Must be able to respond to Engineering Change Request audits.
Must have advanced understanding of Bills of Materials, Change Management and System Implementation.
Advanced proficiency with document tracking methods, distribution lists and quality control skills with various types of media
Should possess the ability to learn quickly on the job, be comfortable with new systems and training others while learning new processes and procedures.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Peer Leadership and/or Formal Leadership
Electronic file management (receive, retrieve, quality check, prepare, upload)
Implement and apply company documentation control standards
Communicate company document control standards to others
Communicate with various levels of management via emails, meetings, presentations, etc.
Participate in Engineering Change Request audits
Work independently to complete tasks from beginning to end
Self-starter with excellent time management and communication skills
What you need for success:
Strong personal work ethic
Strong attention to detail
Self-starter, high-energy, strong drive for accomplishment
Works well independently towards achieving the goals of the group
Excellent written and verbal communication
Resourceful, hands-on, problem solving individual with initiative and drive to work around technical obstacles
Demonstrated understanding of appropriate handling of confidential information
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Oracle Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree
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Cree/Wolfspeed will be hosting a Hiring Event in the Malta, NY area the week of September 24th, 2018. We are aggressively hiring for equipment skills within our growing SiC and GaN divisions and will be interviewing technicians and engineers for our headquarters in Raleigh, NC.
Please apply to this job to receive final event details. This is a private event that will be held by invitation only.
We hope to meet you soon!
Why Cree/Wolfspeed?
Trail Blazing Innovation:
Our company prides itself on innovation. Our founders were graduate students at a local school and they thought they could change the semiconductor industry. From day one, we’ve kept that mentality and have consistently encouraged and fostered a culture that pushes the boundaries in our industry. As a result, our company continues to create products that forge change, challenge the status quo and unlock new possibilities.
Technology & Growth:
The demand for SiC and GaN continues to increase and as a result we have established ourselves as leaders in both markets. Cree/Wolfspeed’s goal is to leverage our position to drive significant growth to the company over the next 4 years.
Great People:
Be part of a culture that values: integrity & respect, ingenuity & passion, and ownership & accountability. We do the right thing, we say “Thank You”, we do what others say can’t be done, and we succeed or fail together.
Location:
The technology driven “Triangle” of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, NC has been ranked in the Top 5 Best Places for Business & Careers by Forbes Magazine.
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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.
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
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Research, Policy and Controls Technical Accounting Manager
Cree is seeking a Research, Policy and Controls Technical Accounting Manager to be part of its Corporate Controllership team. This position will lead the Research, Policy and Controls functions for Cree. The Research, Policy and Controls Technical Accounting Manager will report to Cree’s Assistant Corporate Controller. Cree is a $1.5 billion dollar, publicly traded manufacturing company in the semi-conductor and LED lighting business.
What can Cree do for you?
- Potential for professional growth in a thriving organization
- Showcase your skills at the global enterprise level
- Opportunity to lead Technical Accounting, Research, Policy and Controls functions for a global semiconductor company
- High visibility in a $1+ billion company
What can you do for Cree?
- Be Cree’s Technical Accounting expert for all GAAP and SEC requirements.
- Develop processes to ensure appropriate accounting for Equity Compensation, Impairment Testing, Revenue Recognition and Acquisition Accounting
- Evaluate the impact of and implement new accounting standards
- Maintain Cree's global accounting policies
- Prepare technical accounting memos to support Cree’s accounting conclusions and support year end audit requirements
- Ensure proper internal controls over financial reporting
- Update / maintain process documentation and transaction support to satisfy external and internal auditors.
- Advises accounting and executive management staff.
What you need for success:
- Degree in accounting.
- Organized professional with 8+ years of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting experience
- Extensive Experience with SEC Reporting, Equity Accounting, and Mergers and Acquisitions is a must.
- Experience with semiconductor cost accounting processes and systems
- Strong business acumen and analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact with business leaders at all levels
- Proven track record of leadership experience
- Strong controls and process mindset and skills
- Strong Microsoft Excel and ERP skills
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- CPA
- Prior Big 4 Public Accounting or Public Company SEC/Technical Accounting experience required.
- Experience with Oracle or SAP scale ERP system
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Cree currently has a job vacancy for a Process Technician to support and sustain manufacturing operations in the Crystal Growth department to enable the production of high-quality SiC crystals. In this role, the Technician will assume ownership of delegated departmental responsibilities and participate in continuous process improvement efforts. This position will be highly focused on grower process control and troubleshooting in addition to cross training on several other process areas and equipment.
This opening is for a 12 hour night shift.
What You Can Do For Cree:
- Work with engineering personnel to ensure process is robust & healthy.
- Investigate root causes of poor equipment performance.
- Characterize graphite in various forms with various testing.
- Provide technical assistance to CG Process Engineering, Process Development, and R&D groups.
- Attain 100% of the certifications in all operational procedures in department.
- Perform calibrations and tool checks. Generate and monitor process data charts for key equipment.
- Perform special processing of material.
- Handle dispositions of non-conforming material.
- Take on project work supporting the efforts of the departmental engineers.
- Perform any other tasks delegated as necessary to support the CREE Materials Business.
What You Need for Success:
- Two-year technical degree, or equivalent materials processing experience, or equivalent formal technical / military training.
- Mechanical engineering and/or equipment maintenance experience needed.
- Strong Microsoft Office computer skills (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook).
- Ability to troubleshoot production systems based on output product quality and scrap rate.
- Investigate root causes of poor equipment performance through analysis of input/output parameters, temperature, pressure, power, concentration, etc.
- High energy, positive attitude, and self-motivated to take initiative with little continous direct supervision.
- Ability to interface effectively with all co-workers of different backgrounds and at every level of the company.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with sudden changes and adjustments.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prefer at least 1 year of the Crystal Growth Departmental experience.
- Prefer degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
- Experience in a large-scale manufacturing environment
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Are you looking for a new career that will reward and challenge you at the same time? We currently have immediate openings for Semiconductor Assemblers in our Wolfspeed device production team in Morgan Hill, CA.
We are looking for individuals with a great work ethic, desire to learn, and someone looking to be 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.
Location: Morgan Hill, CA
Shift: 2nd (2.30pm – 11.00pm)
A career as a Semiconductor Assembler offers:
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Health insurance benefits, 401(k), ESPP, on-site gym, café, paid vacation and holidays
- Safe work environment in a growing company and industry
- Predictable / Consistent work shifts
- Pay day every other Friday based on standard work schedule
- Available voluntary overtime, pre-approved by your supervisor
- Internal promotion opportunities!
Responsibilities
- Performs a variety of functions in the production of semiconductor devices
- Will operate, load, and monitor die attach, wire bond equipment to ensure quality product is produced
- May be responsible for monitoring equipment operation, inspecting product quality, cleaning the work environment, and performing light data entry
- Will assist in setting up workstations and will following written or verbal process specifications in completing all assignments
- Work in a clean room environment and wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to eye protection, gloves and other department specific equipment
- Checks and inspects results against predetermined tolerances
- Will work 2nd shift (2:30pm-11:00pm) unless business needs dictate a need for day shift availability
- Push and/or lift up to 15 pounds frequently
Job Qualifications
- Experience demonstrating mechanical aptitude and/or utilizing fine motor skills; for example, working with equipment and machinery, assembly or reassembly
- Must be comfortable wearing personal protective equipment (i.e. clean-room suit)
- Comfortable working a clean room setting
- Proven work history showing a strong work ethic and stability in previous positions
- Ability to sit or stand for 8 hours at a time with the flexibility to work night or day shift
- Basic computer and math skills
- Ability to lift up to 15 pounds
- Good communication skills - able to read, write and speak English to effectively communicate to others in verbal and written form
- No vision restrictions; without appropriate corrective lenses
- Ability to multi-task and approach tasks with detail-oriented manner
- Aptitude for handling repetitive tasks
- High school diploma or equivalent/GED
Preferred Skills
- 2 years vocational or technical college training or 2+ years on the job knowledge
- Experience using a microscope is beneficial
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Cree - Automotive Components Development Engineering Manager
Cree is looking to add a hands-on Automotive Components Development Engineering Manager within our Components R&D group at our headquarters in Durham, NC.
In this position, you will have the opportunity to develop LED components for automotive lighting applications. You will manage and provide hands-on technical leadership of a team of scientists, engineers, and technicians to develop, qualify, and transfer into production new LED-based lighting products and processes.
If you are someone who is self-motivated, loves a fast-paced environment and enjoys solving highly complex technical problems, then we encourage you to read through the next two sections which describe the type of experience and education we’re looking for.
Minimum Requirements:
- BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, or related technical field
- 5 - 10 years of semiconductor or electronics package/product/process development preferred
- Automotive quality standards (ISO/TS 16949, Mil Spec, AEC-Q102, USCAR33 or similar quality standards) experience
- Automotive reliability testing experience
- In-depth understanding of packaging and/or semiconductor processes and equipment
- Understanding of LED driver design & electronics
- Experience with optical and/or thermal modeling
- Efficient use of data analysis tools such as JMP, Excel, and VBA
- Excellent written, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
- Willing to travel both domestic and international
- Willing and able to learn and perform as necessary all tasks related to automated and manual LED assembly processes (e.g., wire-bond, die attach, encapsulation, etc.)
Personal Attributes:
- Self-starter with strong personal work ethic.
- Able to make individual contributions, but stay focused on the goals of the group
- Able to adjust to changing priorities and schedules.
- Able to gather data and interpret results to support continuous process improvement
- Thrives in high-pressure, deadline-oriented environment
- Able to both make and follow verbal and written work instructions.
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities
- Willing and able to provide training to other Cree personnel where appropriate to improve over-all capabilities and knowledge
- Able to develop, test, and document workable procedures presented at a level suitable for the intended users
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Cree currently has an opening for a Production Worker within our Reliability and Characterization Lab at our Durham, NC headquarters.
In this position, you will be working in our ISO:17025 LED Components Reliability and Characterization lab and be responsible for executing the variety of electrical and optical testing necessary to enable our success.
Responsibilities:
- Learn and perform tasks related to the assembly, optical and electrical testing, and characterization of LED component test boards
- Collecting data using goniometers, integrating spheres and other electrical and optical testing equipment
- Understand the complete reliability and characterization testing process flow
- Provide support to team members to investigate/resolve testing issues and suggest solutions to prevent future occurrence
Minimum Requirements:
- 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 have excellent hand-eye coordination
- Must be self-driven and willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done