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We are seeking a RF/Microwave Test Engineer working in the applications and RF product development team. Primary focus is support of engineering activites to generating new design wins through the design, test and evaluation of cutting edge products using GaN HEMT technology.
What can Cree do for you?
In Cree's RF division your experience will grow tremendously as you will work on any number of applications circuits including Multi-Octave Broadband, High Power RADAR, High Frequency (X and Ku Bands), Multi Stage Discrete Circuit, MMICs plus all the other circuits that we can't talk about.
Plus, with our fab and assembly all under one roof you will get to work with our cutting edge products with R&D Scientists, Product Development Engineers, Assembly and Marketing groups all striving to create the next jaw dropping product that the RF Power industry has come to expect from this team.
What can you do for Cree?
- Perform required tests and compile data in usable format to support engineers
- Debug circuits and test systems, implementing required solutions
- Calibrate and maintain RF test instruments
- Develop and implement automated test procedures to streamline standard RF test functions
- Maintain RF test lab, insuring adequate supplies are available for required tests
- Assemble RF test fixtures including soldering and simple manual wire bonding
What you need for success:
- Must be a U.S. Citzen or Green Card holder
- BSEE or Associates with minimum of three years of experience
- Working experience with microwave test equipment (e.g. VNAs)
- Excellent communication and team skills
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Visual Basic (or equivalent) programming for test automation
- Autocad layout for simple test fixture design
- Assessment and debug of RF circuits
- At least 3 years RF/microwave semiconductor test experience
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Wolfspeed, Cree's Power and RF division, is looking to add a Manager PMO to our Morgan Hill, California location.
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 a program manager lead for infrastructure products you will report into the product development organization. You will manage and oversee multiple programs from inception to productization as well as managing a team of project managers. You will develop, define, execute plans of record, including schedule, budget, resources, deliverables, and risks. You will drive the programs by tracking key milestones and managing scope, priorities and deliverables.
The program manager lead will interface and coordinate with cross-functional teams that include design, packaging, test, manufacturing, supplier and sub-contractor management, planning, operations and finance. Other responsibilities include risk mitigation plans, presentation of status updates to management, and promoting program vision and objective within the team. Additionally, you will promote the adoption of processes and best practices and identify process improvement opportunities and drive process improvement initiatives.
What you need for success:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
- 10 years’ experience in Program Management or related work experience.
- 10 years' experience leading a team of individual contributors
- 10 years’ experience in working with budgets, resources, and project financials.
- Experience in semiconductor product development and productization.
- Experience in working with external manufacturing facilities.
- Ability to drive cross-functional teams.
- Proficient with program management tools.
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The Operations Center Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the efficient execution of Corporate Security and Emergency Management policies and procedures during day-to-day multi-site shift operations.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Oversight of day-to-day operations related to security and emergency management program compliance.
- Conduct internal investigations as required.
- Coordinate and implement operations center training and evaluations designed to ensure adequate and high-quality staffing levels are maintained.
- Design, implement, and track drills and exercises designed to improve security and emergency response capabilities.
- Document and track relevant activities.
- Conduct and document systems testing.
- Identify opportunities and recommend solutions for improving organizational efficiency.
- Monitor facility, life safety, and security systems at multiple locations and respond appropriately.
- Coordinate internal and external emergency response operations for multiple locations.
- Process customer requests related to security and emergency management operations.
- Provide guidance to support personnel related to security and emergency management program compliance.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Minimum two years of security operational center/control room experience.
- Strong organizational skills and high level of attention to detail.
- Aptitude for learning and applying new skills.
- Ability to consistently perform at a high-level in a sometimes demanding and fast-paced environment.
- Strong computer skills (various office and systems programs).
- Commitment to providing excellent customer service.
DESIRED SKILLS:
- Experience working in a regulated security environment.
- Knowledge of Cree security and emergency management policies and procedures.
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CREE’s Global Operations team is seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Technician. This position provides manufacturing equipment sustaining support for the Wafer fab and adjacent semiconductor manufacturing areas.
Successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to perform corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance tasks designed to improve/sustain equipment availability, reliability and maintainability. Successful experienced candidates will be able to demonstrate a strong troubleshooting capability and exemplary “root cause” corrective skills and techniques.
This is a 12-hour night shift position.
Job Responsibilities:
- Performs electro-mechanical root cause troubleshooting of semiconductor manufacturing equipment
- Disassembles, repairs, and reassembles equipment according to operating manuals, schematics, blueprints, etc.
- Uses test and diagnostic equipment to perform equipment checks
- Works with process engineers to understand process-equipment interactions and limitations relative to operating specs
- As needed, modifies equipment to improve up- time or overall process performance
- Performs routine preventive maintenance on tools in accordance with equipment specifications
- Supports production as needed
Minimum Qualifications:
- AAS in Electronics Technology or military electronics equivalent
- 3+ years equipment maintenance experience
- Ability to read and interpret instructions, schematics, and maintenance manuals
- Working knowledge of vacuum and gas delivery systems
- Ability to lift 65 lbs.
- Strong work ethic and strong sense of ownership in work performed
- Self-starter and team-oriented attitude
- Ability to perform assigned tasks with little direction/supervision
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3+ years equipment maintenance experience on semiconductor tools
- BS in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering disciplines
- Working knowledge of Statistical Process Control
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CREE's Global Operations Team is seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Technician. This opening is for a mid-level technician that will provide equipment maintenance support for the wafer fab. Successful candidates will have demonstrated the ability to perform corrective and preventative maintenance tasks designed to improve availability and reliability of semiconductor equipment. Successful candidates will have strong troubleshooting, communication, and teamwork skills.
This is a 12-hour night shift position.
Job Responsibilities:
- Performs routine preventive maintenance on tools in accordance with equipment specifications.
- Performs root cause troubleshooting of down equipment.
- Disassembles, repairs, and reassembles equipment according to operating manuals, schematics, blueprints, etc.
- Use test and diagnostic equipment to perform equipment checks.
- Works with process engineers to understand process-equipment interactions and limitations relative to operating specs.
- Performs project work to improve tool performance and availability
Minimum Qualifications:
- AAS degree in EE or equivalent military experience
- 5 – 10 years equipment maintenance experience on semiconductor tools
- Ability to read and understand technical instructions, schematics, and maintenance manuals
- Must be able to lift 65 lbs.
- Strong work ethic, self-starter attitude, and ability to perform with little direction/supervision
- Strong sense of ownership in work performed
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working on the following tools: EVG Bonder, OnTrack Scrubber, Strasbaugh Grinder, Disco Saws and Probers.
- Experience with implementing and sustaining lean concepts and systems
- Good communication skills, both written and oral
- Team player with a positive attitude and a high level of dependability
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Distribution Marketing Manager
Cree is looking for a talented marketer to join its distribution marketing team. This individual will be responsible for managing sales enablement, distribution sales training, and demand generation campaigns to support our Wolfspeed Power, RF, and Cree LED distribution channels.
Responsibilities:
- Creates and supports marketing campaigns to help drive expected quarterly and annual results. Including, but not limited to:
- Digital marketing programs/promotions
- Web presence on distributor websites
- Distribution promotions
- Coordinate regular distribution sales training cadence for Wolfspeed Power & RF, and CREE LEDs.
- Coordinate distribution partner programs for events & tradeshows.
- Interpret business data and recommend marketing strategies to drive channel mindshare and sales effectiveness.
- Create & curate distribution sales content to ensure that all channel information is up-to-date, readily accessible, and comprehensive based on the teams’ needs.
- Regularly gather feedback to improve the development and use of sales content, tools, and collateral.
- Train teams on best use of marketing and sales enablement materials.
- Partner with sales and business unit marketing teams to define distribution sales support initiatives.
Qualifications:
- 1-4 years business-to-business and/or business-to-consumer marketing experience Proactive, self-directed, embrace challenges.
- 4-year College Degree (preferably in Marketing or Business) or equivalent in work experience.
- The ability to lead projects and execute strategies independently.
- Strategic thinker and goal driven
- Ability to understand our business strategy and align marketing plans to achieve business goals.
- Ability to analyze data and insights to continually improve marketing tactics
- Capable of working autonomously
- Strong communications skills: writing, speaking, organizing.
- Occasional International Travel
- Semiconductor distribution Industry knowledge would be desirable.
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Die Product Manager - Wolfspeed Power is responsible for technical product management of Wolfspeed’s power semiconductor bare die product line. Primary responsibility is, in close cooperation with the discrete and module product management teams, drive new product strategy and development for Wolfspeed’s market-leading portfolio of silicon carbide (SiC) power die. 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 die platforms, roadmaps and strategy that will grow the Wolfspeed Power revenues.
What can Wolfspeed do for you?
SiC power devices are most differentiated, disruptive and value added products within the industry and in conjunction with discrete devices and modules we market the bare die globally to innovating market leading customer across all segments. 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, marketing 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 and platform development with prioritized features, corresponding justification, target market applications and business plans
- Ensure alignment between die development platforms and packaged portfolio requirements.
- 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 cases
What you need for success:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar technical engineering
- 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
- Extensive experience supporting customers, direct sales and distribution sales partners
- Extensive experience with new product launch and new business development
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The Power Marketing Pricing Manager is responsible for all Wolfspeed’s power semiconductor product line pricing management and strategy, both direct and distribution. Primary responsibility is to support portfolio price books, exception base pricing, direct account contracts, pre-released part quote support and channel price programs. Focus for the position is working with internal marketing organizations and, in conjunction, with global sales and distribution drive revenue growth for the company.
What can Wolfspeed do for you?
Wolfspeed is the industry leader in silicon carbide power and has driven the market to adopt smaller, more efficient power systems enabled by our technology. 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 – across a vast customer base. The right candidate will have a significant impact on both tactical business closure and overall long-term business unit success. The position interacts directly with our direct customers, channel partners, power product line managers, finance, operations personnel and commercial sales to support new demand creation and existing business endurance.
What can you do for Wolfspeed?
- WW responsibility of overall power product pricing - both direct and channel
- Price book management for released products and coordination with marketing and product management on pending new product releases.
- Liaison with sales on annual customer contract & ownership of contract process (including real time presence at Tier 1 negotiations)
- Alignment with all respective teams on point of sale and point of purchase targets, goals and progression
- Design, develop and maintain a cost reporter file for internal marketing use
- Working with the regions to support the annual and quarterly business plans and business forecasts
- Awareness of market trends and business directions from voice of customer and publication review.
- Be an expert on competitor’s price and business positioning in the market
- Understand cost models and support product pricing strategies
- Continuous analysis of business data for all types of trends (for example: market share, tactical competitiveness, customer & market pricing & buying patterns)
- Intimate awareness and alignment with Wolfspeed activity on overall product strategy, new product introduction and go to market.
What you need for success:
- 5+ years of semiconductor industry business experience
- Understanding and implementation of multiple marketing tools and approaches
- Very strong knowledge of both the sales and go to market of power semiconductors within the semiconductor component market space.
- Proven track record in supporting customers, direct sales and distribution sales partners
- Extensive experience with component cost management and strategy, new product launch and new business development
- Good understanding of semiconductor power component markets and customers
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams
- 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 tactical business demands and long-term strategy to deliver a balanced approach to problems
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Job Summary:
We are looking for a Process Sustaining Engineer to join our RTP location. The primary responsibility for this role will be to perform all process and characterization functions within lithography. This will include a combination of sustaining work, as well as development of new processes, materials, and applications on existing high-volume manufacturing lines.
What can Cree do for you?
- Ability to work in a team environment with experienced scientists, engineers, and technicians
- Position you to positively impact product performance, quality, and yield
- Potential for future mobility within a growth oriented company
What can you do for Cree?
- Yield and cost improvements to existing unit processes to deliver highly robust and consistent, high quality results in collaboration with various equipment maintenance and operational organizations.
- Conduct photo experiments that support process characterization and optimization.
- SPC monitoring and implementation towards continuous improvement of lithography processes.
- Engage engineering team to understand design concepts, constraints, process limitations.
- Prepare and maintain SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for multiple lithography tools
- Tool and process ownership for key lithography area: lithography steppers, track coaters.
- Work instructions and training of new engineers as well as process technicians.
- Help drive development by facilitating rapid turn short-loop feedback cycles.
- Hands-on process implementation and tool optimization - majority of time will be spent on the fab floor.
What you need for success?
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or Equivalent
- 1-3 years of Fab Engineering Experience
- Working knowledge of photolithography, metrology and associated processes.
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule in support of 24x7 manufacturing.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Detail oriented with focus on strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
- Must be a US citizen or Green Card holder.
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- 2-5 years of Fab Engineering experience, ideally with photolithography processes.
- Technical understanding of semiconductor processes and equipment.
- In-depth knowledge and experience with Nikon Steppers, TEL Coater tracks and Metrology tools
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
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The Power Marketing Engineer - Energy Segment is responsible for go to market of Wolfspeed’s power semiconductor product line into the WW Energy markets. Primary responsibility is to support existing customers and drive new business for Wolfspeed’s market-leading portfolio of silicon carbide (SiC) products. The position involves working with internal technical organizations and, global sales and distribution to drive revenue growth across global renewable energy market customers.
What can Wolfspeed do for you?
The Energy segment is a key market for Wolfspeed’s Power portfolio. SiC power devices enable power conversion systems to made significantly more energy efficient, smaller, lighter and less costly. This position requires a candidate with the creativity, vision and technical acumen to breakdown the traditional way of designing with silicon devices and find new and innovative ways to solve problems with superior SiC components – across a vast customer base. The right candidate will have a significant impact in the next product platform innovations in systems like solar inverters, battery storage solutions, fuel cell and wind conversions systems. The position bridges the gap between power conversion system designers and our device engineers, power product line managers, 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 product requirements for new product development with prioritized features, corresponding justification, target market applications and business plans
- Drive demand creation in conjunction with Wolfspeed’s regional sales and applications teams
- Be the Energy Segment Go To Market specialist on behalf of the Power Product line
- Bring awareness of market trends and directions from voice of customer and publication review to the Wolfspeed decision makers
- Be an expert on competitor’s capabilities and product positioning in the market
- Work with sales on product specifications for special business opportunities
- Manage the portfolio within the customer base from market launch through obsolescence
- Work with the regions to provide the Energy AOP and business forecasts
- Generate and distribute sales tools, application notes and/or technical guidelines
- Generate and deliver field and customer training, establish communication methodology and process
- Understand cost models and support product pricing strategies
What you need for success:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar technical engineering
- 5+ years of semiconductor industry experience
- Understanding and ability to implement multiple marketing tools and approaches
- Very strong knowledge of both the sales and go to market approaches for power semiconductors within the Energy & industrial market space.
- Proven track record in supporting customers, direct sales and distribution sales partners
- Extensive experience with new product launch and new business development
- Good understanding of semiconductor device technology and power system applications
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams
- 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
- Prior relevant experience in Power Semi Field Applications Engineering or regional marketing would be a significant advantage.
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We are currently seeking a Sales Operations analyst to join the Global Semiconductor Sales Operations team in Durham, NC. This Analyst will focus primarily on sales organization initiatives related to Cree’s forecasting tool, SalesForce.com, reporting, general sales training and support. This candidate must be able to work independently and be a relentless problem-solver. A love for data and analytics is required, and a high attention to detail is essential to being successful in this role. Travel is not required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with Salesforce.com change management, new process implementation, documentation and communication to support sales organization initiatives.
- General forecasting tool (Foresight) system administration, reporting, and sales field support.
- Monitor and analyze Tableau dashboards used to identify anomalies in data and communicate sales data to global sales and marketing organization.
- Provide ad-hoc reporting and data as well as analytical support for management.
- Create and maintain process workflows and documentation.
- Support the evaluation and optimization of processes within Sales Operations.
- Ensure quality of data and accuracy of downstream reporting through precise attention to detail and execution of quality assurance processes.
- Liaise effectively with internal IT resources to successfully execute related projects.
- Execute quarterly project goals by using effective project management practices.
- Provide unmatched customer service to Sales Teams by providing clear communication and timely responses to sales support inquiries.
Required:
- 4 Year Bachelors Degree
- Strong MS Excel spreadsheet experience (Excel test will be administered as part of the interview process)
- Intrinsic drive and flexibility; able to quickly adapt to changing priorities
- Ability to manage many tasks at the same time
- Excellent communication, organization and professional presence
- Very high attention to detail
- Natural problem-solver, self-motivated, team player who is willing to pitch in wherever needed.
- Cross functional communication
- Prior experience with learning and mastering new software systems.
Preferred:
- Tableau experience
- Strong project management skills
- Experience using and/or supporting SalesForce.Com
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Job Summary
Cree is looking for a highly motivated, independent, and resourceful Process Technician to support the Power & RF Epitaxy department. The primary purpose of this role is enable the production of clean, high-quality SiC and GaN wafers. Employee will assume ownership of delegated departmental responsibilities and participate in process development and continuous improvement efforts.
*This position is expected to work a 12-hour night shift
What can Cree do for you?
- Opportunity to develop process, software, and equipment skills and drive continuous improvement projects
- Ability to work in a team with experienced scientists, engineers, technicians, and operators
- Position you to positively impact product performance, quality, and yield
What can you do for Cree?
- Provide technical assistance and maintenance to the Process Engineering, Process Development, and R&D groups
- Serve as the first point of contact for all process issues
- Perform calibrations, tool checks, and routine maintenance
- Perform IQC and work with vendors on design and construction of parts
- Handle dispositions of non-conforming materials
- Take on project work supporting the efforts of the departmental engineers
- Perform hardware cleaning in acidic chemical bath
- Create and analyze basic statistical process control charts
What you need for success:
- 0-2 years semiconductor manufacturing experience
- High school diploma or GED required
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
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Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communications skills
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High energy, self-motivated attitude
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Capable of handling 20-30lb components within a chemical hood
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Ability to work in a clean room environment
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- AA or BS degree in a technical field or equivalent experience
- Strong Microsoft Office computer skills (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook)
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As a Test Engineer in the Silicon Carbide Power Device R&D group you will be part of an engineering team reasonable for all aspects of power semiconductor development. You will work with device design scientist and engineering personnel to develop and perform testing and characterization of state of the art power devices. The successful candidate will be a resourceful, hands-on, problem solver with the capacity to quickly grasp and resolve a wide range of technical challenges.
This opening is first shift
What Wolfspeed can do for you?
- Work at the leading Silicon Carbide Power Semiconductor company
- Work on cutting edge devices and technologies
- Collaborate with the brightest individual in the field
- Be part of a rapidly growing business
What can you do for Wolfspeed?
- Measure and characterize high voltage and high current power semiconductor devices. Task include measuring; static parameters, switching energy and switching time, gate charge, avalanche energy, short circuit time, dv/dt and thermal resistance and impedance.
- Develop new characterization test for high voltage and high frequency devices.
- Develop procedures, perform testing and improve processes for electrical testing of power semiconductor devices.
- Record, analyze, format and present test data and results.
- Design and construction test equipment and fixtures required for the testing and long term characterization of the power devices.
- Generate and maintain testing and equipment documentation and procedures.
What you need for success:
- BS in engineering, mathematics, computer science, physics or other related technical discipline.
- Experience testing power semiconductors.
- Ability to read and understand circuit schematics.
- Ability to assemble simple electrical and mechanical circuits and components.
- Proficient at MS Excel, MS Word and MS Access.
- High energy, self-motivated attitude with strong communication skills and an ability to interface effectively with different backgrounds and at every level of the organization
- Must have a “whatever it takes” attitude to get the job done
- Strong attention to detail while effectively managing time
- Candidate shall be a US Citizen or Green Card holder
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- MS or higher in engineering, computer science, mathematics or physics.
- Experience making power device measurements for data sheet generation
- Familiarity with working with high voltage electrical equipment, including basic safety procedures,
- Technical knowledge of semiconductor testing equipment and procedures.
- Ability to perform schematic capture and generate pc board layouts.
- Ability to perform circuit and thermal simulations (Pspice, LTspice and PLECS etc.).
- Knowledge of power converter topologies like Buck, Boost and Full Bridge etc.
- Ability to perform statistical analysis.
- Programming experience (Access, JMP, .Net, VB, LabVIEW or C++)
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General Position Description
The Inside Sales role will be responsible for working with the Wolfspeed Materials sales team and planning manager to drive new business, reduce excess inventory, and convert internet inquiries into revenue. This role will qualify leads, fulfill quotes, enter purchase order requests, and follow up on sales execution. Implementing the sales strategy and participating in new lead generation opportunities are expected.
What can Wolfspeed do for you?
- Opportunity to work in one of the fastest growing semiconductor industries driven by the electrification of the automobile and 5G RF/wireless
- Work in a very dynamic fast pace environment
- Work with customers, sales managers, and distribution partners to secure business and grow revenue
- With this highly visible position being new to Wolfspeed Materials, the right candidate can set the boundaries and future expectations
Position Responsibilities:
- Discuss projects and leads with sales account managers and check opportunity background and status
- Convert opportunities to design wins and revenue via active follow up on all registered opportunities
- Analyze and monitor website CRM & active growth potential accounts
- Issue quotes and check competitor backgrounds
- Assist in updating monthly sales forecast based on project progress and other information
- Prepare and present weekly inside sales report
- Create sales opportunities through occasional cold-calling and identify target accounts
- Selling customers on the benefits of Wolfspeed Materials to maximize ASP
- Provide field sales support and occasional marketing/tradeshow organization
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- B.S. in Engineering (or equivalent experience) is preferred in similar position with at least 3-5 years’ experience in technical sales or customer-facing role
- Recent college graduates who have a degree in Electrical or Materials Engineering (or equivalent) and demonstrate an aptitude for technical products with strong customer interaction skills are welcome
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, and polite customer-focused attitude
- Background in semiconductor or electrical components company as Customer Service, Sales, Quality, or Marketing.
- Well versed in MS Excel and Customer Relationship Management systems (such as Salesforce.com)
- High communications level, proactive mindset, and independent working style
- Strong multi-tasking skills managing large numbers of account interactions is required
- Quick understanding of complex situations
- Little to no travel is required in this job
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Summary:
CREE’s Global Operations Team is seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Technician to support the Power & RF Wafer Fab manufacturing areas. The Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Technician is responsible for all aspects of repairs, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance related to the semiconductor fab. This includes assigned projects and working to improve/sustain system availability, reliability and maintainability.
This is a 12-hour night shift position.
Responsibilities:
- Perform preventive maintenance
- Install, modify, and repair all fab semiconductor processing equipment
- Perform at a high level using hand tools and electrical/mechanical measurement devices
- Perform high level vacuum system repairs
- In-depth use of electrical and/or mechanical drawings during troubleshoot efforts
- Assist in training and hands-on skill development of new or existing team members in areas/tools of expertise
- Review, update and/or develop maintenance procedures to match best practices
- Recommend PM interval changes based on repair data and PM findings
- Record parts and materials used and ensure ordering of new parts/materials
- Work with and capture training, lessons learned and troubleshooting skills from tool vendor field service engineering when onsite
- Understand and perform various leak check methods on all systems and/or components
- Ensure documents are accurate for PM and repair data
- Provide communication to all fab members by following proper escalation procedures
- Complete assigned tasks, goals, and critical objectives to meet committed schedules
- Promote and mandate safe working/housekeeping practices within the team
- Foster teamwork and support team-building activities
- Emergency Response Team participation/membership
Required:
- AAS in a technology discipline or equivalent military experience
- 5+ years experience in an industrial mechanical/electrical equipment maintenance position
- 5+ years experience in a hands-on maintenance or engineering capacity
- Full understanding of mechanical, electrical and P&ID drawings for semiconductor equipment repair
- Full understanding of detailed vacuum system operations and troubleshooting
- Able to work overtime to support business needs
- Able to work in clean room for extended period
- Must have a positive, professional, energetic, can-do attitude
- Candidate must be a US citizen or Green Card holder
Preferred:
- Direct experience working on equipment in one or more of the following areas: Deposition, Implant, Photolithography, Etch, Anneal or Diffusion
- Expert in various methods of leak checking vacuum systems
- Expert level of skill in maintaining and installing a wide variety of electrical and semiconductor components; including electrical boards, valves, pumps and motors
- Work effectively and take initiative with little continuous direct supervision
- Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
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Job Summary
The Power and RF team is looking for a Process Engineer to provide Process Engineering support within a 24/7 semiconductor facility. Areas of responsibility will include, but not be limited to Diffusion and or Implant.
What can Cree do for you? (Why does this candidate want the job)
In this position, you will have the opportunity to develop Power and RF semiconductor components for a wide range of applications, where we are expanding our operations due to the high demand for our diverse product lines. You will work with a team of engineers, and technicians to maintain high quality standards in a continuous improvement environment where there is opportunity for growth and advancement.
What can you do for Cree?
- On shop floor support for the technicians and operations staff
- Oversee process qualification activities (right task, right time, right results)
- Pareto and response to quality metrics; SPC, rework, scrap, etc
- Support line management activities (holds, disposition, escalations, etc)
- Drive continuous improvement projects as necessary
- Support engineering process characterization activities including: risk analysis, Gage R&R, FEMA’s, and control plans.
Minimum qualifications
- 4-year Engineering Degree from an accredited college.
- Candidate must be a US citizen or Green Card holder.
- Able to work in clean room for extended period.
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment on a flexible schedule.
- Strong Microsoft Office computer skills (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook).
- Team Player and able to multi task in several areas.
- Must have a positive, professional, energetic, can-do attitude. “Do whatever it takes” work ethic.
Preferred Qualifications
- 2-3 years Manufacturing experience in semiconductor manufacturing industry with a preference towards Manufacturing excellence.
- Demonstrated ability to implement improved manufacturing processes
- Demonstrated ability to resolve OOS and OOC conditions on product and or tools utilizing current specified OCAP’s or generating tested new ones
- Familiarity with precision volume manufacturing processes; preferability in the semiconductor industry
- Proficient in reading and understanding technical documents.
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CREE/Wolfspeed is hosting an Equipment Technician Job Fair on Thursday, June 6th, 2019. We are aggressively hiring for equipment skills within our growing SiC and GaN divisions at our headquarters in Durham, NC.
Please apply to this event posting to receive final event details. We hope to meet you soon!
We're Hiring For:
- Manufacturing Equipment Experience
- Mechanical and Electrical Aptitude
- Troubleshooting Experience
- Data Analysis
- Technical Experience
- PLC Knowledge
Minimum Qualifications to Attend:
- Associate's Degree in an Engineering discipline or military equivalent
- Ability to work a 12-hour shift in a fast-paced environment
- Good manual dexterity and mechanical aptitude
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
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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Intercompany Accountant
SUMMARY:
Intercompany Accountant is primarily responsible for maintaining the Company’s intercompany accounting system by verifying that changes to operational, accounting, and tax requirements are understood, validated, and properly configured to assure that intercompany transactions are completely, accurately, and timely recorded. As part of this responsibility, the Intercompany Accountant will be required to work effectively across multiple functions including Accounting, Finance, Taxation, and Operations. Intercompany Accountant is the lead contributor for intercompany tasks including, but not limited to, intercompany accounting system functionality and configuration, trouble shooting, routine maintenance, and certain master data maintenance. During the month-end close, Intercompany Accountant will also be asked to oversee and/or perform close tasks, as needed, to assure that intercompany revenue, cost of sales, receivables, payables, and profit in inventory appropriately consolidate and eliminate for affected classes of transactions.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain the Company’s intercompany accounting system, including trouble shooting, configuration, and certain implementation tasks.
- Support Company operations by quickly translating requirements to enable internal transactions
- Collaborate effectively with Operations, Logistics, Accounting, Taxation, and Costing teams
- Manage day to day relationship with intercompany software vendor regarding ongoing support and maintenance
- Develop an understanding and detailed knowledge of the legal and operating entity structure within the Company
- Develop an understanding of key customs requirements affecting intercompany transactions
- Develop and maintain formalized intercompany system documentation for all classes of intercompany transactions
- Perform financial analysis of intercompany accounts and classes of transactions
- Prepare journal entries to properly record, eliminate and consolidate intercompany transactions
- Other General Ledger and Intercompany related duties as assigned
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- 2 – 5 years accounting experience, including intercompany consolidations for a MNC manufacturing concern
- Masters degree in Accounting
- Proven systems proficiency, specific to technical configuration and support
- Advanced MS Excel
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- CPA or CPA candidate
- Great communication and cross-functional skills
- Oracle Financials experience
- Experience with an ERP system, Oracle specifically a plus
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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.);
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Wolfspeed is looking to add an Assembly Process Engineer to our team. This job opportunity is based in Morgan Hill, CA with our newly acquired LDMOS and GaN fab (formerly part of Infineon). You will be part of Wolfspeed’s RF-power packaging production group and supporting our Process/Equipment Engineering Group.
Due to ITAR Regulations, this role must be filled by a US Citizen or a Green Card holder.
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?
- Work in process sustaining in the back end responsible for yield and efficiency improvement on either or both Die Attach and/or Wire bond process or any assembly process assigned by Management.
- Work in identifying process weaknesses, propose solution, drive project and follow through until completion/implementation with minimum supervision.
- Design, evaluate and qualify tools or jigs for use in production.
- Define and optimize critical process parameters through the employment of DoE.
- Lead Production, Equipment and QA Groups in solving line issues using the 8D methodology.
- Interface with R&D, package and process development in the qualification and ramp up of new packages, processes or materials in production.
- Implement cost saving projects in production.
- Guide technicians in the proper equipment repair/sustaining of assembly machines.
- Lead projects with the aim of improving machine utilization through the use of MTBF/MTBA and downtime trend analysis methods.
- Employ engineering methods such as SPC, FMEA, Pareto Analysis, Control Charts, and Poka Yoke.
- Identify critical and non-critical spares for major equipment in production.
- Repair of machine downtime issues if needed.
- Generate or improve work instructions, operating instruction, machine set-up instructions used in production.
What you need for success:
- Must be a US Citizen or a Green Card Holder due to ITAR regulations.
- Minimum BS degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Electromechanical Engineering, or relevant mix of education and years of experience.
- Experience in the field of Process or Equipment engineering, Package or Process Development or in Product Engineering in a high technology / high volume manufacturing environment.
- Technician or Engineering level experience in Semiconductor industry.
- Hands on engineering experience as this role will work in front of the tool most of the time (at least 80%).
- Ability to provide good quality results under pressure and in a timely manner.
- Highly motivated and must be able to work with minimum supervision.
- Good analytical and problem solving, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Familiar with engineering methods such as FMEA, SPC, Pareto Analysis, Control Charts, Poka Yoke, 8D methodology and DoE.
- Familiar with back end manufacturing process such as Die Attach, Wire Bond, Forming, Seal, Laser mark, Tape and Reel.
Preferred Skill set:
- 5+ years of experience in the field of Process or Equipment engineering, Package or Process Development or in Product Engineering in a high technology / high volume manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with programming languages or vision software programming a plus including Python and MatLAB.
- Experience with all of the following engineering methods: FMEA, SPC, Pareto Analysis, Control Charts, Poka Yoke, 8D methodology and DoE.