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Cree is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst within our LED Financial Operations group at our global headquarters in Durham, NC. This Financial Analyst position will report to the Factory Controller for the Durham campus, and will perform a variety of duties, primarily focused on budgeting and forecasting activities for all Materials and LED Chips manufacturing sites in Durham, NC and China. This role also includes the related financial reporting responsibilities for Cree’s Materials and Chips Business Units and those internal client service protocols associated with those responsibilities.
What can Cree do for you?
- Opportunity to be a key strategic contributor from the ground up
- Invaluable experience with an innovation leader, poised for success
- Potential for upward mobility in a thriving organization
- High visibility in $1+ billion company
What can you do for Cree
- Support the Durham Factory Controller throughout the quarterly budgeting and monthly forecasting processes
- Obtain and verify key budgeting data and assumptions, using these inputs in various budgeting and forecasting systems, including forecasted cost calculations
- Prepare monthly/quarterly departmental expense data analysis, including budget to actual spend analysis for manufacturing and non-manufacturing departments, preparing any necessary correcting journal entries.
- Build and maintain financial models in support of Factory Operations, including cost roadmaps, factory labor models, ROI analyses, and valuation models in support of strategic initiatives
- Support the Factory Controller with explanations of revenue/margin variations to history, budget, and/or outlook by product, geographic region, and customer
- Research ad hoc budgeting/forecasting requests to support Finance, Global Operations, Marketing, and Research & Development functions
- Prepare and maintain other regular financial and operating reports as deemed necessary
- Identify strategic opportunities to improve the business units’ and the Company’s operational and financial performance, provide analysis to support those recommendations, and work to implement necessary changes to achieve success
- Work with other team members and groups to gain efficiencies and implement process improvements
What you need for success:
- BS/BA degree in Finance or Accounting
- 5+ years of experience in Accounting & Finance roles
- Advanced Microsoft Access and Excel skills
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- MS degree in Finance or Accounting
- CPA or CMA
- Experience with Oracle
- Cost accounting and/or experience in a manufacturing environment
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In order to expand the GaN HEMT technology offerings, Wolfspeed’s RF R&D group is looking to hire a Process Development Engineer with focus on Process Integration, Thin Film, Etch and Photolithography. The engineer will have a solid understanding of the semiconductor processing and he/she will be able to develop novel processes that will advance Wolfspeed’s GaN HEMT technology. We are looking for a technically creative person, highly motivated individual, who is excited to work in a dynamic environment.
Due to ITAR regulations, this role must be filled by a US Citizen or a Green Card Holder.
What can we do for you?
- Join and organization that is the leader in GaN telecom space.
- Have hands on impact on the new Wolfspeed products.
- Be a part of creating new technology being introduced into industry including helping to define how 5G network is going to operate 5-10 years from now.
What can you do for our company?
- Own various GaN HEMT R&D projects in the fab, develop unit processes and oversee engineering lot fabrication.
- Monitor and drive improvements in yield, cycle time, and long term reliability for GaN production.
- Hold lot and low yielding lot disposition and product movement needed to meet revenue goals.
- Perform process experiments for yield improvements and to segment and identify yield detractors.
- Operation of electronic test equipment and utilization of computer software tools for data analysis.
- Document manufacturing process flows, requiring clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Documentation includes travelers, control plan, process flow spec, inspection requirements, and split lot instructions.
- Perform independently on routine assignments. Must be able to follow specific instructions to perform tasks that require a higher knowledge of engineering techniques in supporting GaN production requirements.
- Routine chart and data review for performance of production material.
- Mentoring, coaching and training of process technicians and operators.
- This position requires significant cleanroom time working in conjunction with Fab sustaining engineers.
What you need for success:
- Candidate must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics or other relevant Physical Science major.
- Semiconductor Industry experience in a production environment.
- Modern data analysis skills such as JMP and Excel.
- High level understanding and experience with Statistical Process Control.
- Able and willing to support 24/7 projects as needed.
- Must have a positive, professional, energetic, can-do attitude.
- Organization skills, the ability to multi-task and set priorities to meet goals in a fast-paced environment.
- Flexible goal setting mindset
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills and the ability to work in a team environment are imperative for this employee.
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Demonstrated understanding of the science and technology needed to fabricate semiconductor devices including ion implantation, oxide growth, diffusion, photolithography, wet and dry etch, thin film deposition and metal deposition.
- Good working knowledge of semiconductor device physics.
- Understanding of Failure analysis techniques (FIB, STEM, SIMS, EDS) to support root cause understanding of yield detractors.
- Ability to manage, in parallel, multiple technical tasks with different requirements and timelines.
- Familiarity with ANOVA, DOE principles, SPC techniques, JMP software, JMP scripting, Klarity, SQL.
- Coding experience.
- Experience in process integration or process development in a semiconductor fab.
- Semiconductor processing experience related to III-V or GaN RF power devices.
- RF test experience will be a large plus.
- Good understanding of semiconductor device fabrication, assembly, package and test.
- Must have ability to work effectively and take initiative with little continuous direct supervision.
- Ability to handle sudden changes in daily priorities.
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Cree Inc. Inc.
Job Description
Job Title: Powder Painter 7502N. Painter II
Department: Finishing Department
Reports To: Production Supervisor
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Prepared By: Todd Standiford
Effective Date: 3/21/2017
Shifts:
- 1st shift- 6:00am – 2:30pm
Summary: Tends powder paint equipment that coats product or material with paints by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Operates powder booth that coat products and materials with paints.
- Regulates temperatures of powder coating cure oven.
- Monitors and corrects quality of finished parts.
- Processes required paperwork for ISO 9000 certification.
- Cleans powder booths, ovens, cooling chambers, conveyor, hoses and nozzles, spray guns and powder room.
- Perform color changes.
- Makes minor repairs to equipment.Supervisory Responsibilities:
- N/A
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Qualification Requirements:
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 GED required.
- Reading and writing ability.
- Minimum six months on line to learn parts.
- Minimum one year on the job training.
Work Ethic:
Must have a strong work ethic, high attention to quality, sense of urgency, and organizational and communication skills. Must be a team player and be able to take directions from Supervisor, Paint Team Lead and Senior Painter.
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.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Uses paint drum dolly to move paint drums weighing up to 300 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
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 essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts: and high, precarious places, varying temperatures and vibration.
The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud. Hearing protection is required along with use of air hoods or respirators.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
N/A
Language Skills:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
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Summary:
CREE's Global Operations has an opening for a Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Technician Position. The primary focus of this position will be to work on a team of engineers, maintenance personnel and production technicians to support production functions in the Surface Prep department.
This is a 12-hour night shift position.
Responsibilities:
- Performs Electro-mechanical root cause troubleshooting of a variety of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
- Disassembles, repairs and reassembles equipment according to operating manuals, schematics and blueprints.
- Perform routine equipment maintenance tasks (cleaning, calibration, or routine service).
- Utilize the computerized maintenance management systems for inventory control and work scheduling.
- Handle chemicals to replenish system resources.
- Assist in development of maintenance procedures and best-known methods.
- Understand tool performance metrics and routinely review with shift team members.
- Actively participate in project activities as assigned.
- Attend scheduled training sessions.
- Provide communication to all support team members by following proper escalation procedures
- Backfill team member absences with overtime as required.
- Demonstrate success in tool ownership in a 24x7 manufacturing environment. 24hr pager coverage required.
- Exhibit and mandate safe working and housekeeping practices to the team.
- Foster teamwork and support team-building activities
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associates degree in EE or related military experience.
- 3 years of manufacturing experience, preferable semiconductor
- Good manual dexterity and mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a larger team of technicians.
- Motivated and willing to work hard to help company succeed.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Able to work 12 hours shifts in a fast-paced environment
- Must be a team player.
- Must have a flexible work schedule and the ability to work overtime on short notice
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Job Summary
CREE's Global Operations team is seeking a Mechanical Technician. As a member of the Crystal Growth Equipment team, the person in this role will be responsible for performing equipment startup, modifications, upgrades, troubleshooting and maintenance on production and R&D systems. This role will interact directly with process engineering and other groups to meet department and Cree goals. Successful candidates will have a strong team mentality and strong communication skills. Candidates working in this area must exhibit and mandate safe working practices. This role will also be responsible for a diverse mixture of activities with a strong emphasis on hands-on mechanical assembly, high vacuum systems, and light electrical work.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide equipment support to improve tool performance
- Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions (to board level in some cases), determine corrective actions, and implement these actions
- Performs electrical or mechanical troubleshooting to determine problems in non-functioning electro-mechanical equipment used in the manufacturing process
- Dismantles, adjusts, repairs and assembles equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, operating or repair manuals, rough sketches or drawings
- Uses test and diagnostic equipment to perform checkouts
- Rebuilds manufacturing equipment as required
- Provide flexibility for 7 X 24 technical support for critical ongoing projects, installations, and repairs
What you need for success:
- Associates degree in an engineering or technology discipline or equivalent military experience
- Strong hands-on based mechanical aptitude; using common hand and power tools, good vacuum practices, and attention to detail
- Mechanical background - because of the uniqueness of the equipment, candidates will not possess prior experience on Cree’s specific equipment
- Basic knowledge of electrical systems
- Ability to read and understand electrical wiring, block, and schematic diagrams
- Ability and desire to learn new fields of discipline
- Experience with MS Office Excel
Preferred Skills:
- Knowledge of vacuum and gas delivery systems
- Working knowledge of advanced electrical and electronic systems
- Relevant direct hand’s on experience or education in a related high technology field
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CREE's Global Operations team has an opening for a Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Technician Position. The primary focus of this position will be to work on a team of engineers, maintenance personnel and production technicians to support production functions.
This is a 12-hour night shift position.
Responsibilities:
- Performs Electro-mechanical root cause troubleshooting of a variety of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
- Disassembles, repairs and reassembles equipment according to operating manuals, schematics and blueprints.
- Perform routine equipment maintenance tasks (cleaning, calibration, or routine service).
- Utilize the computerized maintenance management systems for inventory control and work scheduling.
- Handle chemicals to replenish system resources.
- Assist in development of maintenance procedures and best-known methods.
- Understand tool performance metrics and routinely review with shift team members.
- Actively participate in project activities as assigned.
- Attend scheduled training sessions.
- Provide communication to all support team members by following proper escalation procedures
- Backfill team member absences with overtime as required.
- Demonstrate success in tool ownership in a 24x7 manufacturing environment. 24hr pager coverage required.
- Exhibit and mandate safe working and housekeeping practices to the team.
- Foster teamwork and support team-building activities
Minimum Requirements:
- Associates degree in EE or related military experience.
- At Least 3 year of manufacturing experience, preferable semiconductor
- Good manual dexterity and mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a larger team of technicians.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Able to work 12 hours shifts in a fast-paced environment
- Must be a team player
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Regional Sales Manager – South Central Region (TX)
Cree is seeking a Regional Sales Manager – South Central Region to initiate, develop and maintain a relationship with agents, specifiers, distributors and vertical market customers in the Commercial/Industrial marketplace that will result in sales growth of Cree Lighting Products. This position will have responsibility of working in the region, which includes training of customers and end users, sales forecasting for the region and day-to-day sales activity in the region, involvement in RFPs, resolving problems, and developing and implementing sales plans. Travel requirements for this position could be at times up to 60% or more.
What can Cree do for you?
- Opportunity to be a key strategic contributor from the ground up
- Invaluable experience with an innovation leader, poised for success
- Great potential for upward mobility in a thriving organization
- Chance to showcase your acquired knowledge in roadway sales management
- High visibility in one of Cree’s most strategic sales channels
What can you do for Cree?
- Establish a contact list, grading and roll out program for the region
- Increase the specification and sales of our lighting products within the region
- Utilize our internal support structure to facilitate the RSM efforts
- Support the effort of vertical sales channels as needed
- Communicate regularly with our internal support group with such items such as: activity, list management follow up necessities, account management, lead generation and/or other items determined by the VP Sales
What you need for success:
- Four year college degree or university program certificate or more than five years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Strong technical background.
- Experience with LED lighting and the Lighting Industry
- Strong preference for the candidate to be located in Texas
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Cree is looking to add a Research Scientist to our High Brightness and Video LED Products group in Raleigh/Durham, NC. As a member of the Cree R&D team, you will support Cree’s leadership in the development and improvement of 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 a functional understanding of UL and Energy Star metrics, and ensure the adherence of new products to these and other certification requirements.
You will be working with a team of scientists, engineers, and technicians to drive the revolution in developing next generation LED technologies and coordinating the transfer of these products into production.
What can Cree do for you?
- Allow you to work in a cross functional role within our LED Products R&D group
- Offer the opportunity to gain diversified development experience working on multiple projects
- Ability to directly influence our next generation of LED products
- High visibility role with potential for upward mobility in a thriving organization
- Provide exposure to development support of a 24/7 international operation
What can you do for Cree?
This role will immerse you in a fast-paced R&D environment managing one or more projects concurrently working with teams both domestic and abroad, requiring you to adapt and learn new skills and techniques quickly. You would be expected to apply strong written and oral communication skills to summarize data and communicate findings quickly and clearly. You will be able to identify opportunities to bring your own unique skill sets into the fold in solving problems through hands-on equipment work, data analysis, or technical design.
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 experience as well as to those who have demonstrated semiconductor processing ability.
What you need for success:
- PhD in Materials Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or other relevant technical degree. New or recent graduates are encouraged to apply
- Strong hands-on based aptitude is required
- Self-starter with a strong work ethic, able to manage projects with minimal guidance
- Passion to ‘do whatever-it-takes’ to make things happen
- Thrive in a high-pressure, deadline-oriented atmosphere
Preferred Qualifications:
- Compound semiconductor processing experience, particularly optoelectronic materials
- 0-5 years’ experience in the semiconductor industry in a manufacturing or R&D capacity
- Strong working knowledge of SPC and DOE principles and methods
- Experience with databases and data analysis tools (SQL, Access, JMP, Excel, etc.)
- Project management experience
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Strategic Account Manager - INDUSTRIAL
We currently have an opening for a Strategic Accounts Manager - Industrial within our Sales group. This position is located in the CENTRAL REGION. The primary objective of this role is to drive aggressive revenue growth through solicitation and growth of new and existing Cree Lighting Customers.
What can our company do for you?
Our Strategic Account business is going through a period of impressive growth. We have a growing and ever evolving product line that positions Cree as a premier lighting brand in the industry. We continue to deliver superior products to the market and our roadmap for the future is very promising. Aside from world-class products, Cree offers a work environment that is fast paced and competitive without the organizational politics that you will find in other organizations. We work as a team always for the betterment of our customers.
What can you do for our company?
The primary focus of this position is the development and management of Cree Lighting, Strategic Account, Industrial end-user customers. Additionally, this position will be responsible for the management of multiple strategic account distributor relationships, as they relate to end-user business.
- Demonstration of a consistent track record of achieving and exceeding Cree Lighting sales and profit targets for the Industrial market vertical.
- Sales with key Strategic Accounts will be kept clearly in focus and on track.
- Develop annual business plans for each Strategic Account end user and National Account distributors supported by hard revenue targets.
- Track and communicate competitive factors, trends, issues and opportunities at regional and national levels.
- Build and maintain a strong business pipeline of Fortune 1000 caliber industrial clients and relentlessly pursue opportunities to broaden our markets. This requires focusing on growing business with current customers and pursuing new customers.
- Identify and book strategic opportunities that will flatten seasonality trends within the lighting market.
- Maintain Salesforce.com records completely and accurately ensuring proper coordination with factory production.
- Establish productive, professional and consultative relationships with key personnel in assigned customer accounts and with associated channel partners. Identify customer pain points and translate these into opportunities for Cree.
- Coordinate the involvement of company personnel, including support, service, and management resources, to meet account performance objectives and customers’ expectations. Work closely with Customer Service Representatives to ensure customer satisfaction and problem resolution.
- Lead solution development efforts that best address customer needs, while coordinating the involvement of all necessary company and client personnel.
- Coordination of customer purchases through existing or new distributors and contractors.
- Understand and leverage relationships with key existing and future Cree distributors.
What you need for success:
- An existing and strong book of business either through your distribution or end user experiences to this point in your career. Industrial focused experience and client base is HIGHLY preferred
- Demonstrated confident, hunter mentality sales approach with ability to build and maintain positive relationships that align with Cree’s values
- Strong problem solving and conflict management skills
- Ability to act as a trusted advisor to customers’ managerial teams and sales teams with a willingness to challenge the status quo when necessary
- A sound technical lighting aptitude for lamps, luminaires and related controls with a well-formed business and financial acumen as it relates to industrial marketplace
- A selfless team player mentality with the ability to balance personal goals with those of the broader organization
- Ability to seamlessly transition from strategic to tactical conversations as necessary
- Ability to forge positive working relationships and alliances with others within Cree or with partners to get things done
- 8+ years of sales and management experience (National/Strategic Accounts) in the lighting industry or with Industrial / Commercial distributor with a lighting related focus
- Demonstrated history of key account sales/business development success
- Computer skills - Outlook, Excel, Internet Research, PowerPoint & Salesforce.com
- Excellent presentation and written communication skills
- This position requires travel nationwide between 50% - 75% of the time and the ability to work remote with limited supervision
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- 5+ years of Senior Sales Management responsibilities of/for Industrial National Account distribution.
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RF / Microwave Technician (5G RF Solutions)
Wolfspeed is Cree's Power & Radio Frequency (RF) business and one of the world's leading suppliers of gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) technology and products. Our business is growing rapidly and we are hiring an MCM Layout Engineer to join our team responsible for developing RF solutions for the 5G cellular infrastructure market.
What Wolfspeed can do for you:
You will be part of a strong technical team that values agility, contribution, and enjoying work. You will work directly with technology that will significantly impact the future of transportation, energy and communications. Our broad portfolio in growing markets provides stability and opportunity for personal growths and experience. Our growth oriented business model allows opportunities for mobility within the company.
What you can do for Wolfspeed:
As part of the 5G m-MIMO Development team you will you will work with and support RF Designers, optimization trouble shooting and characterization of SiP / multi-chip modules and the associated RF evaluation boards. You will support documentations for characterization of RF modules. As such, you will be an integral part of the post design process and you will be responsible for supporting the product development actives in the RF Lab.
What you need for success:
- Highly experienced in performing routine RF measurements using Network analyzers, Spectrum analyzers, power meters, etc. Measurements include, but not limited to S-parameters, RF large signal measurements:
- Knowledge of testing RF active circuits such as amplifiers and understanding of analog circuits is desired.
- Highly experienced in soldering and assembling passive and active components.
- Ability to work with outside vendors to develop supporting mechanicals and electrical evaluation boards
- Must have assembly experience.
- Experience with drafting tools Auto-CAD tools.
- Open to learn new skills and be ready to work in an agile environment
- Able to tune and troubleshoot without supervision
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention for details
- Able to work on multiple tasks and expedite tasks
- Ability to work well in a team.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, result oriented growth business with a start-up mentality.
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This Manufacturing Engineer position is a cross-functional position between engineering and planning that fills an essential role in the day-to-day operations of the factory as well as long term growth projects. This individual must be very detail oriented and will work closely with other members of the planning, production control, engineering, customer service and marketing teams in the Wolfspeed Power and RF business.
What Cree Can 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 technology
- Ability to voice opinions in an environment where direct communication is encouraged
What You Can Do For Cree:
- Understand end customer requirements and align the production line for predictable deliveries
- Assess progress in line and propose changes to plan to mitigate issues
- Work with Operations to improve material flow efficiency
- Coordinate with Sustaining Engineering to maximize yield and minimize costs
- Support the implementation and continuous improvement of systems for daily, monthly and long-range plans
- Maintain customer order acknowledgments
- Respond to Customer Service requests for schedule changes and returns
- Investigate and initiate root cause analysis for any delivery shortfalls
- Managing inventory levels to support a vertically integrated supply chain
What You Need For Success:
- Candidate must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder)
- BS Engineering, Science, Business, Operations Management or related field
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Self-starter with strong personal work ethic
- Ability to support a 24x7 manufacturing environment
- Extensive experience in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Engineering or MBA in supply chain or related field
- Experience with databases and data analysis tools (SQL, JMP, VBA, etc)
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Job Description
We are looking to hire a Semiconductor Manufacturing Technician to work with a team of engineers, technicians; maintenance, and production to sustain wafer fabrication processes for LED chip products.
This opening is for a 12 hour night position.
What can Cree do for you?
- This role will allow you to gain experience in the semiconductor industry.
- This opportunity is a great entry point into our organization
- Ability to directly work with and assist engineers and scientists.
What can you do for Cree?
- Work closely with a team of Process Sustaining Engineers
- Set up and complete designed experiments
- Perform data collection and analysis
- Initiate inspections and dispositions of manufactured products
- Perform characterization of manufactured products
- Summarize and communicate findings accurately to engineering team and management
What you need for success
Successful candidates for this job should be:
- Willing to learn non-routine clean room processing
- Able to adjust to changing priorities and schedules
- Able to follow verbal and written work instructions
- Able to coordinate several tasks in multiple areas
- Able to stay focused on work without distraction
- Self-motivated to complete tasks and find new ones in a timely fashion
- Able to document work using existing databases
- A team player and be willing to work hard and carefully
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associates Degree in Engineering or Science OR at least 2 years of clean room experience
- At least 1 year of high-volume manufacturing experience
- Candidate must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder)
- Must have computer skills – able to navigate through directories/folders and use MS office applications
- Good manual dexterity
- Able to perform microscopic inspections for extended periods
- Able to work in clean room for extended periods
- Ability to work independently and as a part of a larger team of technicians
- Motivated and willing to work hard to help company succeed
- Must be able to work 12-hour shifts in a fast paced environment
- Must be a team player
- Must have a flexible work schedule and the ability to work overtime on short notice
Preferred Qualifications:
- BS degree in a relevant Engineering or Science Degree
- 3+ years experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment, preferably semiconductor
- Good communication skills, both written and oral
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The Logistics Specialist supports the strategy of the Procurement Organization under Global Operations. This position's primary responsibility is carrier contracting, carrier management, and data analysis to ensure the efficient operation of the company’s logistics network. The analyst will have a broad range of responsibilities that include all domestic and international inbound/outbound shipments, creating/maintaining company metrics, reporting and analysis, project management, and continuous improvement.
The ideal candidate can work autonomously, is self-motivated, detail oriented, and has developed strong analytical and interpersonal skills. A candidate is expected to support all logistics operations and will ultimately help drive improvement across all modes of transportation.
What can Cree do for you?
- Encouraged to think innovatively in a dynamic environment
- Opportunity to work in a quickly evolving market at a leader in the industry
- Potential for upward mobility in a thriving organization
- High visibility in $1+ billion company
What can you do for Cree?
- Manage key transportation scorecards and improve carrier sourcing
- Develop and manage cost savings initiatives that drive continuous improvement in collaboration with internal & external business partners
- Lead and organize all activities involved in contract negotiations and RFP’s for LTL, FTL, Intermodal, Ocean, and Drayage carriers
- Generate weekly, monthly or ad hoc reporting or data modeling on key metrics and financial results to be shared with senior management
- Work closely with department manager in the development of monthly logistics presentations, annual budgets and other essential projects
- Develop reporting of estimated and actual costs to drive opportunities of cost improvement
- Play a significant role in the success of Cree’s supply chain
What you need for success:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Transportation
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Logistics role for a large global organization
- Proven success on data analysis, project recommendation and prioritization, continuous improvement execution and showcasing results
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially proficient in Excel
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
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The Customs and Trade Compliance Specialist will assist with all daily activities related to Cree’s import clearances to ensure compliance with all regulations. This individual will work closely with internal departments as well as external US Customs brokers and forwarders to ensure the accurate and efficient flow of shipments into the US. This role will fully support the Global Trade Compliance Manager in ensuring Cree’s imports and exports are handled in a world-class manner.
What can Cree do for you?
- Encouraged to think innovatively in a dynamic environment
- Opportunity to work in a quickly evolving market at a leader in the industry
- Potential for upward mobility in a thriving organization
- High visibility in $1+ billion company
What can you do for Cree?
- Interact with customs brokers, suppliers, and service providers to ensure consistency with defined import/export processes and full compliance for all transactions
- Provide support with Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) number classifications
- Resolve questions and provide information to custom brokers as needed for timely Customs clearance
- Establish and oversee internal audit processes to test compliance with internal policies as we as all applicable laws, regulations, and rules
- Support in the development and presentation of export related training materials
- Collaborate with cross-functional business units on key deliverables to mitigate risk and meet deadlines
- Establish working relationships across the organization
- Play a significant role in the success of Cree’s supply chain
What you need for success:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio)
- Thorough understanding of NAFTA and other global trade programs
- Working knowledge of HTS/commodity classification process and INCOTERMS
- Attention to detail and are accurate in execution of any task
- Ability to complete complex tasks in creative and effective ways
- Exceptional critical thinking skills
- Ability to work autonomously, with minimal direction, and are self-motivated and results-driven
- Ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams and international environment
- Excellent communication and effective interpersonal skills
- Excellent organization, presentation and writing skills
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Licensed Customs Broker Preferred
- Knowledge/experience working with freight forwarders and U.S. Customs brokers
- Experience with Customs Border Control
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Summary:
The Marketing Communications Specialist is responsible for the outbound marketing activities for Cree’s portfolio of LED components, including developing product positioning, managing advertising messages, driving social media content, creating marketing collateral and synchronizing product information across all sales channels. The individual in this role will utilize their marketing experience and understanding of market segments, products and competition to ensure that Cree’s products are correctly communicated to their target markets. The Product Marketing Manager will collaborate with the product managers, the rest of the product marketing team, the corporate marketing team, sales management and external vendors to maximize the success of Cree’s LED components.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop product and portfolio positioning that differentiates Cree’s LED components in key market segments
- Create the outbound marketing content during the launch of new products to be used by Cree’s sales channels around the world, including direct and distributor sales teams
- Create marketing collateral, such as brochures, email blasts and press releases, that communicate the value proposition of Cree’s products to customers
- Build and manage a content calendar that includes advertising placements, product launches and social media
- Develop and help deliver content to reach customers and prospects via in-person and online events, such as industry events, seminars and webinars
- Leverage the creative resources of external vendors to create demand for Cree’s products
- Optimize Cree’s online presence to drive product awareness and generate leads for the sales team
Required:
- 5+ years of B2B technical product marketing experience
- Mastery of Microsoft PowerPoint
- Ability to write strong copy
- Creative approach to presenting technical information in an attractive and organized manner
- Strong project management skills
- Self-starter with strong work ethic and ability to quickly grasp technical concepts
- Excellent people skills to interact with colleagues, cross functional teams and external vendors
Preferred:
- BS in Engineering with MBA
- 3+ years of marketing experience in a relevant industry, such as LEDs, General Lighting or semiconductor components
- Experience with Adobe InDesign or equivalent software
- Experience with managing web content, social media and/or marketing automation systems
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CREE's Global Operations team is seek an Industrial Engineer. This position will be a part of a Manufacturing Engineering team - supporting equipment installations, tool layouts, and capacity planning for Wolfspeed Fab and EPI departments.
What can our company do for you?
- Opportunity to own cross-departmental initiatives and improvements for high impact
- Potential for upward mobility in a thriving organization
- High visibility role
What can you do for our company?
The primary purpose of the Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer is to support Manufacturing Operations by performing the following duties:
- Develop and maintain time studies, capacity modeling, line balancing and ergonomic information to support a high-volume production line. Communicate regularly with management and other functional groups within Cree to ensure understanding of needs/problems in relation to industrial engineering projects.
- Create equipment layouts for new and relocated tool installations.
- Analyzes work force utilization, work center layout, material flows, production costs, process flow and production requirements to determine the most efficient utilization of personnel and equipment.
- Interact with other technical groups throughout Cree and elsewhere to exchange technical information and remain abreast of new developments in the field.
- Develop, monitor and report production metrics.
- Support of 24/7 manufacturing and participate in production planning.
- Acts as the Project Manager for Equipment installations and relocations, by working with Facility Engineering, Sustaining Engineering, Operations Managers, production personnel, Quality Control and peers to aid with design and implementation plans.
- Participates in LEAN manufacturing initiatives and support.
What you need for success:
- BS degree from a four-year college/university in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
- Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder
- 2-5 years’ prior engineering work experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Overall knowledge of industrial engineering to support fab capacity planning, resource utilization and lean manufacturing.
- High proficiency in the use of computer applications such as Excel, Word, AutoCAD, statistical analysis software, database creation and management. Experience with databases and data analysis tools (SQL, Access, JMP, VBA, etc.)
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent listening and interpersonal skills.
- High motivation with continuous drive for improvement.
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- MS degree from an accredited university in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering
- 2+ years semiconductor manufacturing experience in the Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering field
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Information Technology Intern
Our commitment to excellence doesn’t stop with our technology, it extends to the people we hire. When you join Cree, you’ll find yourself immersed in a culture similar to a startup environment – fast decision making, passionate people and constant innovation.
What can Cree do for you?
Cree offers an extensive 12-week internship program that aligns with our new hiring model and talent development strategy. Students who are a part of our internship program will develop knowledge and skills within their areas of interest while gaining insight across unit operations. Additionally, you will have the ability to apply academic concepts to real–world business challenges. Intern have the opportunity to be key strategic contributors from the ground up.
What can you do for Cree?
- Bring enthusiasm, creativity, and an open-mind to help strengthen our culture and build on our success
- Bring a fresh perspective to the challenges we face
- Learn from an experienced team
- Deepen your understanding of classroom concepts
- Gain real-world experience
What you need for success:
Enrollment in an accredited collegiate program
Rising Sophomore or Junior standing
Maintain a 2.5 GPA or above
Excellent communication skills, attendance and reliability
Relevant experience
Ability to work without sponsorship now or in the future
Detail oriented, organized, self-motivated with sense of ownership of area of responsibility
Familiar with basic IT fundamentals
Working knowledge of Windows 7, 10 and MS Office Suites
Pereferred Skills:
- Experience with HTML5, JavaScript and CSS (and libraries such as Node.js, React, Angular JS, etc.)
- Experience with object-oriented languages such as C#, C++ or Java
- Experience with relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or MySQL
- Experience with distributed or centralized version control systems such as Git, TFVC or Subversion
- Passionate and eager to learn
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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
CREE's Global Operations Team is seeking a highly motivated, independent, resourceful Equipment Maintenance Technician to support the Epitaxial Growth department. The primary purpose of this role is to maintain the accuracy and operation of the EPI Kong and Measurement process. Employee will be responsible for all equipment and process troubleshooting for a large variety of semiconductor toolsets.
This position is expected to work a 12-hour night shift.
What can we do for you?
As an equipment maintenance technician in probe, you will play a key part in upholding the data integrity at a critical step in the LED manufacturing process. This position works closely with the engineering department in the development of process improvements. In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop data analysis and script building skills as well as hands-on equipment experience.
What can you do for our company?
- Monitoring and performing corrective action in response to control charts
- Using critical thinking skills to troubleshoot individual electrical and mechanical failures
- Identifying areas of improvement and implementing modifications to the measurement process
- Maintaining calibration standards
- Performing regularly scheduled equipment maintenance tasks
- Communicating regularly with engineering and operations
What you need for success:
- AA degree is a technical field
- 0 - 2 years semiconductor manufacturing experience
- Ability to work with little supervision
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MS Excel and Access knowledge
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Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communications skills
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Must have demonstrated a high level of dependability
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Ability to work in a clean room environment
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Strong mechanical or electrical aptitude
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Must be able to pass a credit check for TPI certification
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- BS degree in a technical field or equivalent experience
- Previous experience with probers, RTAs, Wet Benches, or Metal Evaporators a plus
- JMP software experience
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Job Summary
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 needs a RF technician within the RF Technology Development team.
This job opportunity is based in Morgan Hill, CA
What can we 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 our company?
- RF technician will support engineering activities in an RF lab that develops cutting edge RF chips
- Perform measurements using semiconductor analyzer (DCIV-CVs…)
- Perform high power loadpull measurements
- Operate and calibrate RF test equipment: run calibration routines, SOLT, TRL and E-Cal
- Carry out and maintain testing schedule
- Evaluate standard RF devices, including but not limited to couplers, filters, duplexers, amplifiers, isolator
- Build RF test setups
- Maintain lab equipment and supplies
- Adhere to 5S and ESD standards always
What you need for success:
- AS or equivalent experience
- 5 years minimum in the RF engineering discipline
- Working experience with conventional lab RF test equipment Vector Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Sources, Pulse Generators, Power Meters, Oscilloscopes, and all RF test equipment
- Experience with setting up RF power test bench
- Familiar with industry standard Focus and Maury loadpull systems
- Familiar with GaN and/or LDMOS semiconductors
- US Citizen or Green Card holder
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Familiar with semiconductor analyzers
- Power amplifiers knowledge (classes of operations, Doherty, Outphasing).
Overview
Since our beginning 30 years ago, we have introduced innovative and disruptive solutions that enable a more efficient, productive and safer world. We continue our leadership in developing market-leading lighting-class LEDs, lighting products and semiconductor products for power and radio frequency (RF) applications. We believe in unlocking the power and potential of technology, enabling the world to do more with less. We aim to transform the way people experience light and are also leading the innovation of Power/RF products that move us toward a more energy efficient future.
Be part of our future and have a direct impact while working for an organization that provides a place to work alongside brilliant people, a competitive total rewards package, and a problem-solving culture. We invite you to apply if you feel we would be a good fit.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.