Substrate Engineer

Job Title

Substrate Engineer

Role Summary

Work with Broadcom substrate subcontractors and internal cross-functional teams to manage packaging, manufacturing, yield, quality, and delivery for high-volume semiconductor devices. Provide NPI and production engineering support to mature new packaging technologies into high-volume manufacturing.

Experience Level

Mid-level. No explicit years-of-experience stated.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include engineering support for substrate manufacturing, supplier management, and continuous improvement.

• Manage and resolve packaging, manufacturing, yield, quality, and delivery issues with substrate subcontractors.
• Lead NPI activities and pre-production engineering to transition new products toward high-volume manufacturing (HVM).
• Perform risk assessment and drive process improvements for substrate production.
• Support production engineering to improve visual/mechanical yields and reduce cycle time.
• Work with cross-functional Broadcom teams to resolve interactive technical issues and advance new packaging technologies.
• Standardize on-site Best Known Methods (BKMs) and verify supplier compliance with Broadcom requirements.
• Drive capability enhancement and cost-reduction projects.
• Qualify new substrate suppliers and support transfers to HVM.

Requirements

Key qualifications and skills required for the role.

• Must-have: Experience with substrate manufacturing, packaging technologies, and working directly with subcontractors or suppliers in semiconductor device production.
• Must-have: Experience in NPI, pre-production engineering, risk assessment, and production/process improvement.
• Must-have: Proven ability to diagnose and resolve yield, quality, and delivery issues and to drive supplier qualification and HVM transfers.
• Must-have: Experience driving capability enhancements and cost-reduction projects in a manufacturing environment.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with packaging technology development and cross-functional engineering collaboration.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Broadcom

Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States

Broadcom is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company is known for its innovations in wireless and broadband communications, enabling a connected world.