Location: Durham, NC

Relocation: Yes

Travel: Minimal

Position Responsibilities:

Would you like to be a part of a fast-paced company that is a profitable, diversified, world-class company (not a start-up) in a very exciting and high growth market? This company is located in an area that is a recent "Best Place for Business and Careers" winner with excellent cost of living, (housing, taxes, etc.), making it a very desirable community on the east coast.

Our client is a market-leading innovator and manufacturer of semiconductors. Their customers range from consumer products manufacturers to defense-related Federal agencies. The market opportunities for their chips and packaged devices are positioned to explode over the next ten years.

The Process Engineer - Probe is an individual contributor who may also manage a few support technicians. This engineer will be responsible for ownership of wafer probers and test equipment and will be part of a team that tests a broad range of products in high volumes.

Key Responsibilities:

• 24x7 process and equipment ownership. Includes HW and SW
• Process improvement and development through carefully designed experimentation and implementation of process control and monitoring techniques
• Yield improvement through identification and elimination of yield limiters
• Insure complete process documentation and QS9000 compliance (FMEAs, Gage RnR and operation procedures)
• Mentoring, coaching, and training of process technicians
• Must have a "whatever it takes" attitude to get the job done (This may mean working 60 hours per week, weekends, nights, etc.)
• Must be a self-starter, highly motivated, able to manage projects with minimal guidance

Qualification and Experience Requirements:

• BS in Mechanical, Chemical, Materials Science or Electrical engineering or 5 years wafer probe experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to identity manufacturing improvements, manage change and implement solutions
• Permanent residency / Green Card required
• Experience with SPC and experimental design
• Knowledge of and experience with MS Access and Excel
• Excellent computer skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of mechanical design and machining
• Extensive wafer probe or semiconductor test is a plus
• Computer programming experience
• Knowledge of and experience with SAS JMP

Interested in this opportunity?

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AGORA Consulting Bio:

AGORA Consulting is a Colorado Springs based search firm providing executive search and selection services to clients locally, nationally and internationally. We are a boutique firm with an extensive network in the high tech business community. We have placed executives with Fortune 500 clients and start-ups from California to New York with clients in Canada, France and South Africa. Our philosophy is to partner with an organization to surface and present the best available talent based on the specifications outlined by an organization's leadership.

We believe our greatest strength is our involvement with and commitment to our clients. We strive to provide timely response to client's needs. We work closely with our clients to build strong relationships and provide exceptional service that exceed their expectations.

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