Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.
Our R&D Power Module Process Engineer is responsible for evaluating, developing, and optimizing semiconductor module production processes, with a strong focus on IGBT modules. This role requires deep hands-on experience across module manufacturing steps, problem identification, and process isolation. The engineer will play a key role in establishing, troubleshooting, and potentially leading an independent production-lab sequence.
About the Position:
1. Evaluate and analyze manufacturing processes to ensure performance, quality, and reliability
2. Diagnose, isolate, and troubleshoot process deviations when necessary
3. Apply different analytical and evaluation techniques to address various production problems
4. Test semiconductor chips (IGBT) and identify both process-related and chip-related issues
5. Understand and manage the full sequence of module process flow
6. Handle and evaluate soldering processes, including defect analysis and optimization
7. Perform and support wire-bonding processes and assess bond quality and reliability
8. Propose alternative processes, materials, or methods to improve yield and reliability
9. Take ownership of setting up and running a production-lab sequence independently
10. Work in a highly practical, hands-on manner within the production environment
About You:
11. Bachelor’s Degree with proven Hands-on experience in IGBT module processes
12. Strong understanding of semiconductor module manufacturing processes
13. Practical knowledge of soldering techniques and failure mechanisms
14. Experience with wire-bonding processes and related reliability concerns
15. Ability to analyze process flows and identify root causes of defects
16. Familiarity with multiple diagnostic and evaluation techniques
17. Strong problem-solving mindset with a practical, hands-on approach
18. Team-oriented, respectful, and collaborative
Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values – Respect, Customer Focus, Agility, Collaboration – support us in our mission to improve the safety, reliability, and performance of our customers’ products that use electrical energy.
We are an equal-opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference – everywhere, every day.
We offer a variety of benefits, competitive salary, bonuses, flexible working hours, hybrid work as well as development opportunities like internal Lean Six Sigma Certification.
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