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Engineering Technician

Wolfspeed · Fayetteville, AR

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Level
Engineer
Team
Manufacturing
Degree
Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked
2+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
2 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level manufacturing role at Wolfspeed (industrial) in Fayetteville, AR.

They ask for
2+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names
5S, Root cause

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Manufacturing Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $96k–$138k.

Median of the low and high ends of 494 live postings that list pay, out of 1579 manufacturing engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Arkansas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 14 other live manufacturing postings in Arkansas.

Experience asked
Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Lean 47%
  • Six Sigma 40%
  • Automation 40%
  • ✓ Root cause 33%
  • ✓ Team leadership 27%
  • AutoCAD 27%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 2+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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Here’s the Gist (1-2 sentences to summarize the role)

Failure analysis laboratory technician in Fayetteville, AR. Individual will provide support for customer returns, new product introduction and continual improvement for Wolfspeed SiC-based MOSFETs and Schottky diode die, discretes, and power modules, and customer-built power modules. Perform electrical testing, nondestructive imaging, deprocessing, cross section and fault location to identify root cause of failure and collaborate with teams to drive solutions. Individual will assist Failure Analysis Engineer on site

The Day-to-Day (4-5 bullet points about what this person is responsible for):

  • ◆Supports engineering activities such as design, test, check-out, modification, fabrication and assembly of prototype electro mechanical systems, experimental design circuitry, laser/light transmission devices or specialized test equipment.
  • ◆Applications may include electronic circuits, photonics and logic systems. Works from schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions, layouts or defined plans to perform testing, checkout and trouble-shooting functions
  • ◆Performs operational test and fault isolation on systems and equipment. Assists in determining methods or actions to remedy malfunctions. Assists in the design, construction, test and check-out of test equipment. Uses manufacturing, test, development or diagnostic equipment, including, but not limited to, test programs, oscilloscopes, signal generators and specialized test apparatus.
  • ◆Develop electrical test, chemical de-processing, CSAM cross-section/polishing processes and write controlled document procedures. Support lab chemical hygiene and waste disposal, safety, ESD prevention, 5S, tool ownership, and best practices.
  • ◆Work with lab technician and engineer and collaborate Durham and Fayetteville failure analysis teams.

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements) (3-5 base

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At Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way.

We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.

  • •Enjoy doing things that people say can’t be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do.
  • •Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them.
  • •Working parent? We provide childcare assistance and paid parental leave.
  • •Student? We offer continuing education assistance.
  • •Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach.

to be able to perform the job)

  • •2-year degree or better in physics, chemistry, materials science or engineering (electrical, chemical or materials) or related field or equivalent working experience in fa lab
  • •Working knowledge of semiconductor process technology and device functionality
  • •Great soft skills including technical writing, verbal communication, technical presentations, critical thinking, multi-tasking, flexibility with rapidly changing priorities, collaborating with remote teams, sense of urgency, accountability and ownership
  • •Able to work in the lab in close proximity with others and be on your feet for up to 8 hours per day. Comfortable performing chemical, mechanical and high voltage electrical processes.

Preferred experience (I’m not sure if this should go into the req or not?):

  • •2+ years’ hands-on experience in electrical component failure analysis including techniques such as CSAM, hotspot, de-processing (chemical, laser and/or plasma), mechanical cross section / polish, SEM and EDX (alternatively, experience with similar processes in wafer fabrication or packaging facility, or for cleaning or etching, may also be beneficial)
  • •2+ years’ hands-on experience or at least working knowledge in micro-electronic semiconductor devices and assembly/packaging (discretes and power modules)
  • •Chemical handling and general laboratory procedures
  • •Hands-on electrical testing of semiconductor device components such as MOSFETs and Schottky diodes; SiC highly preferred
  • •Supervisory or project leadership experience.

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation and other protected status as required by law.

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