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Principal Reliability Engineer

Santa Clara, CA, US💼 Full-time💰 $142,220–$213,000🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-26

Core

Define strategy and execute qualification and reliability testing for new semiconductor products across Data Center, Custom Compute, and Enterprise businesses.

Role type

Principal Reliability Engineer (Semiconductor)

Builds

Qualification hardware (HTOL, HAST boards) and robust execution of reliability test plans for advanced chips.

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing, reliability engineering, and data infrastructure hardware.

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

semiconductor stress testing methodology, IC fabrication and packaging process knowledge, failure analysis, project planning and scheduling, vendor management for testing, statistical analysis of reliability data, high-speed analog device testing.

Preferred skills

knowledge of failure mechanisms in Silicon/Packaging, FMEA process and risk assessment, data analysis software tools (JMP, Minitab).

Technologies

HTOL, HAST, TC, ESD, LU, CMOS, Bi-CMOS, JEDEC, AEC, Telcordia standards.

Responsibilities

Define qualification strategy and prepare plans, build qualification schedules, design and verify qualification hardware, drive execution of reliability testing, manage reliability suppliers/subcontractors, support new vendor qualification and design changes, write qualification reports, drive failure analysis activities.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC

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