CareerPlan

Staff Failure Analysis Engineer - Advanced Packaging Technologies

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time$141k–$212k2026-09-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead the development and enablement of FA test interfaces, advanced socketing, and thermal management solutions to support Electrical Fault Isolation (EFI) for Qualcomm's diverse product portfolio.

Role type

Staff Failure Analysis Engineer (Hardware)

Builds

Custom sockets, carrier boards, and thermal management solutions for FA testing environments.

Domain

Semiconductor hardware engineering / Advanced packaging

Required skills

Hardware design, FA test interface enablement, socketing technologies, thermal management solutions, electrical analysis, hardware specifications, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Hands-on hardware design experience, signal integrity knowledge, complex SoC support, thermal analysis techniques

Technologies

ATE-based testing, platform-based testing, Silicon on Dock (SOD), high-TDP devices

Responsibilities

Lead FA test interface enablement across Mobile, Compute, Automotive, Networking, and AR/VR platforms; Proactively plan, develop, and deploy FA-specific hardware such as custom sockets and carrier boards; Define and optimize socket and interface variants for FA test scenarios; Design, evaluate, and deploy thermal management solutions for high-power devices; Utilize thermal and electrical analysis tools to assess performance and reliability; Develop detailed hardware specifications and collaborate with internal teams and suppliers; Partner with Design, Product Engineering, Yield, and Reliability teams; Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and packaging trends.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC