CareerPlan

Staff IC Packaging Engineer - Mechanical Simulation

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-10-20 → 2026-11-10

Core

Develop mechanical FEA models and perform stress/mechanical analysis for IC package designs and failure prediction using ANSYS APDL and Workbench.

Role type

Staff IC mechanical simulation engineer (packaging)

Builds

IC chipsets and advanced packaging technologies

Domain

Semiconductor / IC microelectronic packaging

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Finite Element Analysis (FEA), ANSYS APDL, ANSYS Workbench, sub-modeling, contact analysis, non-linear analysis, material characterization, solder joint reliability (SJR) prediction, chip package interaction (CPI) analysis, warpage analysis, design of experiments (DOE), thermo-mechanical behavior analysis

Preferred skills

PhD in Mechanical/Materials/Electrical Engineering, 6+ years FEA experience, 3+ years ANSYS experience, 4+ years semiconductor packaging experience, AI tools for simulation workflows

Technologies

ANSYS APDL, ANSYS Workbench

Responsibilities

Develop mechanical FEA models, maintain APDL macros/workflows, establish FEA methodologies for test correlation, perform stress/mechanical analysis for IC package designs, conduct failure prediction, execute warpage/stress analysis, predict solder joint reliability, simulate package assembly processes, analyze chip package interaction (CPI)

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC