Failure Analysis Engineer
Core
Investigate optical, electrical, and mechanical failures in advanced optical transceiver products to identify root causes and drive corrective actions for AI supercomputing infrastructure.
Role type
Senior IC failure analysis engineer (optical transceivers)
Builds
Reliable high-speed optical interconnects for AI datacenters
Domain
Photonics / High-performance computing / Optical networking
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
fault isolation, Design of Experiments, root cause analysis, test infrastructure development, automation scripting, data analysis, device physics, analog/digital circuit analysis
Preferred skills
400G/800G/1.6T transceiver testing, MSA standards, OSA assembly knowledge, PCBA manufacturing processes, datacenter architecture
Technologies
test equipment, switches, production databases, OSA assemblies, PCBA
Responsibilities
Troubleshoot returned field units using schematics and test equipment; document test results and failure data; assess field risks based on failure modes; present reliability estimates to R&D and customers; develop test scripts for customer switches; bring up new test infrastructure.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC