Staff Failure Analysis Engineer
Core
Conduct in-depth root cause analysis on semiconductor products to improve product quality, yield, and customer satisfaction.
Role type
Staff Failure Analysis Engineer
Builds
Semiconductor products for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing and failure analysis
Required skills
Root cause analysis, bench characterization, schematic interpretation, layout analysis, deprocessing techniques, non-destructive testing, image-based fault isolation, wet chemistry, mechanical polishing, plasma etching
Preferred skills
SEM, EDS/EDX, FIB, analog/mixed-signal IC architecture knowledge, AEC-Q100/JEDEC standards, 8D/5 Whys methodologies
Technologies
Cadence Virtuoso, GDS viewers, oscilloscopes, SMUs, power supplies, multimeters, X-ray, SAM, PEM/EMMI, OBIRCh
Responsibilities
Isolate and identify failure mechanisms using advanced analytical techniques, collaborate with cross-functional teams including Design and Foundry Operations, report on failure mechanisms to engineering and non-technical stakeholders
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC