Principal Engineer, Reliability
Core
Design, characterize, and analyze reliability test structures and failure mechanisms for semiconductor devices and processes to ensure product longevity and performance.
Role type
Principal Engineer, Reliability (Semiconductor)
Builds
Reliability test structures, qualification plans, design rules, and failure models for advanced semiconductor technologies.
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing / Device Physics / Reliability Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Reliability failure mechanism analysis, test structure design, statistical analysis, risk assessment, modeling of HCI/NBTI/TDDB/PID/EM/BEOL TDDB, process qualification, technical documentation
Preferred skills
Semiconductor process/device physics knowledge, Minitab, JMP, FMEA, 8D methodology
Technologies
Semiconductor fabrication equipment, test structures, statistical software (Minitab, JMP)
Responsibilities
Design and characterize reliability test structures for qualification and definition of reliability layout rules and models; Execute benchmarking exercises on reliability testing methodology and process qualification criteria; Assess reliability risk for process changes, fab excursions, and field failures; Build up modeling for HCI/NBTI/TDDB/PID/EM/BEOL TDDB failure mechanisms to support IC designers' risk assessment; Provide technical support to customers on building-in reliability into final products.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC
